ORU_CBT221.xml Guide to the Joseph Nathan Teal Manuscript 1921 Teal (Joseph Nathan) manuscript Tanya Parlet Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2013
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Joseph Nathan Teal manuscript Teal, Joseph Nathan, 1858-1929 CB T221 0.025 linear feet 1 container 1 folder 1921 Joseph Nathan Teal (1858-1929) was an Oregon rancher, lawyer, investor, and civic leader who was an advocate of waterways development, and served as U.S. Shipping Commissioner from 1920-1921. The collection contains a manuscript of a series of reminiscences of ranch life during the 1850s through the 1870s, in eastern Oregon, that Teal wrote down for his family in 1921. English . multiple collection box [CB T221] 1

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 Teal, Joseph Nathan, 1858-1929 Thiel family Oregon National Historic Trail Oregon, Eastern--History--19th century Oregon Territory--History Overland journeys to the Pacific Ranch life--Oregon, Eastern Lawyers--Oregon--Portland Ranchers--Oregon, Eastern Frontier and pioneer life--Oregon, Eastern Pioneers--Oregon Oregon Manuscripts for publication Family histories Reminiscences

Joseph Nathan Teal (1858-1929) was born in Eugene, Oregon. He became a cattle and sheep rancher in eastern Oregon. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1884.

Teal operated a law office out of Portland. He specialized in railroad rate matters, and was a strong advocate of waterways development. In 1920-1921, he served as U.S. Shipping Commissioner.

The collection contains an unpublished manuscript of stories written down for Teal's daughter, titled, "Stories from the Sage Brush Land." The stories are a series of reminiscences of ranch life in eastern Oregon. Dates are not specified, but events probably occurred in the 1850s through the 1870s.

The manuscript comes with a table of contents, and each "chapter" is a story. At the end of the manuscript there are two essays, on is "Crossing the Plains in '53" (the Nathan Coleman party), and another is "Moving from Eugene to The Dalles, 1862."

Guide to the Joseph Nathan Teal Manuscript

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