Missionaries
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Alvin Thompson Smith Diaries Transcript
Collection
Identifier: MS-36
Summary
A.T. (Alvin Thompson) Smith was an early Oregon pioneer who participated in the formation of the government of the Oregon Territory, and who also helped to found Pacific University. This collection contains transcripts of his diary, written from 1840 to 1853.
Dates:
1840-1853
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