Pioneers -- Oregon
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
Cornell family papers
Papers of the Cornell family and related families, including family correspondence; letters from Bertrand Cornell (died 1852) describing his journey to Oregon; and letters and newspaper articles by Wilbur F. Cornell (1841-1911) describing Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Methodist minister William Cornell (1812-1891) and his cousin Bertrand Cornell emigrated to Oregon in 1852; Bertrand died soon after the journey. William Cornell brought his family to Oregon in 1854.
Medorem and John D. Crawford papers
Papers of and relating to Medorem Crawford (1819-1891) and his brother John D. Crawford (1824-1877). Medorem Crawford emigrated to Oregon in 1842, held a number of political offices, and commanded military escorts for emigrants to Oregon during the U.S. Civil War. John D. Crawford emigrated to Oregon in 1847, served as a commissary officer during the Cayuse War, and worked in the mercantile business in Champoeg, Oregon, in the 1850s.
Jacob Stanley Currier reminiscences of the Blue Bucket Mine
Manuscript reminiscences of Jacob Stanley Currier, September 15, 1919, regarding his participation in the finding of the Blue Bucket Mine in 1860.
William Delany collection
Letters, 1905-1912, regarding the life stories of William Delany and family, and one letter alleging that the Delanys kept a slave named Rachel Belden Delany. Collection also includes a document about land surveyed in Oregon.
Robert W. Denney family papers
Collection includes legal documents, among which is the will of Robert W. Denney; correspondence; land survey and ownership documents; and genealogical information. Family members mentioned include Amos Harvey Denney, Prudence Denney, Arthur L. Denney, and Matthew Patton and Polly Patton.
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.
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.
From the Sandwich Islands to Oregon
Typescript extract from an interview with Nathan P. Mack, Oregon pioneer, by Hubert Howe Bancroft.
Reuben Gant papers
Collection consists of manuscript affidavits signed by William Savage, March 14, 1890, and William Goodrich, April 7, 1890, certifying that Reuben Gant drove the first wagon across the Cascades on the Barlow Road in 1846.
Newton D. Gilham papers
Photostat manuscript affidavit, circa 1852-1900, certifying that Newton D. Gilham; his wife, Marecy Gilham; and their children left Illinois and arrived in Portland, Oregon, in 1852. The family settled in the Mt. Tabor area of Portland, where Newton Gilham took out a donation land claim in the spring of 1853.