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Found in 139 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Nelson Stanfield papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 231
Abstract

Papers of Robert Nelson Stanfield (1832-1896), long-time resident and pioneer in Umatilla County, Oregon, and of his second wife, Hattie Townsend Stanfield. The collection includes legal and business records and a small number of personal papers.

Dates: circa 1860-2003; Majority of material found within 1860-1895
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Justus Steinberger papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 686
Abstract

Papers of Justus Steinberger (1825-1870), particularly from his time in the 1850s working for Adams & Co. and then for the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Steinberger was an agent for Adams & Co. in Portland, Oregon; he later became an officer in the U.S. Army.

Dates: 1852-1867; Majority of material found within 1852-1859
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

James Bowles Stephens collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2029
Abstract James B. Stephens (1806-1889) was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania. In 1844, he traveled overland to Oregon. Settling first in Oregon City, he came to the new town of Portland in 1845. He operated the horse-powered Stark Street Ferry and laid out the townsite of East Portland. Collection includes a manuscript bond of James Bowles Stephens and Gideon Tibbetts, August 30, 1852, for Stephens to keep a ferry across the Willamette River opposite Portland; manuscript articles of agreement...
Dates: 1852-1983; Majority of material found within 1852-1862
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Allen J. Stover collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5335
Abstract

Pen and ink portraits of Joseph Lane, first governor of the Oregon Territory; John McLoughlin; and Reverend Joab Powell.

Dates: circa 1900-1950
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Eloise Thomas papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1717
Abstract

Eloise Thomas was a schoolteacher in Walla Walla, Washington, and an officer of Daughters of Pioneers of Washington. Collection includes autobiography; personal papers; genealogy; documents and scrapbook regarding the Daughters of Pioneers of Washington; and documents regarding the Walla Walla Pioneer Association.

Dates: 1922-1959
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

J. Quinn Thornton papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 371
Abstract Papers of and relating to Jessy Quinn Thornton (also written as Jesse Quinn Thornton, 1810-1888), a lawyer who served as a judge for the Oregon Provisional Supreme Court and who lobbied for the establishment of the Oregon Territory. The bulk of the collection consists of speeches and essays by Thornton on a variety of topics, including matters relating to Oregon, as well as an autobiographical sketch and a bound volume of typescripts of these writings. The collection also includes a...
Dates: 1837-1929; Majority of material found within 1860-1874
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Sarah Hunsaker Tompkins family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll871
Abstract

Photographs, reminiscences, and genealogical materials relating to Sarah Hunsaker Tompkins (1847-1942) and her family. Tompkins was the daughter of Jacob T. Hunsaker (1818-1889), and married Josephus Tompkins (1838-1928) in 1873.

Dates: circa 1870-2018
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

W. F. and William R. Trimble papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll805
Abstract

Book of W. F. Trimble's writings with newspaper clippings inserted by his family; photocopied biographical entries for W. F. Trimble, William A. Trimble, and Patrick Raleigh; papers of William R. Trimble.

Dates: 1866-2002
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

The unwanted settlers: black and mulatto pioneers in Oregon, 1840-1875

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2686
Abstract

Typescript working copy of an article regarding the history and social conditions of African-American pioneers in Oregon.

Dates: 1979
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Robert M. Wade collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2826
Abstract Robert M. Wade (1835-1915) was born in Missouri and came to Oregon with his parents in 1850. He founded R. M. Wade & Co., dealers in agricultural implements, in 1865, serving as manager until 1913. Collection includes a photocopy obituary; a eulogy delivered by Emmet B. Williams; a booklet, "From Missouri to Oregon," with reminiscences of Wade's overland journey; and a photocopy letter from Wade Newbegin to Thomas Vaughan, 1989, containing historical information about R. M. Wade &...
Dates: 1915-1989
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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