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California State Telegraph Company. Toll House Station (Ashland, Oregon) records , 1865 March - 1868 November
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- California State Telegraph Company. Toll House Station (Ashland, Or.)
- Title
- California State Telegraph Company. Toll House Station (Ashland, Oregon) records
- Dates
- 1865 March - 1868 November (inclusive)18651868
- Quantity
- 0.5 linear feet, (1 container) : 1 manuscript box
- Collection Number
- B 015
- Summary
- The California State Telegraph Company began in 1853, and by June 1867, the company was reorganized and subsumed as the Pacific Division of the Western Union Telegraph Company. The collection (1865-1868) contains financial records, telegrams, and other papers of the Ashland, Oregon tollhouse station.
- Repository
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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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Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
- Additional Reference Guides
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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)
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The California State Telegraph Company began in 1853. By June 1867, the company was reorganized and subsumed as the Pacific Division of the Western Union Telegraph Company. The agent at this time was Lucien B. Applegate.
According to James Gamble, who was General Superintendent, Pacific Division, of the Western Union Telegraph Company, in an article titled, "Early Reminiscences of the Telegraph on the Pacific Coast (1881)," the history of the California State Telegraph Company began thusly:
"During the early period of its history, say from 1849 to 1853, California was isolated from the rest of the world, there being no telegraphic communication on the Pacific coast whatever. The first movement to put a line of telegraph in operation was made in 1852, when Messrs. Allen and Burham obtained from the Legislature of California a franchise giving them the right to operate a line between San Francisco and Marysville, via San Jose, Stockton, and Sacramento, for the term of fifteen years - this right to be exclusive, provided that the line was completed by the first of November, 1853. The company was organized under the name of the California Telegraph Company; but, owning to disastrous fires in 1852, it was found impossible to carry out the construction of the line under the first organization. In 1853, the company was reorganized, and called the California State Telegraph Company."
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection (1865-1868) contains financial records, telegrams, and other papers of the Ashland, Oregon tollhouse station.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Description |
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Guide to the California State Telegraph Company. Toll House Station (Ashland, Oregon) Records |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Telegraph stations--Oregon--Ashland
- Telegraph--Oregon
Corporate Names
- California State Telegraph Company. Toll House Station (Ashland, Or.)
- California State Telegraph Company. Toll House Station (Ashland, Or.)
Geographical Names
- Ashland (Or.)--History
Form or Genre Terms
- Financial records
- Telegrams