Typescript letter signed Jay S. Stowell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the Chamber of Commerce, St. Louis, requesting photographs for their one-hundredth anniversary celebration of the coming of the Indians from the Oregon Country to St. Louis to visit General Clark and the going of Jason Lee in 1834 to Oregon as the first missionary of any organization to the Pacific Northwest., 1932 July 15
Scope and Contents
The Oregon-California Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising of a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The collection consists primarily of letters, diaries, and articles from Missouri newspapers relating to overland travel to Oregon and California in the 1840s and 1850s. Most of these items are transcriptions or reproductions, rather than original documents. The collection also includes correspondence of the Missouri Historical Society with various individuals, 1924-1940, mostly relating to papers and publications about 19th-century overland travel to California and Oregon.
Dates
- 1932 July 15
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Cubic Feet ( (1 box))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository