Teachers -- Oregon -- 19th century

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Wynn D. Freeman (1868-) was a teacher and attorney in Oregon, and he practiced law from 1898 to the 1930s. He was the son of Lewis A. Freeman and the father of Kent Stanley Freeman. Collection includes an account book, 1899, of Wynn D. Freeman; miscellaneous receipts and ephemera, 1892-1914; and certificates for Wynn D. Freeman, Lewis A. Freeman, Kent Stanley Freeman, and Goldie Larkin, circa 1892-1915.

Abstract Elinor Frances Meacham Redington (Nellie) was the daughter of Alfred B. Meacham, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Oregon (1869-1872) and wife of John Watermelon Redington, Indian scout and newspaper editor-publisher. She graduated from Willamette University in 1877, and taught in several cities throughout Oregon. Papers include typescript photocopy reminiscences regarding her early years at Lee's Encampment (now Meacham, Oregon), her father's career, and her own teaching career; a...

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Correspondence exchanged by Ira Benjamin Whitcomb and his fiancée, Alice L. Pierce, in the early 1880s. Topics include Whitcomb's journey to Oregon, as well as family, friends, and the teaching profession. Also included is a brief notebook and diary kept by Whitcomb, which includes some entries on his trip west.