Overland journeys to the Pacific
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph P. Eagon papers
Collection includes correspondence with family, including a description of the Eagons' trip across the plains and life in Milwaukie, Oregon; donation land claim of Thomas J. Chase and Nancy Chase, Clackamas County, Oregon; quitclaim deed of George Wise and Sarah E. Wise to Joseph Eagon, Clackamas County, Oregon.
Eakin family scrapbook
Scrapbook of materials about the Eakin family, written and compiled by Gertrude M. Eakin, including photographs, documents, genealogical information, diaries, and reminiscences.
Fletcher family papers
Collection includes scrapbooks, certificates and miscellaneous documents of members of the Fletcher family. Many members of the family were schoolteachers in Salem, Silverton, and other parts of Marion County, Oregon.
Benjamin Freeland collection
Collection includes a photocopy manuscript letter, with typed transcript, from Benjamin Freeland to his brother, February 3, 1854; and a typescript document by Chester S. Freeland about Benjamin Freeland's journey to the Oregon Country with some history about Frederick Douglass.
Gould family papers
Oral history interview with Allen T. Gribble
Oral history interview with Allen T. Gribble conducted by Roberta Watts on February 13, 1978. Gribble discusses his family background and early life in Silverton, Oregon.
A. B. Harden diary and letters
Diary of A. B. Harden (1814-1887), who emigrated to Oregon in 1847, and letters to his family. The diary describes Harden's journey to Oregon and his life in Oregon, while the letters include information about life in Oregon, developments in the war between Euro-American emigrants and Liksiyu (Cayuse) people, names of local legislators, and poetry by Harden.
Helm family letters
Collection primarily consists of correspondence of and relating to the Helm family, Oregon pioneers, as well as a handwritten family record of births and marriages; incomplete original and typescript copies of an Oregon Pioneer Association questionnaire relating to William Helm and his family; and a typescript photocopy of a document titled "The Crossing of the Plains in 1845 & 46," written by Richard Watson Helm.
John Bunker Hemey diary
Manuscript diary regarding overland journey from Illinois to California.
Eva Holder papers
Papers of Eva Holder (1882-1968) of Portland, Oregon, including correspondence, ephemera, her account of her grandparents' emigration to Oregon in 1853, and materials relating to Theosophy and the Unity School of Christianity.