Letters, 1854-1858 (inclusive).

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Letters, 1854-1858 (inclusive).

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Carbon copies of typed transcripts (annotated by the transciber) of nine letters written by Brown to her brother in Ohio, describing her trip to Oregon, the founding and early years of Pacific University, and life in Oregon's early white settlements.

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Brown, Tabitha Moffett, 1780-1858.

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Tabitha Moffett Brown lived in Missouri until 1846, when as a widow with her children she moved to Oregon. In 1848 she and several others founded a school, which in 1849 was incorporated as Pacific University. Brown died during the summer of 1858. From the description of Letters, 1854-1858 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007107 ...

Pacific University

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The Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns used Pacific University's facilities for football training camps in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Most of the camps were held in conjunction with exhibition games in Portland. Anecdotal evidence from alumni suggests that the teams chose Pacific University for housing because it was located in a dry town that had limited access to urban distractions, yet was withing driving distance of games in Portland. This encouraged the players to ...