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Women pioneers -- Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Tabitha Brown Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-113
Summary

Tabitha Brown was an Oregon pioneer and a founder of Pacific University. This collection includes several original letters by Tabitha and Clark Brown, copies of her account of travels on the Oregon Trail (known as the "Brimfield Heroine" letter), written documentation of Brown family memories, and other material related to the Brown Family.

Dates: 1797-2004

Leabo Family Papers

 Accession
Identifier: ACC-2024-4
Dates: 1860-1995

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

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