Butler-Smith family papers
Scope and Contents
Typescript photocopy papers relating to members of the Butler and Smith families, including an extract from George Miller West's reminiscences regarding Isaac Smith and family's overland journey to Oregon in 1853, correspondence and genealogical information. Family members mentioned include Isaac Smith, Ira Butler, Margaret Butler Smith, Mary E. Butler, and Rufus M. Smith.
Dates
- 1853-1880
Creator
- Butler family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typescript photocopy papers relating to members of the Butler and Smith families, including genealogical information, correspondence, and an extract from George Miller West's reminiscences regarding Isaac Smith and family's overland journey to Oregon in 1853.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ruth Ann Moore, October 1980 (Lib. Acc. 15301).
- Butler family
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon
- Oregon
- Overland Journeys to the Northwestern United States
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Pioneers
- Smith family
- Smith, Isaac, -1895 -- Correspondence
- Smith, Margaret B. (Margaret Butler), 1823-1872 -- Correspondence
- West, George Miller, 1831-1912
- correspondence
- reminiscences
Creator
- Butler family (Family)
- Smith family (Family)
- West, George Miller, 1831-1912 (Author, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Butler-Smith family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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