Willard H. Babcock Papers
Collection
Identifier: WCMss-201
Scope and Contents
The Willard H. Babcock Papers consists of a transcript of a diary account of crossing North America on the Oregon Trail from Nebraska to the Umatilla River Valley in 1859 entitled "Journal of the Road from Missouri River." These papers, which date from 1859 through 1905, also include a newspaper article on Babcock and a guide to the Oregon Trail are included.
Dates
- Creation: 1859-1905
Creator
- Whitman College. Whitman College and Northwest Archives (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Willard H. Babcock Papers, which date from 1859 through 1905, includes a map of the Oregon Trail, newspaper clippings and a journal from Willard H. Babcock.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown.
Subject
- Babcock, Willard H. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Willard H. Babcock Papers
- Author
- Elizabeth Hambleton
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository