Box 1
Container
Contains 89 Results:
Typescript list titled “Immigration of 1843” comprises an alphabetical list of Oregon emigrants, based on “Nesmith’s Roll” at the Oregon Historical Society (11 pages). Entries on the list include the emigrant’s name, and in some cases his state of birth and state from which he emigrated. Also includes letter signed Nellie B. Pipes, Oregon Historical Society, to Miss Stella M. Drumm, Missouri Historical Society, March 3, 1928; and letter signed Perry S. Rader, reporter, Supreme Court of the State of Missouri, to Miss Stella Drumm. These letters relate to the accuracy of the list. (3 items), 1928
File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
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:
1928
Typescript copy of “By the President [Herbert Hoover] of the United States of America a Proclamation,” authorizing a celebration of western pioneers., 1930
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21
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:
1930
St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat newspaper article titled “It is 100 years since the first covered wagon train set out from St. Louis over the historic Oregon Trail.” Article includes photographs, map, and description of celebrations planned for St. Louis., 1930 Mar 9
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21
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:
1930 Mar 9
St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat newspaper article titled “A ‘covered wagon’ centenary” summarizing President Hoover’s proclamation to observe a celebration between April 10 and December 29, 1930., 1930 Mar 24
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21
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:
1930 Mar 24
St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat newspaper article titled “Relics of covered wagon days given historical society.” Gift includes first baggage check, whip, and doe skin gold nugget sack. (2 copies), 1930 Mar 28
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21
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:
1930 Mar 28
Newspaper article titled “The covered wagon’s work.”, 1930 Apr
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21
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:
1930 Apr
Invitation to centennial celebration at Hotel Coronado, celebrating the 100th anniversary of a trek over the Oregon Trail. (1 item), 1930 Apr 10
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21
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:
1930 Apr 10
Typescript copy of pageant titled “The Spirit of the Oregon Trail,” by Anita Goebler [Gaebler] Knight, written for and produced by the St. Louis Council, Boy Scouts of America, in conjunction with the Oregon Trail Centennial Celebration (20 pages). Includes typescript letter signed Charles H. Mills, activities director, St. Louis Council, Boy Scouts of America, to the Missouri Historical Society, April 12, 1930, regarding the donation of the pageant., 1930 Apr 10
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21
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:
1930 Apr 10
St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper article titled “Covered wagons, dirigible in Oregon Trail centennial.”, 1930 Apr 11
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21
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:
1930 Apr 11
St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper article titled “St. Joseph, Missouri, to observe pony express anniversary.”, 1935 Apr 1
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21
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:
1935 Apr 1