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Walter E. Meacham papers, circa 1925-1951
Overview of the Collection
- Author
- Meacham, Walter E., 1879-1951
- Title
- Walter E. Meacham papers
- Dates
- circa 1925-1951 (inclusive)19251951
- Quantity
- 0.45 cubic feet, (1 document case)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2479
- Summary
- Typescripts for books and articles by Oregon historian and preservationist Walter Meacham, including typescripts of "Wagon wheels," "Stories of pioneer women," and "He walked with Lincoln."
- 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
Walter Meacham was a descendant of Oregon pioneers and wrote on subjects relating to overland journeys. He was the longtime leader of the Old Oregon Trail Association.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of typescripts of drafts of "Wagon wheels," "Stories of pioneer women," "Stories of pioneer men," and "He walked with Lincoln" (the story of Colonel Edward Dickinson Baker). Also included are typescripts of Meacham's poetry; sheet music for Isa Botton's song "Oregon: the land our fathers won" (1938), for which Meacham wrote the words; and copies of newspaper clippings containing Meacham's writings on the Lewis and Clark expedition, 1945.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Walter E. Meacham papers, Mss 2479, 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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Poetry | undated |
1 | 2 | "Wagon wheels" -- typescripts and drafts; title page and front matter | undated |
1 | 3 | "First wagons to cross the Rockies" (4 versions) | undated |
1 | 4 | Chapter on "Jed Smith" (3 versions) | undated |
1 | 5 | "Whitman makes history" (3 versions) | undated |
1 | 6 | "Mountain men" (2 versions); "Bidwell-Bartleson" (3 versions) | undated |
1 | 7 | "Emigration of 1842" (2 versions) and "The road that won an empire" | undated |
1 | 8 | "The cow column" and various versions of "Trail in 1844" | undated |
1 | 9 | "Wagons to the Willamette" (3 versions) | undated |
1 | 10 | "Lost wagon train" and "Blue bucket gold" | undated |
1 | 11 | Three chapters on immigration of 1846 | undated |
1 | 12 | "The Mormons" (2 versions) | undated |
1 | 13 | Three chapters covering 1848-1849 | undated |
1 | 14 | Five chapters covering 1862 | undated |
1 | 15 | Chapters covering 1853-1860s | undated |
1 | 16 | Miscellaneous pages | undated |
1 | 17 | "Stories of pioneer women" | undated |
1 | 18 | "Stories of pioneer men" | undated |
1 | 19-25 | "He walked with Lincoln" | undated |
1 | 26 | Sheet music for "Oregon: the land our fathers won" | 1938 |
1 | 27 | Newspaper clippings, including articles on the Lewis and Clark expedition and Meacham's obituaries | 1945-1951 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Women pioneers--United States
Personal Names
- Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Geographical Names
- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Oregon Territory--History
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Form or Genre Terms
- drafts (documents)
- poetry
- sheet music
Titles within the Collection
- Oregon: the land our fathers won
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Botten, Isa (composer)