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Robert Valentine Short papers, 1852-1906
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Short, Robert Valentine
- Title
- Robert Valentine Short papers
- Dates
- 1852-1906 (inclusive)18521906
- Quantity
- 1 cubic feet, (1 document case and 1 flat box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2639
- Summary
- Robert Valentine Short (1823-1908) was a pioneer of 1847. He was a member of the 1851 Constitutional Convention and in 1888 was elected to the Oregon Legislature from Clackamas County. He also studied surveying and was responsible for surveying the town of Portland in 1850. Collection includes diaries, correspondence, scrapbook, survey and field notes; and papers relating to donation land claims and property in Yamhill, Clackamas, and Multnomah counties.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Robert Valentine Short (1823-1908) was a surveyor and legislator. He was a pioneer of 1847 and a friend of Joel Palmer and Joseph Lane. He was a member of the 1851 Constitutional Convention and in 1888 was elected to the Oregon Legislature from Clackamas County. He was apprenticed as a tailor and opened a shop in Oregon City in 1847. He also studied surveying and was responsible for surveying the town of Portland in 1850. He participated in the Indian Wars as a militia leader and mined for gold in California. He married Mary Geer in February 1848, and they had six children.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes diaries, correspondence, scrapbook, survey and field notes; and papers relating to donation land claims and property in Yamhill, Clackamas, and Multnomah counties.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Robert Valentine Short papers, Mss 2639, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Land tenure--Oregon
- Legislators--Oregon--Clackamas County
- Pioneers--Oregon
- Surveying--Oregon
Personal Names
- Short, Robert Valentine
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- diaries
- notebooks
- property records
- scrapbooks
