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Alvin Thompson Smith Diaries Transcript

 Collection
Identifier: MS-36
Summary

A.T. (Alvin Thompson) Smith was an early Oregon pioneer who participated in the formation of the government of the Oregon Territory, and who also helped to found Pacific University. This collection contains transcripts of his diary, written from 1840 to 1853.

Dates: 1840-1853

James Gerrish Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MS-56
Summary

James Gerrish was an Oregon pioneer of 1844, and a Methodist circuit preacher who worked in Oregon and Washington in the 1850s-1860s. His diaries, dated 1854-1863, record his daily life travelling and preaching to communities on the frontier.

Dates: 1854-1863

Henry Harmon Spalding Notebook

 Collection — Folder: MS File Box 2
Identifier: MS-77
Summary

Henry H. Spalding was a Presbyterian missionary who arrived in the Oregon Territory in 1836. This notebook, which he compiled during the 1850s-1860s, contains writings relating to his daily life as a missionary, farmer and Indian agent.

Dates: 1850-1870

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