Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
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
Leabo Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-157
Abstract
The Leabo Family of Oregon and California are descendants of Jacob Leabo (1795-1880), who made his first trip to Oregon in 1847. The Leabos settled in Forest Grove, Oregon in the 1860s, where several family members attended Pacific University. In 1919, many members of the Leabo Family began moving to Monrovia, California, where they lived for much of the 20th century. This collection of papers includes a handwritten family history by Alonzo Reas Leabo; a family tree; family photographs; and...
Dates:
1860-1995
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
Leather straps (2), 1880-1910?
File — Object Trunk
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:
1880-1910?
Laduska Walker Sears Diary
Collection
Identifier: MS-107
Summary
Laduska Jane Walker Sears lived from 1857-1903 in Polk County, Oregon. Her diary and recipe book contains a short entry for nearly every day from January-August 1876, when she was about 19 years old, as well as recipes.
Dates:
1876
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
Washington County Oral Histories Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-117
Abstract
This collection includes over 900 digitized oral histories that were contributed by cultural institutions in Washington County, Oregon. They cover topics including local history of towns in the county, local industries and agriculture, roads, railroads, the history of prominent families and pioneer times, experiences and stories about ethnic and racial groups, wars and veterans, schools, police, health services, and other topics.
Dates:
1937-2017
Found in:
Pacific University Archives