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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
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
Sidney H. Marsh Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-1
Summary
This collection documents the activities of Sidney H. Marsh while at
Tualatin Academy and later as President of Pacific University in Forest
Grove, Oregon from 1853 until his death in 1879. The majority of
the correspondence and documents record his efforts in obtaining
monies for the college through subscriptions, the financial records for
the school, writings promoting and defending education in Oregon,
relationships between business partners, early founders, students, and
faculty...
Dates:
1817-1943
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
Henry Harmon Spalding Record Book
Collection — Folder: MS File Box 2
Identifier: MS-74
Summary
Henry H. Spalding was a missionary in the Pacific Northwest who is best known for his work with the Nez Perce from the 1830s-1870s. This record book consists of two parts: the records of the Preble Wigwam of the Order of the Star Spangled Banner, 1855, for which he served as president; and notes from his missionary trip to the Spokane Indians in 1873.
Dates:
1855-1873
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
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