William A. Langille papers 1891-1955

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

William A. Langille papers 1891-1955

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06504

William A. Langille (1869-1956) came with his family to Hood River, Oregon in 1882. The Langille family operated the Cloud Cap Inn on Mt. Hood. Langille was a prospector in the Klondyke gold fields and Alaska state forester; eventually he was appointed forest manager for the Oregon State Parks Department. This collection contains correspondence, short stories, articles and reports that focus on his time in Alaska, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Oregon.

1.5 cubic feet, 1 container

eng,

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6365005

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Oregon. State Parks and Recreation Division

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bw1r3q (corporateBody)

Boardman, Samuel Herbert, 1874-1953.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6100rxb (person)

Cloud Cap Inn (Parkdale, Or.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64r4937 (corporateBody)

Langille, William A. (William Alexander), b. 1869-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60m4r87 (person)

William A. Langille was born in 1869 in Nova Scotia. In 1882, he came to Hood River, Oregon where the Langille family was associated with the construction and operation of the Cloud Cap Inn. Construction began in 1889 and they operated the inn from 1891 until 1906. William and his brother, Harold D. "Doug" Langille, were early climbers and guides on the mountain. In 1897 William went prospecting in the Klondyke gold fields. A few years later, in 1903, he was appointed forester of Al...

Langille, Harold D., 1874-1954.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dg0fb7 (person)