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Pioneers -- Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 66 Collections and/or Records:

Oregon Pioneer Association records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1571
Abstract

Collection includes pioneer death register, arranged alphabetically, circa 1915; Benton County pioneer register, 1875; manuscript correspondence, 1874-1882, between officers and members; and financial records, 1874-1882.

Dates: 1874-1915

List of Oregon pioneers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 845
Abstract

Typescript carbon copy of a list of Oregon pioneers compiled by L. H. Baker for the Oregon Historical Society. In many cases, the records indicate the means by which people arrived in Oregon Territory. They also include birthdates and date of arrival in Oregon Territory.

Dates: circa 1915

Submissions for Oregon Trail Section of the Oregonian

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 740
Abstract

Letters and enclosed materials submitted to the Oregonian newspaper of Portland, Oregon, for potential inclusion in a special Oregon Trail Section, including family histories and genealogies. The Oregonian included the special section in its March 14, 1993, edition to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Oregon Trail.

Dates: circa 1850-1993; Majority of material found within 1993 January-March

Edward Evans Parrish papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 648
Abstract

Diaries of Edward Evans Parrish (1791-1874), an Oregon pioneer, preacher, and farmer of Marion County. Also includes poetry; related papers; a travel diary of Parrish's daughter Rachel Marinda Parrish Knox; transcriptions of diaries; and biographical information written by James M. Knox, a descendant of Parrish.

Dates: 1854-2001; Majority of material found within 1854-1876

Plutarch Stewart Knight collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2250
Abstract

Small collection of papers relating to Reverend P. S. Knight, who emigrated to the Northwest in 1853. Papers include meeting minutes related to Knight's ordination and relationship with the First Congregational Church in Oregon City, as well as an address he delivered before the Oregon Pioneer Association in 1898.

Dates: 1866-1911

George R. Riddle papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1388
Abstract

Collection includes articles of incorporation for the George W. Riddle Wood & Lumber Company, Riddle, Oregon, 1899; correspondence, 1948-1949, regarding the formation of Josephine County Historical Society, county historical markers and pioneers; and notes and articles on Oregon pioneer life, Josephine County history, Grants Pass and Indians.

Dates: 1899-1949

Robertson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1076
Abstract

Papers of a family of pioneers of Polk County, Oregon. Most of the materials are letters from family members in Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri, and Oregon. Many of the letters were sent to Amanda Robertson, Mary Ann Robertson and James P. Robertson, including many from E. R. Metcalf of Jacksonville, Illinois; from Libbie Teeple, of Pluckemin, New Jersey; and from members of the Riggs family.

Dates: 1831-1900

Royal family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 975
Abstract

Papers of the Royal family of Oregon. Brothers Charles Royal (1798-1878) and William Royal (1796-1870) emigrated to Oregon in 1852 and 1853, respectively. William Royal was a Methodist minister who founded the Centenary Methodist Church (later Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church) in East Portland; his sons Thomas Fletcher Royal (1821-1911) and James Henry Bascom Royal (1830-1910) were also Methodist ministers.

Dates: 1827-1937

Royal family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1628
Abstract Papers of the family of William Royal (1796-1870), including his son Thomas Fletcher Royal (1821-1911), T. F. Royal's nephew Osmon Royal (1856-1910), and Osmon Royal's wife, Julia Royal (1856-1913). Papers include correspondence, reminiscences, diaries of William Royal and T. F. Royal, genealogical records, a scrapbook, ephemera, and materials relating to Umpqua Academy and to Portland Academy and Female Seminary. The collection also includes the overland diary of William Hoffman, who...
Dates: 1782-1914; Majority of material found within 1846-1914

Scholl family notebook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 400
Abstract Handwritten notebook begun by Peter Scholl (1809-1872), an emigrant to Oregon. The notebook contains biographical information about the Scholl family, including a record of births, marriages, and deaths. Scholl began the notebook around 1850, and it appears to have been continued by other relatives after his death. The notebook also contains poems and hymns; medicinal remedies; and notes about the weather, travel, farming, and the Bible. Peter Scholl was born in Kentucky and emigrated to...
Dates: 1850-1912