37 ALS, 23 of them written by Smith to his brother John Curtis Bowen and his sisters Marcia and Lucia Smith, while he attended Middlebury College, Andover Theological Seminary, and Yale Theological Seminary. These letters carry local news and religiou...
Description:
Smith was a missionary in Oregon and Hawaii. He was sent in 1838 to Oregon by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. In 1842 he became a missionary in Hawaii. He returned to the Northeast in 1846, and became a pastor of the Buckland...
Subject (Geographic):
United States., Oregon., and Hawaii.
Subject (Name):
Smith, Asa Bowen, 1809-1886., Smith, John Curtis., Smith, Lucia., Smith, Marcia., American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions., Andover Theological Seminary., First Congregational Church (Buckland, Mass.), and Yale College (1718-1887). Theological Department.
Letters, documents, and receipts relating to Gardner's early surveying career in Oregon, his purchases of land in Black Rock, outside of Buffalo, N.Y., and in the town of Whatcom, Washington Territory. Also, letters and documents relating to the Orego...
Description:
G. Clinton Gardner worked on the US/Mexico boundary survey from 1849-1854, and then for his father, Charles K. Gardner, Surveyor General of Oregon. He served as Assistant Astronomer and Surveyor to the Commission appointed to establish the Northwest B...
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon., Washington., Black Rock (Buffalo, N.Y.), Northwest boundary of the United States., Oregon, Sumas (Wash.), and Whatcom (Wash.)
Subject (Name):
Flanders, Alvan., Gardner, Charles K. 1787-1869. (Charles Kitchell),, Gardner, Charles T., and Gardner, G. Clinton 1834-1904. (George Clinton),
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Claims, Wars, and Surveying
11 manuscript letters, most signed, documenting the work of early missionaries in Oregon. Most of the letters from Harvey Clark are addressed to fellow unaffiliated missionary Alvin T. Smith. Clark describes his overland journey to Oregon Territory,...
Description:
Harvey Clark (1807-1858) was a missionary and pioneer in Oregon. Born in Vermont, Clark trained as a stone mason before studying theology at Oberlin College. Clark and his wife Emmeline Caldwell Clark went to Oregon as unaffiliated missionaries in 18...
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon. and Oregon
Subject (Name):
Clark, Emmeline Caldwell., Clark, Harvey, 1807-1858., Littlejohn, P. B., Munger, Asahel., Smith, Alvin Thompson, 1802-1888., Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874., Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847., and Tualatin Academy.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, Education, Missions Oregon, Missionaries, Missions, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Pioneers, and Discovery and exploration
Henry Cummins's diaries and journal give a daily record of his studies, work, social life, and local events. He joined and recorded Dr. Patterson's 1861 geographic survey of northeastern Oregon. The diaries note his interest in science and s...
Description:
Henry Cummins came to Oregon in 1853 with his father William M. Cummins and settled in Lane County, near Eugene. He attended school and worked on his father's farm, in the Eugene bookstore, and at the People's Press of Eugene. In 1861, he joined Dr. A...
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon., Oregon, and Eugene (Or.)
Subject (Name):
Cummins, Henry, 1840-, Davis, Andrew Jackson, 1826-1910., DeWolfe, Charles H., Gale, J. M., Patterson, Andrew W., Shaw, H., Pantheon of Science (Eugene, Oregon), People's Press (Eugene, Oregon), and State Republican (Eugene, Oregon)
Subject (Topic):
Newspaper presses, Phrenology, Spiritualism, Surveying, Exploring expeditions, Geography, and Social life and customs
Collection of approximately 76 drawings and sketches made by Brown in watercolor, oil, pastel, wash, pencil and ink. Thirty-one drawings depict army forts and western scenery, including Ringgold Barracks, Los Morus, Port Isabel, and San Jose, Texas; F...
Description:
Brown, an army surgeon and self-taught artist, served at several military posts in Texas and the Pacific Northwest in the 1850s. During the Civil War he served with the Army of the Potomac and in the Assistant Surgeon General's office in Louisville.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon., Texas., Washington (State), Texas, Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.), Fort Dalles (Dalles, Or.), Fort Naches (Or.), Fort Ringgold (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Fort Vancouver (Wash.), Hood, Mount (Or.), Oregon, Port Isabel (Tex.), and Washington
Subject (Name):
Brown, Joseph B., 1822-1891., Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870. (Robert Edward),, and United States. Army
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Wars, Missions, Spanish, Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with, 1847-1865, Military life, Voyages to the Pacific coast, and Description and travel
S. Francis's diary from 1841-1845 describes country life in Vermont and for 1845-1852 records weather, crops, and politics in Illinois. The diary describes an 1852 trip from Illinois to Oregon by way of Des Moines, Kanesville, the Platte to Fort Laram...
Description:
S. Francis, who was a farmer in Barnard, Vermont, moved his family to Illinois in 1846 and emigrated to Oregon in 1852.
Subject (Geographic):
Illinois., Oregon., Illinois, Oregon Territory, Oregon, and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Francis, Samuel Dexter, 1814-1891.
Subject (Topic):
Agriculture, Frontier and pioneer life, Overland journeys to the Pacific, History, and Description and travel
The letters from Jesse Applegate to his brother Lisbon Applegate (1803-1875) discuss family affairs, life in Oregon, land transactions, literature, politics, the Provisional Government, and his exploration of a new route from Fort Hall to the Willamet...
Description:
Jesse Applegate joined the 1843 emigration to Oregon from Missouri, led the 1845 party that opened the southern road or "Applegate Trail" into Oregon, and was a member of the 1845 committee establishing the Provisional Government of Oregon.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon., Oregon, Umpqua River Valley (Or.), and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Applegate, Jesse, 1811-1888., Applegate, Lisbon, 1803-1875., Farrar, William H., McKinlay, Archibald, 1811-1891., Preston, Jno. B. (John B.), and Allan and McKinlay.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Mines and mineral resources, Description and travel, and Politics and government
The collection consists of bills, deeds, contracts, receipts, statements of account, correspondence, copies of court actions, Indian War claims, and licenses reflecting the activities of Oregon pioneers. The printed Indian War claims are: John Swindin...
Description:
John T. Apperson was a lieutenant in the Army at Ft. Walla Walla and Ft. Dalles, Oregon in 1863-1864. Augustine Magloire Alexander Blanchet was Bishop of Nesqually, Multnomah County. Amory Holbrook was U. S. Attorney for the Oregon Territory.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon., Nesqually (Or.), Oregon, and Yamhill County (Or.)
Subject (Name):
Apperson, John T., 1834-1873., Blanchet, Augustine Magloire Alexander, 1797-1887., Chadwick, Stephen Fowler, 1825-1895., Crosby, Nathaniel, Jr., Hammer, Seth R., Holbrook, Amory, 1820-1866., Lownsdale, Daniel H., Redfield, John W., Selwood, J. R. W., Stanton, Hardy C., Swindin, John., and Winter, William, 1836-1917.
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Claims, Wars, Rogue River Indian War, 1855-1856, Tututni Indians, and Politics and government
In 1850 Frush traveled from Missouri to Oregon by way of St. Joseph, Blue River, the North Platte, and Fort Laramie, where he met his brother John and Kit Carson. They continued by South Pass, Bear River, Soda Springs, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, the Dalle...
Description:
Frush, of Newark, Missouri, traveled to Oregon in 1850, organized the Pacific Telegraph Company in 1855, and was buried in Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Oregon.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon., Oregon, and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Frush, John H. and Frush, Wm. H. (William H.)
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Description and travel
