John Watermelon Redington papers [manuscript], circa 1867-1978.
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Wister, Owen, 1860-1938
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Epithet: American author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000028 Born in Pennsylvania, raised in South Carolina, and educated at Harvard, Owen Wister travelled in the Western U.S. as a young man. Although he returned to the East and Harvard law school, he acted upon a friend's suggestion and began writing thrilling Western stories for Harper's. His well-researched stories, particularly The Virginian, he...
Redington, John W., 1851-1935
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John "Watermelon" Redington was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1851, attended grammar school, and worked as a printer's devil. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1874 as a means of traveling to the West. He was discharged in 1874, worked for the Salem Oregon Statesman, and founded a job printing establishment in Salem. He left job printing to wander through Oregon, Idaho, and Utah as a tramp printer and in search of adventure. In the process he served as a scout in the Nez Perce India...
Meacham, Alfred Benjamin, 1826-1882
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Alfred Benjamin Meacham (b. 1826) and his wife, Orpha Caroline Feree (b. 1828) were 1850 pioneers to Suisun City, California, where Alfred operated a marble quarry with his brother, Harry. From the guide to the Alfred B. Meacham letters, 1871-1899, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Alfred Benjamin Meacham (b. 1826) and his wife, Orpha Caroline Feree (b. 1828) were 1850 pioneers to Suisun City, California, where Alfred operated a marble quarry with his...
Redington, Nellie Meacham
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Elinor Frances Meacham Redington (Nellie) was the daughter of Alfred B. Meacham, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Oregon (1869-1872) and wife of John Watermelon Redington, Indian scout and newspaper editor-publisher. From the guide to the Nellie Meacham Redington collection, circa 1900-1979, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Elinor Frances Meacham Redington (Nellie) was the daughter of Alfred B. Meacham, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Oregon (...
