George H. Atkinson Collection 1852-1887

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George H. Atkinson Collection 1852-1887

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv87625

George Henry Atkinson was an early Oregon missionary and educator who founded Pacific University. He was also involved in the creation of the public school system in Oregon. The collection consists of Atkinson's incoming and outgoing correspondence, along with several of his publications.

0.5 cubic foot; 1 box

eng,

Pacific University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6380201

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Atkinson, G. H. (George Henry), 1819-1889

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George H. Atkinson, a Congregational minister in the Pacific Northwest, graduated from Dartmouth College in 1843 and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1846. Unable to accept an appointment to a mission in Africa because he had not yet been ordained, he sailed to Oregon by way of Hawaii with his wife, arriving in 1848. Atkinson originally settled in Oregon City. He prepared the first public school law in Oregon and helped plan for the forming of Pacific University. In 1963, he became pastor of...