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Pioneers -- Oregon -- Polk County

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Henry Lee Fenton papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1335
Abstract

Papers of a Dallas, Oregon, merchant and businessman, including correspondence, financial and legal records, records of the Polk County Pioneer Association, and records of the firm Fenton and Toner. Also includes papers of other family members, including diaries and World War I papers of Carl Fenton, and a diary of Henriett Coad.

Dates: 1859-1949; Majority of material found within 1880-1922

William E. Richardson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2923
Abstract

Collection consists of documents and correspondence of the William E. Richardson family, 1867-1902, including Indian War pension claim papers, property documents, and genealogical information of the Lightfoot and Richardson families. Also of note is a letter by James A. Chaffin regarding the Battle of the Big Hole with Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce, in August 1877.

Dates: 1867-1902