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Voyages to the Pacific coast

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on sea voyages from the eastern part of the United States, around Cape Horn or across the Isthmus of Panama, primarily from the time of gold discovery until the completion of the transcontinental railroads.

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Bancroft, Nunn, and Trevett family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 854
Abstract

Papers and photographs of the related Bancroft, Nunn, and Trevett families. Theodore Brooks Trevett (1832-1901) came to Oregon in 1850, and in 1865 married Mary Melissa "Lissie" Bancroft (1837-1933), who had previously lived at Fort Simcoe, Washington Territory. Their daughter Emily Bancroft Trevett (1867-1958) married English-born oculist Richard K. Nunn (1859-1920) in 1901.

Dates: 1835-1958; Majority of material found within 1849-circa 1930
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Captain's remark books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1574
Abstract

Photocopy manuscript captain's remark books, including: William Black, HMS Racoon, at Columbia River; Frederick Hickey, HMS Blossom; HMS Fisgard; and HMS Constance.

Dates: 1813-1846
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Stephen Fowler Chadwick collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 774
Abstract This collection of materials relating to Stephen Fowler Chadwick (1825-1895), who served as the fifth governor of Oregon, consists of a small quantity of correspondence; a bound manuscript, "Annual Address Delivered Before the Oregon Pioneer Association at Aurora, Marion County, Oregon," June 15, 1874; and a typescript copy and carbon copy of "The Oregon Party" by Chadwick, 1895, an account of the 1851 party that sailed from New York to Oregon via the Isthmus on the steamers "Empire City,"...
Dates: 1864-1895
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

The Clarno Era: a story of the Andrew Clarno family and their settlement on the John Day River

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2513
Abstract

Typescript history, with photographs, of the Clarno family, their ship voyage to Oregon and settlement in Wasco County, Oregon.

Dates: 1976
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Columbia Rediviva collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss957
Abstract

Collection of documents, originals and copies, relating to the ship Columbia (also known as the Columbia Rediviva) and its journeys to the Pacific Northwest in the late 18th century. The ship was owned by Joseph Barrell out of Boston and most famously captained by Robert Gray. Materials include logs, journals, letters, financial records, cargo lists, and drawings of the ship.

Dates: 1785-1852
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

From the Sandwich Islands to Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 561
Abstract

Typescript extract from an interview with Nathan P. Mack, Oregon pioneer, by Hubert Howe Bancroft.

Dates: 1878
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Charlotte Gardner diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2257
Abstract

Handwritten copy, made by Eleanor J. Graves, of Charlotte Coffin Gardner's journal of a voyage from Nantucket, Massachusetts, to San Francisco, California, and Washington Territory, then back to Nantucket, June 23, 1852-May 10, 1855.

Dates: 1852-1855
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Edward R. Geary papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 68
Abstract Papers of Edward R. Geary, a missionary and Presbyterian minister who served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon and Washington from 1859 to 1861, founded Albany College, and was a regent of the University of Oregon. The collection includes correspondence, writings, and financial records, including copies of letters from Geary's brother, John W. Geary; papers relating to the Oregon Central Railroad; papers relating to the estate of John Webster Perit Huntington; and detailed...
Dates: 1840-1878
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Harley McDonald diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 948
Abstract

Bound manuscript diary kept by Harley McDonald, documenting his voyage on the ship Hopewell and part of a voyage on the ship Hurricane.

Dates: 1849-1851
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Journal of the brigantine Hope

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2885
Abstract

Photocopy extract from the journal of Joseph Ingraham describing the voyage of the Brigantine Hope from Boston to the Northwest coast of America.

Dates: 1790-1792
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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