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To New York, NY; to Oregon, bulk: 1851-1940

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:05.76

Scope and Contents

Typed notes regarding Empire City; Copy of “Long Day’s Journey: The Steamboat & Stagecoach Era in the Northern West” by Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes; Excerpts of articles regarding “Samuel Thurston and the teachers”; Miscellaneous handwritten notes regarding “the trip specifics”; Article excerpt listing passengers on the steamer Columbia, dated May 8th, 1851; Excerpt of “San Francisco: The Story of a City” by John Bernard McGloin; List of steamer boats with brief descriptions; Written description of The Cherokee steam boat; Description of sketches from 1878 on partial microfilm: negative and positive; Reminiscences of Mrs. E. W. Wilson from the Federal Writers’ Project; American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writer’s Project, 1936-1940.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1851-1940

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

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For fair use/educational reproduction, please provide the following credit: From the MSS 025 Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History, courtesy of Southern Oregon University Hannon Library.

Extent

From the Collection: 28 Linear Feet (52 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English