Overland Journeys to the Northwestern United States
Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:
George P. Eaton Papers
The George P. Eaton Collection contains photocopies of George P. Eaton's 1880 memoir.
Louisa J. Estes Papers
The Louisa J. Estes Papers, which date from circa 1862, includes a copy of her remembrances from a trip across the plains.
Milton Evans Papers
The Milton Evans Papers, which date from circa 1861, contain two copies of Milton's account of settler life and crossing the plains during his 1861 journey.
Fairfield Family Collection
The Fairfield Family Collection inludes materials related to the Fairfield family. This collection, which dates from 1875 through 1878, contains a manuscript account by Rena Collins Fairfield about her parents moving to Pendleton in 1875, an account of the Indian War of 1878 by Frank Frazier, and newspaper articles.
John A. Fancher Papers
The John A. Fancher Papers, which date from circa 1925, include a copy of his reminiscences entitled "Rancher Quit Railraoding to Farm at Medical Lake."
Caroline Ferrell Papers
The Caroline Ferrell Papers, which date from circa 1864, contain an essay entitled "A Woman's Experience in Crossing the Plains" written by Caroline Ferrell, a pioneer woman who settled in the Walla Walla area after crossing the continent in 1864.
Martha Fitzsimmons Papers
The Martha Fitzsimmons Papers, which date from circa 1981, consists of a typescript copy of a manuscript on the life of Martha Fitzsimmons and memories from her journey in 1862.
Fulton and Isaacs Family Collection
Henry P. Isaacs and Lucie Fulton Isaacs, born in 1841 and circa 1840, both travelled the Oregon Trail at young ages to settle with their parents near Walla Walla, Washington. The Fulton and Isaacs Family Collection, which dates from circa 1862 to 1980, consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets, typed documents about the history of the families, and a ledger from Isaacs's North Pacific Flour Mill.
Ellen Paul Garlington Papers
The Ellen Paul Garlington Papers, which date from circa 1976, consists of the recollections of Ellen Paul Garlington on her journey from Iowa to Oregon.
Granville Gholson Papers
The Granville Gholson Papers contain materials related to Granville Gholson, of Illinois. These papers, which date from circa 1832, consist of discharge papers from the "Company of Mounted Volunteers from the County of Hamilton, State of Illinois."