Patricia Packard Collection on the Oregon Trail

Patricia Packard Collection on the Oregon Trail, 1811-2018

Overview of the Collection

Dnr: Packard, Patricia
Title: Patricia Packard Collection on the Oregon Trail
Dates: 1811-2018 (inclusive)
18112018
Quantity: 3.5 linear feet, (4 boxes)
Collection Number: MSS 405
Summary: Patricia Packard was a Professor of Biology at Albertson College of Idaho. Through her work she traveled all over the Rocky Mountain Region including Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada. She collected journals, newspapers, and books about the Oregon Trail and compiled an index of travelers with the help of historical societies and decendents of the families from the subject material.
Repository: Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is available for research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Patricia Packard was a Professor of Biology at Albertson College of Idaho for 29 years, as well as the first holder of the Orma J. Smith-Lyle M. Stanford Chair in Biology. She traveled all over Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada collecting thousands of specimens. Over many decades Packard collected materials relating to the Oregon Trail and its travelers including, diaries, journals and letters.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection includes journals, letters, books, and articles about the Oregon Trail and its travelers. Source material ranges from the 1830s to the early 20th century. It includes an index of passengers as well as information on a variety of groups such as the Kennedy company, the McClung family, and the Campbell family.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item description], [Patricia Packard Collection on the Oregon Trail], Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Oregon Trail Project, 1811-2018Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Oregon Trail	1811
1	2	Oregon Trail	1830
1	3	Oregon Trail	1832
1	4	Oregon Trail	1834
1	5	Oregon Trail	1836
1	6	Oregon Trail	1837
1	7	Oregon Trail	1838
1	8	Oregon Trail	1839
1	9	Oregon Trail	1840
1	10	Oregon Trail	1841
1	11	Oregon Trail	1842
1	12	Oregon Trail	1843
1	13	Oregon Trail	1844
1	14	Clark and Tuller	1845
1	15	Oregon Trail	1845
1	16	Oregon Trail	1846
1	17	Oregon Trail	1847
1	18	Oregon Trail	1848
1	19	Oregon Trail	1849
1	20	A-B	1849
1	21	C	1849
1	22	D, E, F, G, H, I	1849
1	23	J, K, L, M, N	1849
1	24	O, P, Q, R	1849
1	25	S, T, U, V	1849
1	26	Company not identified	1849
1	27	W	1849
1	28	Oregon Trail	1850
1	29	Oregon Trail	1851
1	30	Inside book cover	1851
1	31	Oregon Trail	1852
1	32	Oregon Trail	1852
1	33	Shepherd	1852
1	34	Oregon Trail	1853
1	35	Oregon Trail	1853
1	36	Oregon Trail	1854
1	37	Oregon Trail	1854
1	38	Oregon Trail	1855
1	39	Oregon Trail	1856
1	40	Oregon Trail	1857
1	41	Oregon Trail	1858
1	42	Oregon Trail	1859
1	43	Oregon Trail	1836-1859
1	44	Oregon Trail	1860
1	45	Oregon Trail	1861
1	46	Oregon Trail	1863
2	1	Oregon Trail	1864
2	2	Oregon Trail	1865
2	3	Oregon Trail	1866
2	4	Oregon Trail	1867
2	5	Oregon Trail	1868
2	6	Oregon Trail	1869
2	7	Oregon Trail	1870
2	8	Oregon Trail	1871
2	9	Oregon Trail	1872
2	10	Oregon Trail	1873
2	11	Oregon Trail	1874
2	12	Oregon Trail	1875
2	13	Oregon Trail	1876
2	14	Oregon Trail	1877
2	15	Oregon Trail	1878
2	16	Oregon Trail	1879
2	17	Oregon Trail	1880
2	18	Oregon Trail	1881
2	19	Oregon Trail	1882
2	20	Oregon Trail	1883
2	21	Oregon Trail	1884
2	22	Oregon Trail	1885
2	23	Oregon Trail	1886
2	24	Oregon Trail	1887
2	25	Oregon Trail	1888
2	26	Oregon Trail	1889
2	27	Oregon Trail	1890
2	28	Oregon Trail	1891
2	29	Oregon Trail	1892
2	30	Oregon Trail	1893
2	31	Oregon Trail	1894
2	32	Oregon Trail	1895
2	33	Oregon Trail	1897
2	34	Oregon Trail	1898
2	35	Oregon Trail	1899
2	36	Oregon Trail	1901
2	37	Oregon Trail	1903
2	38	Oregon Trail	1904
2	39	Lenox	1843-1904
2	40	Oregon Trail	1905
2	41	Oregon Trail	1911
2	42	Oregon Trail	1915
2	43	Oregon Trail	1916
2	44	Index of People on the Oregon Trail
2	45	Index and General History	1843-1993
2	46	Oregon Trail Bibliography	1991
2	47	Oregon Trail History, Families, and Companies
2	48	Campbell Family	1995
2	49	Jane A. Gould Journal	1986
2	50	Albert Augustus Holcomb	1850-1851
2	51	Diary of H.M. Judson	1862
2	52	"High Noon on the Sweetwater: The 1862 Capture, Trial, and Execution of Young by the Kennedy Wagon Train"	1862
2	53	The Kennedy Company	1862-2005
2	54	The Kennedy Company	2000-2006
2	55	John Knox Kennedy
2	56	Kerns Party	1993
2	57	Journals of E.S. McComas	1863-1954
2	58	The McClung Family	1977
2	59	McClung Diary Entries
2	60	Meek Family	1989
2	61	Nordling	2002-2003
2	62	Nellie Slater	1862
2	63	Margaret Thiel	1862
2	64	Covered Caravan Diary by Emily Towell	1981
2	65	The Ward Massacre	1980-1988
2	66	Copy of Marriage Certificate	1897
2	67	Oregon Trail Traveler	1992
2	68	1860s Newspaper Search	1860-1869
2	69	Canyon Soil Conservation District	1994
2	70	The Dry Route
2	71	The Centennial History of Oregon
2	72	History of Union County Oregon	1961
2	73	History of Waco County Oregon
2	74	Marion and Linn Counties, Oregon	1975-1976
2	75	Commercial Directory of Owyhee County, Idaho	1898
2	76	"Graves Along the Trail"
2	77	Oregon Trail Project; Family Histories
2	78	Oregon Trail Project	1993
2	79	Oregon Trail Project	1992-1995
2	80	Oregon Trail Certificate	2006
3	1	Oregon Trail History	2000
3	2	Groups and Individuals from the Oregon Trail	1994-2017
3	3	Families on the Oregon Trail	1995-2017
3	4	Histories from the Oregon Trail	1971
3	5	Histories from the Oregon Trail	1989-2001
3	6	Oregon Trail History	2000
3	7	Placerville California Arrivals	2000
3	8	Newspaper Articles	1941-2018
3	9	Diary Entries
3	10	Overland Journal	2000
3	11	Newspaper Articles	1910-1962
3	12	Members Guide to Temple and Family History Work	2009
3	13	Owyhee County Historical Complex	1976-2018
4	1	Articles	1993-2013
4	2	Newsletters	2013-2015
4	3	Notes	1997-2001
4	4	An Illustrated History of the State of Washington	1894
4	5	Jones Journal	1850
4	6	Oregon Trail Books	1931-2001
4	7	Oregon Trail Books	1950-1983
4	8	Oregon Trail Books	1974-1994
4		"Covered Wagon Women: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails 1840-1890" Volumes 1-11	1983

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Oregon National Historic Trail

Geographical Names

Boise (Idaho)

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Packard, Patricia (dnr)

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