Pioneers
Found in 134 Collections and/or Records:
Petition of pioneers of Oregon to Congress
Typescript petition from pioneers of the state of Oregon to Congress, circa 1850-1900, requesting that a monument to Lewis and Clark be erected at Fort Clatsop in honor of their encampment there in 1805-1806.
William Phillips letters
Manuscript correspondence, 1902, to William Phillips from Oregon pioneers requesting copies of his poem "Crossing the Plains in '46."
Pioneer tour photographic collection
Black and white photographs, 1913, depicting a group of early emigrants to Oregon on a tour of pioneer landmarks in the Pacific Northwest, including graveyards, residences and battle sites. Each photograph has an extensive handwritten description on the back.
Christine Pipe papers
Collection consists of a certificate of membership in the Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers, June 14, 1955. Christine Pipe's grandfather, Thomas Monteith, arrived in Oregon in 1847 and helped found Albany, Oregon.
W. W. Raymond papers
John Watermelon Redington papers
John Watermelon Redington (1851-1935) was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and moved west in 1877. He served as a U.S. scout in the 1870s and 1880s during conflicts with the Nez Perce. Collection includes a typescript, "Scouting in Montana," 16 pages, circa 1870-1879; correspondence; and Elinor Meacham Redington reminiscences.
Report of the Committee on Historic Sites to officers and members of the [Nebraska] State Historical Society
Manuscript report prepared by Robert Harvey, chairman of the Nebraska State Historical Society Committee on Historic Sites. The report presents a list of historic sites in Nebraska and the improvements made upon them, including Lone Tree and other sites along old pioneer trails.
Reveries of an old Oregon trail pioneer
Photocopy typescript lecture, circa 1972-1973, regarding Mildred Miles Main's reminiscences of Ezra Meeker and his attempts to mark and commemorate the route of the overland trail to Oregon.
Royal family papers
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.
Valentine W. Schaeffer letters
Manuscript letters from Valentine Schaeffer, Portland, Oregon, to his mother and family in Cass County, Illinois, 1853-1857. Schaeffer (1828-1872) was born in Ohio.