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Helm family letters, 1865-1968
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sager, Elizabeth, 1837-1925
- Title
- Helm family letters
- Dates
- 1865-1968 (inclusive)18651968
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 867
- Summary
- Collection primarily consists of correspondence of and relating to the Helm family, Oregon pioneers, as well as a handwritten family record of births and marriages; incomplete original and typescript copies of an Oregon Pioneer Association questionnaire relating to William Helm and his family; and a typescript photocopy of a document titled "The Crossing of the Plains in 1845 & 46," written by Richard Watson Helm.
- 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
In 1845, William Helm and Martha Ann Scoggan Helm and their eight children headed west on the Oregon Trail. William Fletcher Helm married Elizabeth Marie Sager, whose family crossed the year before. She gained a sister, but lost both of her parents, on the Oregon Trail.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection primarily consists of correspondence of and relating to the Helm family, Oregon pioneers. Also included are a handwritten family record of births and marriages; original and typescript copies, both incomplete, of an Oregon Pioneer Association questionnaire about William Helm, with biographical details and reminiscences about his family's journey to Oregon and their life after arriving; a typescript photocopy of a document titled "The Crossing of the Plains in 1845 & 46," written by Richard Watson Helm in 1913; and receipts.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Helm family letters, Mss 867, 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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Pioneers--Oregon
Personal Names
- Helm, Martha Ann Scoggan
- Helm, William
- Helm, William Fletcher
- Sager, Elizabeth, 1837-1925--Correspondence
Family Names
- Helm family
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- reminiscences
