Victor, Frances Fuller, 1826-1902

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Elwood Evans (1828-1898), born in Philadelphia, went to Oregon Territory in 1851 as deputy collector of customs at Nisqually. From 1859 to 1861, he served as mayor of the newly incorporated town of Olympia, Washington. In addition to his historical work, A History of the Pacific Northwest, he contributed many historical articles to local papers.

From the guide to the Elwood Evans notebook, 1859-1882, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)

Oregon historian and author Frances Fuller Victor was born in 1826 in Oneida County, New York. Her family moved to Ohio when she was in her teens, but she and her sister Metta returned to the east to pursue literary careers. In New York City they published poetry and became associated with the writer Rufus Wilmot Griswold. After a return to Ohio and her first marriage to Jackson Barritt, Frances married naval engineer Henry Clay Victor in 1862. The couple moved to San Francisco the following year, and Frances returned to her literary endeavors. After moving to Oregon in 1865, she focused her energies on northwest history and published several books, including "River of the west" (1870). When her husband was killed in a ship wreck in 1875, she was forced to earn a living from writing, and she soon became one of the principal authors of Hubert Howe Bancroft's multi-volume history of California and the west. She is best known for the History of Oregon (1886-1888), published under Bancroft's name. Her later years were marred by economic hardship, but she continued to write history, fiction, and poetry. She died in Portland in 1902.

From the description of Frances Fuller Victor papers, 1874-1899. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 64446584

Oregon historian and author Frances Fuller Victor was born in 1826 in Oneida County, New York. Her family moved to Ohio when she was in her teens, but she and her sister Metta returned to the east to pursue literary careers. In New York City they published poetry and became associated with the writer Rufus Wilmot Griswold. After a return to Ohio and her first marriage to Jackson Barritt, she married naval engineer Henry Clay Victor in 1862. The couple moved to San Francisco the following year, and Frances returned to her literary endeavors. After moving to Oregon in 1865, she focused her energies on northwest history and published several books, including River of the west (1870). When her husband was killed in a ship wreck in 1875, she was forced to earn a living from writing, and she soon became one of the principal authors of Hubert Howe Bancroft's multi-volume history of California and the west. She is best known for the History of Oregon (1886-1888), published under Bancroft's name. Her later years were marred by economic hardship, but she continued to write history, fiction, and poetry. She died in Portland in 1902.

From the guide to the Frances Fuller Victor papers., 1874-1899, (Oregon Historical Society)

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creatorOf White, Elijah, 1806-1879. Government and the emigration to Oregon : San Francisco, 1879. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Norris Family Papers, 1815-1960 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Victor, Frances Fuller, 1826-1902. Frances Fuller Victor papers, 1874-1899. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Frontier women II microfilm set, 1821-1919, [microform]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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creatorOf Rinehart, William Vance, 1835-. Oregon cavalry : a history compiled : ms.S, 1874-1881. UC Berkeley Libraries
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referencedIn Frontier women III microfilm set, [1823?]-1894, [microform]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Evans, Elwood, 1828-1898. Northwest Coast history : Olympia, Washington : ms., 1878. UC Berkeley Libraries
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referencedIn Frontier women II microfilm set, 1821-1919 [microform]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Victor, Frances Fuller, 1826-1902. Pioneer anniversary poem, 1863. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Harte, Bret, 1836-1902. AMs, [1870]. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
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creatorOf Parker, John G. Puget Sound : Tacoma, Washington, 1878 and 1884. UC Berkeley Libraries
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referencedIn Frontier women III microfilm set, [1823?]-1894, [microform]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Barnes, Mary Downing Sheldon, 1850-1898. Mary Downing Barnes papers, 1890-1898. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Victor, Frances Fuller, 1826-1902. Frances Fuller Victor correspondence and notes relating to the history of Oregon, 1865 - [ca. 1886]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Victor, Frances Fuller, 1826-1902. Manuscript annotations and criticisms of William H. Gray's Did Dr. Whitman Save Oregon? /by Frances Fuller Victor, [1881]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Roberts, George Barber, 1816-1883. George Barber Roberts papers, 1847-1962 (bulk 1847-1890). Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Frances Fuller Victor papers., 1874-1899 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Mills, Hazel E. Hazel Mills papers [manuscript], circa 1952-1989. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Shannon, S. D. S.D. Shannon letter to Mrs. F.F. Victor : Cheyenne, Wyoming : ALS, 1888 June 13. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Evans, Elwood, 1828-1898. Elwood Evans papers, 1841-1894. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918. Biography of Daniel Freeman : and matrial used in its preparation, 1888-1889. UC Berkeley Libraries
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creatorOf Mann, Samuel Stillman, 1819-1888. Samuel Stillman Mann letter to Mrs. S.F. Victor : giving information concerning Coos Bay industries, etc., 1880 September 2. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Victor, Frances Fuller, 1826-1902. Letter, 1898 Feb. 26, San Francisco, to Prof. Elliott Coues, Washington, D.C. University of Michigan
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associatedWith Brown, J. Henry (Joseph Henry), 1837-1898. person
associatedWith Buck, W. W. person
associatedWith Burnett, Peter H. (Peter Hardeman), 1807-1895. person
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correspondedWith Crowninshield, Walter person
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correspondedWith Thornton, J. Quinn (Jessy Quinn), 1810-1888 person
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Death 1902-11-14

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