Dorothy Nafus Morrison literary manuscripts, 1977-1979.

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Dorothy Nafus Morrison literary manuscripts, 1977-1979.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/73010445

Collection comprises literary manuscripts for two nonfiction children's books by American author Dorothy Nafus Morrison: The eagle and the fort (1979), a biography of John McLoughlin, the chief factor and developer of Fort Vancouver for the Hudson's Bay Company; and The ladies were not expected (1977), a biography of Abigail Scott Duniway, a leader of the women's suffrage movement in Oregon.

.5 linear ft. (1 container)

University of Oregon Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8100653

University of Oregon Libraries

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Morrison, Dorothy Nafus

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American Dorothy Nafus Morrison is an educator and an author of children's books who lives in the Pacific Northwest and is best known for her nonfiction books about the history of the Pacific Northwest. From the description of Dorothy Nafus Morrison literary manuscripts, 1977-1979. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 73010445 ...

McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857

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Elwood Evans (1828-1898), born in Philadelphia, went to Oregon Territory in 1851 as deputy collector of customs at Nisqually. From 1859 to 1861, he served as mayor of the newly incorporated town of Olympia, Washington. In addition to his historical work, A History of the Pacific Northwest, he contributed many historical articles to local papers. From the guide to the Elwood Evans notebook, 1859-1882, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) ...

Duniway, Abigail Scott, 1834-1915

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A writer, newspaper publisher, and promoter for women's rights, Abigail Scott Duniway was Oregon's strongest voice for the cause of woman's suffrage. Born Abigail Jane Scott in 1834, she left Illinois for Oregon with her family in 1852, where she met her husband Ben Duniway. The couple settled in Yamhill County, but because of financial difficulties and Ben's permanent injury in a wagon accident, they had to sell their land. The couple moved to nearby Lafayette, where Abigail taught school and, ...