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John William Meldrum diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1293

Scope and Contents

Manuscript diaries and scrapbooks, 5 volumes, 1865-1912. Contents include reports of Clackamas County officials, 1889-1893; delinquent tax lists, 1893; newspaper clippings; accounts, 1893-1894; and a description of a trip to Crater Lake, 1911.

Dates

  • 1865-1912

Creator

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.

Biographical note

John William Meldrum, 1839-1919, was born in Burlington, Iowa. He came to Oregon with his parents in 1845, served as deputy U. S. surveyor in 1865, married Georgia Pope in 1872, and settled in Clackamas County, where he served as county surveyor and judge.

Extent

0.16 Cubic Feet (3 foldersĀ in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Manuscript diaries and scrapbooks of John William Meldrum, 5 volumes, 1865-1912. Meldrum, 1839-1919, was born in Burlington, Iowa. Contents include of the diaries and scrapbooks incude reports of Clackamas County officials, 1889-1893; delinquent tax lists, 1893; newspaper clippings; accounts, 1893-1894; and a description of a trip to Crater Lake, 1911.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

1865 diary, gift of F. W. Meldrum, March 1989.

Related Materials

John William Meldrum collection, Mss 850, Oregon Historical Society.

Title
Guide to the John William Meldrum diaries
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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