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George H. Atkinson Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-26
Summary

George Henry Atkinson was an early Oregon missionary and educator who founded Pacific University. He was also involved in the creation of the public school system in Oregon. The collection consists of Atkinson's incoming and outgoing correspondence, along with several of his publications.

Dates: 1852-1887
Found in: Pacific University Archives

Butts Family Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-153
Content Description A collection of family papers, books, and other material accompanied by a travel trunk (or chest) from the Butts Family of Forest Grove, Oregon. The trunk was used during the family's travel on the Oregon Trail. It is made of blind-stamped leather over wooden boards with metal hardware and is approximately 3' x 2' x 2.5'. The initials "J. B." are written in faint letters on the top of the trunk. The interior is lined with decorative paper probably dating from the 1840s or...
Dates: 1834-2010; Majority of material found within 1860-1920
Found in: Pacific University Archives

John Smith Griffin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-103
Summary Reverend John Smith Griffin was a missionary who emigrated to Oregon with the Whitman-Spalding group in 1839. In the 1840s, he participated in the Champoeg Meetings, founded the Congregationalist Church of Tualatin Plains, and published a newspaper. This collection of original letters and documents includes material related to the early settlement of Oregon, to the Whitman Massacre, to the Griffin Family, to the Congregationalist Church in Tualatin Plains, and to his newspaper, The Oregon...
Dates: 1839-1890
Found in: Pacific University Archives

Lyman Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-31
Summary

The Lymans were a family of early Oregon settlers who were active in missionary, educational and literary activities. The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence between member of the Lyman family and their friends between the years of 1846 to 1883.

Dates: 1846-1883
Found in: Pacific University Archives

Pacific University Records

 Collection
Identifier: AR-1
Summary

Pacific University dates to 1848 in Forest Grove, Oregon. This collection documents its corporate memory and includes materials pertaining to administrative, curricular, and student activities, including minutes, correspondence, brochures, catalogs, reports, newsletters, photographs, and related items.

Dates: 1844-2011
Found in: Pacific University Archives

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Atkinson, George H. 1
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Lyman, Mary Denison 1
North Pacific College of Optometry 1
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