Pioneers -- Oregon
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
Alvin T. Smith papers
Papers of Alvin T. Smith (1802-1888), including his diaries, and records and correspondence relating to his tenure as postmaster at Tualatin, Oregon Territory (later Forest Grove, Oregon). Smith emigrated to the Oregon Territory in 1840 as a lay missionary, and moved to what would become Forest Grove in 1841. He served as postmaster in the 1850s, and was one of the founders of Tualatin Academy (later Pacific University).
Earl R. Smith collection
Collection includes typescript photocopies of two documents by Earl R. Smith: one titled "The Days of My Years," 1968, an autobiography; and an incomplete copy of one titled "The Westfall Country," 1962.
Emory E. Smith papers
Collection consists of correspondence and notes for a report to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company concerning the opportunities offered to settlers in Oregon, September-November, 1898.
Thomas Smith letters
Collection includes a manuscript letter from Thomas Smith to George H. Himes, 1908, naming the first settlers in the Umpqua River Valley; and a manuscript letter to Harry L. Wells, a historian, 1884, providing a detailed description, including dates and places, of his journey to Oregon in 1847 from Fort Hall to Eugene Skinner's cabin by way of the Southern Route to Oregon (now known as the Applegate Trail).
James Bowles Stephens collection
Clarence Elzy Talbott reminiscences
Typescript reminiscences of Clarence Elzy Talbott, 99 pages, 1949-1950, recounting his childhood and youth in Oregon and Washington and his time at the University of Idaho.
Templeton family papers
Collection includes correspondence, account books, ephemera, land deeds and certificates, 1833-1954, for members of the Templeton family including Joseph H. Templeton, Emma D. Templeton, Leighton F. Templeton and Raymond E. Templeton. Also included are genealogical information and obituaries.
The life story of Mary Elizabeth Warren as told to Mildred Mitchell Sexson
Photocopy typescript of "The Life Story of Mary Elizabeth Warren as Told to Mildred Mitchell Sexson," about her family's journey from Missouri to the Pacific Northwest, and about life in Oregon.
John Whiteaker collection
Materials relating to John Whiteaker, first governor of the state of Oregon. Collection includes a handwritten autobiography; Whiteaker family bible, with genealogical information; 1950s correspondence to Whiteaker's descendants regarding the autobiography; and a photograph of Whiteaker at the time of his governorship, as well as two portraits of him in later life.
Richard Evett Wiley papers
Papers of Richard Evett Wiley date from 1844 to 1869 and consist of legal documents and manuscript correspondence from family members, 1852-1869, which regards family matters and genealogy.