Box 1
Container
Contains 89 Results:
Letter signed S. Louise Marsh, 6461 Alamo, St. Louis, to Mr. E. D. Nims, describing his interest in Covered Wagon Days and offering some old books for loan. Includes typescript copy of a poem she wrote titled “Missouri”and her business card (with notes on back). (3 items), 1930 Apr 2
File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
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 2
Typescript correspondence between Mr. Joseph Schafer, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and Miss Stella Drumm, Missouri Historical Society, and between Miss Lillian Krueger, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and Miss Nettie Beauregard, Missouri Historical Society. Correspondence relates to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin’s publication, California Letters of Lucius Fairchild. (4 items), 1930 Oct 20-Dec 23
File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
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 Oct 20-Dec 23
St. Louis Globe-Democrat newspaper article titled “Old letter tells how former Gov. Edwards became ox driver” and typescript letter signed Mrs. N.H. Beauregard, Missouri Historical Society, to Mr. Sid G. Roach, St. Louis, requesting a photostat copy of the letter described in the article (and written by Roach’s grandfather). Also includes Roach’s reply, agreeing to allow the Missouri Historical Society to make a copy. (3 items), 1930 Oct 22-25
File — Box: 1, Folder: 32
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 Oct 22-25
Letter signed Sara S. Swain, DeLand, Florida, to the Missouri Historical Society, offering 30 original letters and two diaries (1849-1851) relating the experiences of her father, William Swain. Also includes an outline (prepared by Sara S. Swain) containing a brief summary of each letter and a typescript reply from Mrs. N.H. Beauregard asking to inspect the original documents. (7 pages) (3 items), 1931 Feb 17-27
File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
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:
1931 Feb 17-27
Undated, typescript letter signed E. Grabhorn, San Francisco, to the Missouri Historical Society, offering for sale a collection of letters, bills, etc., written to and by Alexander Warfield who had a trading post in Missouri in the 1850s. Includes typescript reply signed Assistant Archivist declining the offer. (2 items), 1931 June 11
File — Box: 1, Folder: 34
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:
1931 June 11
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
File — Box: 1, Folder: 35
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:
1932 July 15
Letter signed C.F. Pollock, Carbondale, Illinois, to Miss Stella M. Drumm, Missouri Historical Society, regarding the disappointing price offered for a journal written by his uncle, a member of the Missouri Company. Includes typescript reply signed Librarian. (4 pages) (2 items), 1937 Aug 3 -13
File — Box: 1, Folder: 36
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:
1937 Aug 3 -13
Typescript correspondence between Miss Mary L. Ream, State of Nevada, Department of Highways, and the Missouri Historical Society, regarding the society’s collections of manuscript journals covering overland trips to California. (4 items), 1940 Dec-1941 Jan
File — Box: 1, Folder: 37
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:
1940 Dec-1941 Jan
Small promotional leaflet announcing the publication of Salt Desert Trails, A History of the Hasting Cutoff by Charles Kelly, available from the Shepard Book Co., Salt Lake City., No date
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 38
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:
No date