Papers, 1929.

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Papers, 1929.

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Includes 6 letters received from William Henry Jackson regarding his research for the Oregon Trail Memorial Association between July 20, 1929-August 19, 1929. The correspondence discusses his trip to Detroit to meet Henry Ford, Ezra's Meeker's belongings at the Henry Ford Museum, his travels following the Mormon trails near Winterset, Iowa and a trip to Jackson, Wyoming where he attended the dedication of the Teton National Park and investigated the Lander and Sublette "cut offs." Traveled to Idaho and located the site of Fort Hall.

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Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

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Renowned photographer of Western landscapes, employed by the United States Geological Survey and commercial enterprises to document wilderness areas and Native American cultures. From the description of Colorado Views [picture], ca. 1870-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 46460710 Official photographer for the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories conducted by Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden. From the description of Papers, 1851-1878. (Duke University Library). ...

Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928

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Meeker was a pioneer on the wagon trail. From the description of Letter : Los Angeles, Calif., to Rolland A. Vandegrift, University of Southern California, 1924 April 28. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 23367142 Ezra Meeker was an early pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox cart as a young man. Beginning in his 70s he worked tirelessly to memorialize the trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth. Meeker was born in H...

Oregon Trail Memorial Association

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The Oregon Trail Memorial Association was founded by Ezra Meeker in 1926 with the purpose of commemorating the pioneers who traveled west along the Oregon Trail. From the description of Oregon Trail Memorial Association record books, 1926-1939. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 723244204 ...

Schwartz, Rose

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Schwartz was Ezra Meeker's secretary when Meeker served as the Oregon Trail Memorial Association's President. Continued to serve as secretary after Meeker's death in 1928. Received correspondence from William Henry Jackson in 1929 when Jackson directed historical research for the Association, travelling to various sites along the Oregon Trail. Jackson had been a photographer for the Hayden Survey in the 1870s and traveled extensively in the west, keeping notes and sketches of his trips. ...