Pioneers
Found in 128 Collections and/or Records:
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.
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.
Louis Scholl papers
Papers of and relating to a German-American military architect who traveled overland to Oregon in 1852 and later designed Fort Dalles and other military installations. Collection includes correspondence, a letterpress copybook, pension application materials, and a book of sketches made during the overland journey. Some materials are in German.
William Sherlock papers
William Sherlock (1817-1901) was born in Ireland. He migrated to Portland, Oregon, where he established a livery business in 1850. Sherlock's property investments included 45 acres in northwest Portland; he also at one time owned Swan Island. Collection consists of manuscript deeds for property in Portland, 1851 and 1855; a manuscript survey of William Sherlock's land claim, Portland, 1862; and miscellaneous receipts, 1851-1868.
John M. Shively papers
Papers of John M. Shively (1804-1893), an emigrant to Oregon and first postmaster of Astoria. Papers include correspondence, legal documents related to land sales, an 1853 diary, historical essays and other writings, genealogical materials, information on the U.S-British controversy over the Oregon Territory, and papers of Shively's son, Charles W. Shively.