Box 1
Container
Contains 89 Results:
Letter signed John Varner, American Valley, to his wife, Rebecca Varner, New Harmony, Indiana, describing quarrels over money. (Purchased from Mildred Grandstaff in 1938.) (3 pages), 1854 Dec 6
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1854 Dec 6
Letter signed H.B., Sacramento City. Briefly describes his sea voyage from Rio de Janeiro to San Francisco. Also mentions Sacramento and San Jose. (Notation states that letter was written by Dr. Henry Behrens to his wife, Bertha Behrens; letter is in German, with typescript transcription and translation.) (2 pages), 1857 Sept 10
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1857 Sept 10
Typescript copy of letter of Maria, Marysville, California, to her mother, Mrs. John I. Cisco, New York City, discussing family’s health and pleasant conditions. (Original was in manuscript collection of C. Corwith Wagner in 1953.) (3 pages), 1858 July 17
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1858 July 17
Typescript copy of part of diary of William K. Thomas, from The Daily Advocate (Belleville, November 11, 1922). Thomas was killed by Indians in Montana. (gift of Lawrence Kinnaird) (7 pages), 1866 May 15-Aug 22
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1866 May 15-Aug 22
Typescript copy of manuscript titled “Origin of Missions in Oregon” by John W. York, Corvallis, January 27, 1876, accompanied by typescript copy of undated letter of John W. York to J. Quinn Thornton regarding the manuscript. Typed notation at the top of the page reads, “Transcript from the Thornton manuscript in the collection of the Academy of Pacific Coast History (Bancroft Library), at the University of California, Berkeley, California. (page 45).” (10 pages), 1876 Jan 27
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1876 Jan 27
Four ribbons of the Oregon Pioneer Association indicating settlement in Oregon in 1839, 1843, 1849, and 1857. The 1843 and 1857 badges are dated June 15, 1900; the other two badges are undated. (3 items), 1900
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1900
Mimeograph of typescript titled “Notes on Settlement of Oregon,” compiled by Marjory Dawson in the summer of 1901, includes articles copied from the Missouri Republican, St. Louis New Era, and St. Louis Reveille, dated 1831-1848. (14 pages), Summer 1901
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
Summer 1901
Postcard with photograph showing Ezra Meeker’s ox team and wagon. The following text is printed on the back of the card: “Team and wagon after having traveled 5,500 miles; wagon built from remains of three old wagons that crossed the plains 58 years before; wooden axle-trees; linch-pins; tar bucket shown 104 years old; trip of 1910.” Handwritten note on card reads, “Dave, the off ox is looking fine, weighs 1800. Dandy, the ‘nigh’ one 1700. The latter looked like he ought to go in the ‘Caveyard,’ if that’s the way to spell it. Moreover, the dog came and licked his sores.” (gift of Mrs. G.I. Baker), 1910 Oct 31
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1910 Oct 31
St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat newspaper article titled “Old Oregon Trail traverses historic northwest region.”, 1926 Mar 21
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1926 Mar 21
St. Louis Post Dispatch newspaper article titled “Shoving-off place of the 49ers marked,” regarding granite marker now placed in front of Samuel Weston’s old blacksmith shop., 1926 May 2
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1926 May 2