Ira Gardner letters from Oregon , 1865

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Gardner, Ira
Title
Ira Gardner letters from Oregon
Dates
1865
Quantity
0.1 linear feet, (1 folder)
Collection Number
A 256
Summary
Ira Gardner was a woodworker, who wrote letters from Oregon to his family in Iowa, during the mid 1800s. The collection (1865) contains three pieces of Gardner's correspondence, in which he praises Oregon's "froots" and "psalmon," but damns the weather.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

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The collection (1865) contains three pieces of Gardner's correspondence, in which he praises Oregon's "froots" and "psalmon," but damns the weather.

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Subject Terms

  • Pioneers--Oregon
  • Pioneers--Oregon--Correspondence

Geographical Names

  • Oregon--Social life and customs--19th century

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence