Box 4
Container
Contains 3 Results:
Personal Writings. Includes short notes and poems by members of the Sheelar, Butts, and Wilcox Families, 1890-1956
File — Box: 4
Content Description
From the Collection:
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:
1890-1956