Old Oregon Trail, Inc. records
Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence, 1943-1957, primarily regarding membership; minutes, 1946-1954; financial records, 1949-1956; corporation record, 1 volume, 1952-1956.
Dates
- Creation: 1943-1957
Creator
- Old Oregon Trail, Inc. (Organization)
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
The Old Oregon Trail, Inc. was a patriotic, non-profit organization responsible for identifying and erecting markers on pioneer western trails and otherwise recognizing and preserving western history. It merged with the Oregon Historical Society in 1956.
Extent
2 Cubic Feet (1 record carton and 1 oversize volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Old Oregon Trail, Inc. was a patriotic, non-profit organization responsible for identifying and erecting markers on pioneer western trails and otherwise recognizing and preserving western history. Collection includes correspondence, 1943-1957, primarily regarding membership; minutes, 1946-1954; financial records, 1949-1956; corporation record, 1952-1956.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Old Oregon Trail, Inc., 1957.
Subject
- Old Oregon Trail, Inc. (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Old Oregon Trail, Inc. records
- 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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