Stephen Fowler Chadwick collection

Stephen Fowler Chadwick collection, 1864-1895

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Chadwick, S. F. (Stephen Fowler), 1825-1895
Title: Stephen Fowler Chadwick collection
Dates: 1864-1895 (inclusive)
18641895
Quantity: 0.1 cubic feet, (3 folders in shared box)
Collection Number: Mss 774
Summary: This collection of materials relating to Stephen Fowler Chadwick (1825-1895), who served as the fifth governor of Oregon, consists of a small quantity of correspondence; a bound manuscript, "Annual Address Delivered Before the Oregon Pioneer Association at Aurora, Marion County, Oregon," June 15, 1874; and a typescript copy and carbon copy of "The Oregon Party" by Chadwick, 1895, an account of the 1851 party that sailed from New York to Oregon via the Isthmus on the steamers "Empire City," California," and "Columbia."
Repository: 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: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Stephen Fowler Chadwick (December 25, 1825-January 15, 1895) served as Oregon secretary of state from 1870 to 1878 and as the fifth governor of Oregon from 1877 to 1878.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of correspondence, including letters to W. E. Hicks, 3 pages, 1873, a postcard, 1875, regarding the Philomathean Literary Society, and a telegram, 1864; a bound manuscript, "Annual Address Delivered Before the Oregon Pioneer Association at Aurora, Marion County, Oregon," by Stephen Fowler Chadwick, 50 pages, June 15, 1874; and a typescript copy and carbon copy of "The Oregon Party" by Chadwick, 3 pages, 1895, an account of the 1851 party that sailed from New York to Oregon via the Isthmus on the steamers "Empire City," California," and "Columbia," which was to be published in the Oregon Statesman before he died.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Stephen Fowler Chadwick collection, Mss 774, Oregon Historical Society.

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.

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