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Oregon National Historic Trail

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Abigail Scott Duniway papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss432
Abstract

A small collection of papers of Abigail Scott Duniway, who was an emigrant to Oregon, an editor, and an advocate of women's suffrage. Includes records of the Oregon State Equal Suffrage Association, records of the Duniway Publishing Company, and copy of a typescript transcription of Duniway's overland diary, 1852.

Dates: 1852-1915; Majority of material found within 1880-1915

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

Old Oregon Trail, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1606
Abstract

The Old Oregon Trail, Inc. was a patriotic, non-profit organization responsible for identifying and erecting markers on pioneer western trails and otherwise recognizing and preserving western history. Collection includes correspondence, 1943-1957, primarily regarding membership; minutes, 1946-1954; financial records, 1949-1956; corporation record, 1952-1956.

Dates: 1943-1957

Oregon Trail Study Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2011
Abstract

Photocopy typescript historic site worksheets prepared by Aubrey L. Haines, 1973, detailing the condition of and conservation recommendations for sites along the Oregon Trail.

Dates: 1973