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Oregon Trail Memorial Association record books

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Description
Two record books kept by the Oregon Trail Memorial Association from 1926-1931. Includes meeting minutes (most kept by secretary Allen Eaton), memorial notices, member lists, financial records, annual reports, National Pioneer Dinner programs (1930), text of some speeches from special events (including "The Westward March of America" by Howard R. Driggs, Dec.29, 1930, in honor of Ezra Meeker's 100th birthday), Oregon Trail Memorial Essay Contest winner Hilda Gillam's essay and photograph, and notes from Ezra Meeker's memorial service. Also includes "Ezra Meeker's last letter" (Oct.1925), miscellaneous letters and clippings related to the Association (1938-1939), an issue of the American Trails Courier with proof (1962), essays on Rebecca Winter by Howard R. Driggs, a poem called South Pass by Henry G. Hillier, and assorted ephemera.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1926-1939.
Call number
mssHM 74798-74799
Creator
Oregon Trail Memorial Association(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Michael Brown Rare Books, April 12, 2011.
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