Overland journeys to the Pacific
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Allyn diary and cartes-de-visite
Original and typescript copy of a diary that Henry Allyn (1794-1880) wrote during his overland journey to Oregon, and three cartes-de-visite photographs of Allyn and his family. Allyn emigrated to Oregon in 1853.
Ancestors and education
Photocopy typescript family history regarding the Lewis Rinehart and John Ellis families and their careers in education. Also includes reminiscences of Henry Rinehart's 1854 overland journey to Oregon.
John Ball papers
Papers of John Ball (1794-1884), including ones relating to his meteorological and geological observations of the Northwest, and correspondence of his daughters with others about Ball and his papers. Ball accompanied Nathaniel J. Wyeth's 1832 expedition to Oregon, worked as a teacher for John McLoughlin, and briefly farmed in French Prairie before returning to the eastern United States in late 1833.
Frank Bowman diary
Photocopy manuscript diary, 1844-1872, concerning overland journey in 1850; naming and settlement of Colfax, Washington; and relations with Indians, especially the Nez PerceĢ.
Benjamin Burden Branson papers
Benjamin Branson lived in Sheridan, Oregon, and was the first president of the Dayton-Sheridan narrow gauge railroad. Collection includes an autobiographical sketch, including a short account of an overland journey to Oregon in 1848 and gold-mining activities in Yreka, California, and Jacksonville, Oregon; a manuscript diary, February 19-June 4, 1872; and papers regarding Branson's estate.
Oral history interview with Gretchen Brown
Oral history interview with Gretchen Brown conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 12, 1977. Brown discusses the overland journey from Ontario, Canada, to Salem, Oregon, of her father, James Charles Brown, and the life and career of her husband, McDannell Brown.
Joseph Henry Brown papers
Papers of an emigrant to Oregon, and later historian, including an account of his overland journey to Oregon in 1847, correspondence, notes, scrapbooks, records of Oregon Farmers' Union conventions, and notes and drafts for his book, "Political History of Oregon" (1892).
Butler-Smith family papers
Typescript photocopy papers relating to members of the Butler and Smith families, including genealogical information, correspondence, and an extract from George Miller West's reminiscences regarding Isaac Smith and family's overland journey to Oregon in 1853.
John F. Calbreath papers
Papers of John Franklin Calbreath, an Oregon physician and state senator, including family letters of Sidney and Mianda Smith, John U. Smith, and Irene Smith Calbreath; political letters from John H. Mitchell and George W. McBride; a copy of an 1839 overland journal of Sidney Smith; accounts and notebooks of John Franklin Calbreath; and biographical and genealogical materials.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Carnahan reminiscences
Typescript recollections of Mary Ellen Carnahan of her family's journey to Oregon in 1844 when she was 10, and of her life in Oregon.