Overland journeys to the Pacific
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
Jason Lee papers
Collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Reverend Jason Lee, an early Methodist missionary in the Oregon Country. The papers date from 1834 to 1845 and focus on Lee’s overland journey to the Pacific, his plans to minister to Native American tribes, and the establishment of a mission near present-day Salem, Oregon.
Leslie M. Lowell papers
Typescript articles, typed by Leslie M. Lowell, on Robert Newell, James Sinclair, Umpqua Valley geology and early settlement, and "A trip from Washoe, Nevada, to Douglas County, Oregon, 1863."
Mary E. Marsh reminiscences
Manuscript reminiscences of Mary E. Marsh, who came to Oregon with her family as a child, about the Whitman killings and her subsequent imprisonment by a group of Liksiyu (Cayuse) people for one month.
Mary Gay Cogswell Cemetery collection
Collection includes typescript extract from the diary of Martha Ann Gay Masterson, 1851, regarding the overland journey of the Gay family and the establishment of the Mary Gay Cogswell Cemetery outside Eugene, Oregon; and biographies of pioneers buried in the cemetery, including Martin Baker Gay, Mary Gay Cogswell, and members of the Campbell family.
Oral history interview with Donald W. McInnis
Oral history interview with Donald W. McInnis conducted by Mary Gorsline from August 25 to November 10, 1992. McInnis grew up near Reedville, Oregon.
James H. McMillen reminiscences
James H. McMillen (1823-1913) was an Oregon pioneer of 1845, volunteer in the Cayuse Indian war, and resident of Washington County, Oregon. Collection consists of McMillen's manuscript reminiscences, 1910-1911, in the form of a letter to George Himes, regarding his journey to Oregon in 1845; his acquaintance with John McLoughlin and Peter Skene Ogden; and his recollections of the Whitman killings, Cayuse Indian War, and early Portland, Oregon.
Walter E. Meacham papers
Typescripts for books and articles by Oregon historian and preservationist Walter Meacham, including typescripts of "Wagon wheels," "Stories of pioneer women," and "He walked with Lincoln."
Oral history interview with Gwen V. Miller
Oral history interview with Gwen V. Miller conducted by Charles Digregorio on December 17, 1975. Miller talks about her grandparents' overland journey to Oregon, about life in 19th-century Oregon, and about the relationship between white emigrants and Native people.
J. C. Moe reminiscences
Typescript carbon copy of an autobiography, "Memoirs," by J. C. Moe, 1957, regarding his family's arrival in America from Norway in the 1880s, as well as logging and steamboating in Kitsap County, Washington.
Morse family diary
Typescript diary, "The Red Book," of Add (Addison) and Nellie (Ellen) Morse. It includes the family's move from the Midwest to Portland, Oregon (1888-89); family genealogy; notes of Rex L. Morse; and a eulogy for Percy Mulford Morse.