John Minto papers 1864-1912.

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John Minto papers 1864-1912.

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Papers of John Minto, Oregon pioneer of 1844, State legislator, and Secretary of the Oregon State Board of Horticulture. Materials include correspondence, memoirs, reports, notes, literary manuscripts, a diary, scrapbooks, and memorabilia. Correspondence from ohn Gill, George Himes, and F.G. Young are included, as are letters from T.C. Shaw and Jesse Applegate. A letter from William Tolmie describes his 1833 trip to the Oregon Country. Also included are writings on pioneer reminiscences, forestry, conservation, animal husbandry, and a history of the Oregon State Fair.

2.5 cubic feet (4 document cases, 1 flat box)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Himes, George H., 1844-1940

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George H. Himes was the curator of the Oregon Historical Society. From the description of History of immigration to Oregon, undated. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 64446580 Historian, curator, and printer George Henry Himes was born on May 18, 1844 in Troy, Pennsylvania, and he came overland to the Oregon Territory with his family in 1853. They settled near Olympia, Washington, where Himes's father Tyrus took up farming. George...

Gill, John

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Applegate, Jesse A. (Jesse Applegate), 1835-1919

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Oregon Forestry Association.

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Young, Frederic G.

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Oregon State Board of Forestry

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Tolmie, William Fraser

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William Fraser Tolmie (1812-1886), graduated from the Medical College of Edinburgh, joined the service of the Hudson's Bay Company, arrived at Fort Vancouver in 1833, and later became chief trader at Fort Nisqually and agent of the Puget Sound Agricultural Company. In 1859, he moved to Vancouver Island and continued in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company until 1870. From the description of Letters and memorandum, 1851-1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128306 ...

Oregon. State Board of Horticulture.

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Oregon Conservation Association.

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Shaw, T. C.

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Oregon State Fair

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Minto, John, 1822-1915

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John Minto was born in England and arrived in Oregon in 1844, settling south of Salem where he was a pioneer in the sheep industry. He served four terms in the State Legislature (1862, 1868, 1880, and 1890), organized the first Oregon State Fair, served as Secretary of the Oregon State Board of Horticulture, was active in Oregon forestry and conservation groups, and helped survey the Minto and Santiam mountain passes. From the guide to the John Minto papers, 1864-1912, (Oregon Histor...

Minto family.

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