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Box 1

 Container

Contains 12 Results:

Diaries of George H. Atkinson edited by E. Ruth Rockwood (typescript), 1847-1858

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The George H. Atkinson papers include correspondence, miscellaneous speeches, journals, pamphlets, expense books, ministerial manuals, and a biography of Atkinson. The collection provides information on missionary life on the Oregon frontier and documents the growth of the Oregon public education system. Also included are two publications by Atkinson describing the Pacific Northwest and the Columbia Basin: "Address delivered by Rev. G. H. Atkinson, D. D. before the Chamber of Commerce of the...
Dates: 1847-1858

Church papers, 1847-1852

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: Series 3
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and articles dealing with Atkinson's church activities. Of note is a letter regarding missionary Marcus Whitman's travel form Oregon to Washington in the winter of 1842-1843.

Dates: 1847-1852