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Pioneers

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 138 Collections and/or Records:

C. C. McClendon letter to siblings

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 914
Abstract

Letter from C. C. McClendon (1832-1922) to his siblings in Arkansas. The letter discusses McClendon's recent purchase of land and the Oregon Constitutional Convention.

Dates: 1857 August 24

James F. McClure diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1033
Abstract

Bound manuscript diary, August 31-October 16, 1853, and account book, 1853-1857, kept by James F. McClure, describing the crossing of the Malheur River 15 miles beyond Fort Boise.

Dates: 1853-1857

McLoughlin, Fraser, Wygant, and Winch family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 927
Abstract Papers of and relating to John McLoughlin (1784-1857) and other members of the McLoughlin family, as well as papers of McLoughlin's maternal family, the Frasers, and some of his descendants and their families, including members of the Rae, Harvey, Wygant, and Winch families. McLoughlin was the chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver, in what is now Washington, from the 1820s to the 1840s, and later lived in Oregon City, Oregon. The collection includes correspondence, legal...
Dates: 1775-1964

James H. McMillen reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2242
Abstract

James H. McMillen (1823-1913) was an Oregon pioneer of 1845, volunteer in the Cayuse Indian war, and resident of Washington County, Oregon. Collection consists of McMillen's manuscript reminiscences, 1910-1911, in the form of a letter to George Himes, regarding his journey to Oregon in 1845; his acquaintance with John McLoughlin and Peter Skene Ogden; and his recollections of the Whitman killings, Cayuse Indian War, and early Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1910-1911

McNary family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1551
Abstract

Correspondence and property records of members of the McNary family. James McNary (1790-1871) and Alexander McNary (1798-1860) emigrated to Oregon in 1845. James McNary's grandson Charles L. McNary (1874-1944) was a U.S. senator for Oregon.

Dates: 1859-1936

Walter E. Meacham papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2479
Abstract

Typescripts for books and articles by Oregon historian and preservationist Walter Meacham, including typescripts of "Wagon wheels," "Stories of pioneer women," and "He walked with Lincoln."

Dates: circa 1925-1951

Joseph L. Meek papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 926
Abstract

Papers of and relating to Joseph L. Meek (1810-1875), including both original materials and copies. Papers include typescript copies of newspaper articles about Meek, materials relating to his appointment as a U.S. Marshal and to the Whitman murders, various family papers and correspondence, signal books, and a warranty deed.

Dates: circa 1840-1904

Ezra Meeker diary

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 374
Abstract

Typescript transcript of the diary, 1905-1906, of Oregon pioneer Ezra Meeker, relating to travels in Oregon and to the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland.

Dates: 1905-1906

Ezra Meeker letters to L. T. Henderson

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2593
Abstract

Typescript correspondence to L. T. Henderson of the Ford Motor Company regarding the storage of Ezra Meeker's covered wagon and his work for the Oregon Trail Memorial Association.

Dates: 1927

John William Meldrum collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 850
Abstract

Materials relating to John William Meldrum (1839-1919), who emigrated to Oregon with his parents in 1845 and later lived in Clackamas County, where he served as county surveyor and judge. Materials consist of a manuscript letter to Anson Dart, September 1852; a certificate of election to surveyor of Clackamas County, Oregon; and a certificate of marriage to Georgie Pope.

Dates: 1852-1902