Mines and Mineral Resources
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 2 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
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?