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William H. Clagett collection, 1860-1923

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Clagett, William H., 1838-1901
Title
William H. Clagett collection
Dates
1860-1923 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 cubic feet
Collection Number
MG 574
Summary
Maps, newspaper clippings, and a scrapbook.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Other Descriptive Information

Materials in this collection may contain images, language, or other content that may be offensive or disturbing. These materials are a product of a time and place in history and should be viewed within their historical context. To maintain historical accuracy, the materials appear as they were originally created to serve as historical evidence of the social mindsets, occurrences, behaviors, and norms of their time. They do not reflect the current views of the University of Idaho. For more information about how we treat materials with offensive or disturbing content, please see the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Offensive Content Policy.

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Historical Note

William Horace Clagett was born on September 21, 1838 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He studied law in Keokuk, Iowa, and at the Albany Law School in New York. He was admitted to the bar in 1858. Clagett then moved to Nevada and served in the Territorial House of Representatives from 1862 to 1865. Afterward he moved to the Montana and Dakota Territories and began practicing law. From 1871 to 1873 Clagett was elected to the 42nd Congress as a delegate for Montana.

After learning of the findings of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871, Clagett introduced the Act of Dedication bill into the House on December 18, 1871. This led to the creation of Yellowstone National Park and Clagett Butte in the park is named after him. When Clagett left Congress, he resumed practicing law and in 1889 was president of the Idaho constitutional convention. He ran but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate from Idaho in 1891 and 1895. He moved to Spokane, Washington and practiced law until his death on August 3, 1901.

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Content Description

William H. Clagett was a politician and lawyer who practiced law in various parts of the Western U.S. He was a member of the 42nd Congress and was president of the 1889 Idaho constitutional convention. This collection contains mostly oversized materials like maps. It also includes newspapers, clippings, photocopies, and a scrapbook.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

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Administrative Information

Location of Collection

These materials are located in the brown metal cabinet on top of the oversize map cabinet for Day-NW.

Acquisition Information

These materials were originally donated by Fred Clagett to the University of Idaho Law Library. It was then donated to Special Collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • I: Materials

    • Description: City of Deadwood, South Dakota
      Blueprint.
      Dates: 1891
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 1
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Map of the state of Nevada to accompany the Annual Report of the Commissioner, General Land Office, Department of the Interior
      Dates: 02 October 1866
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 2
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Map of Pershing County, Nevada, published by T.O. Erickson Maps, Oakland, California
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 3
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Grafton, Vermont, as shown on the Atlas of Windham County in 1869
      Reproduced by Grafton Historical Society.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 4
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Pony Express route, April 3, 1860 – October 24, 1861, by American Pioneer Trails Association in commemoration of the Pony Express Centennial, April 3, 1960 – October 24, 1961. St. Joseph, MO. to Sacramento, CA. Wm. H. Jackson
      Dates: 03 April 1960 – 24 October 1961
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 5
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Black Hills of South Dakota (brochure).  Verso:  Band Lands, Devils Tower
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 6
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Walking tour of Mt. Moriah Cemetery, 1895
      Dates: 1987
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 7
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Degroot's map of Nevada Territory, published by Warren Holt, San Francisco, 1863
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 8
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Barlow Road, published by the USDA Forest Service
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 9
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: The Trail of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806, by Old Oregon Trail, Inc., Portland, OR
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 10
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Western Emigrant Trails, 1830-1870. Oregon-California Trails Association, Independence, Missouri
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 11
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: The Oregon Trail; City of Oregon City
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 12
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Overland Emigrant Trails; Dr. E.W. Harris, Reno, Nevada
      Dates: 20 May 1970
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 13
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Keokuk, Iowa, city brochure
      Dates: 1968
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 14
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Cyclists' Road Map of Portland District 1896, published by Cunningham and Banks, reprinted by Oregon Historical Society
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 15
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Clohessy & Strengeles 1890 Portland map, reprinted by the Oregon Historical Society 
      Dates: 1967
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 16
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Railroads, Milk River to the Crossing of the Columbia River, from exploration and surveys
      Made under the direction of Topl. Bureau, by Captain John Mullan, prepared by E. Freyhold from field notes from 1858-1863. Senate Ex Doc No. 43, 37th Cong. 3rd session. Original and copy. Shows a number of other wagon roads including the emigrant road from South Pass to Fort Dalles. Declares "Columbia navigable by steamers to Priest Rapids, Snake River to Lewiston".
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 17
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Map of military road from Fort Walla Walla on the Columbia to Fort Benton on the Missouri
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 18
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: City of Rocks National Reserve, Cassia County, Idaho
      Shows City of Rocks trail connection on topographic background (trail drawn by hand). 
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 19
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Standard Securities Corporation map of the Coeur d'Alene Mining District for stock market investors
      Dates: 15 December 1951
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 20
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Official map of Deer Lodge, Montana 59722, accepted by the City Council
      Shows "Clagett and Dixon Addition". 
      Dates: May 1976
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 21
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Plat of the town of Osborn, the Central Point of the Coeur d'Alenes', Shoshone County, Idaho
      Burke and Miller, engineers, sworn by Weldon B. Heyburn April 10, 1890 and filed with Frank T. Hale, County Recorder April 11, 1890.  Identifies Clagett and E.M. Heyburn property.  Blueprint and copy, approximately 29"x47".  Plat shows an Osborn depot for each of the two railroads: between First and Second Streets for CR&N Co. (later the Northern Pacific), and between Sixth and Eighth Streets for W&IRR freight service (later the Union Pacific). 
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 22
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: The Sun Map of Murray, Idaho 1894
      Published by the Coeur d'Alene Sun, drawn by Hank Ihrig, traced from original by Don McClary August 1948.  Two blueprint copies, one shows property owners. 
      Dates: 1948
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 23
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Map of the Coeur d'Alene Mining Region, Shoshone County, Idaho, Adam Aulbach
      Blueprint.  Also 1899, original and photocopy.  Shows N.P.R.R. ending at Mission in the west and the U.P.R.R. ending at Mullan in the east with branches of both going up Burke Canyon as far as Hecla.  Many mining claims identified.  Trails and wagon roads shown. 
      Dates: 1892; 1899
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 24
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: The Sun Map of the Coeur d'Alene Mines, copyright by Adam Aulbach, 1886, Henry Ihrig, Draughtsman
      Photocopy. WARNING: This map contains harmful language.
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 25
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: South China Sea, (Nan Hai), Borneo to Taiwan and the Philippine Islands; Hydrographic Office, Washington, D.C. US Navy
      Nautical chart from SS William H. Clagett. 1st edition, No. 5595. Natural scale 1:2834488@ lat. 14° 05'; soundings in fathoms, heights in feet.   
      Dates: August 1944
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 26
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Coeur d'Alene Mining District – Clagett Lode.  Approximately 20"x30", hand drawn original showing original location and relocation.  n.d., no further identification.  In separate folder within oversize folder 1. 
      Approximately 20"x30", hand drawn original showing original location and relocation. No further identification. In separate folder within oversize folder 1. 
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 27
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: How we acquired our national territory, Robert R. McCormick, Chicago Sunday Tribune
      Dates: 20 September 1942
      Container: Folder Oversize 1, Object 28
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Colton's Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia, G.W.  & C.B. Colton & Co., N.Y.
      Dates: 1868
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 29
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Colton's Oregon, Washington, and Idaho published by G.W. and C. B. Colton & Co. Nos. 91 and 92
      Dates: 1883
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 30
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Johnson's Washington, Oregon, and Idaho by Johnson and Ward, No. 57
      Verso 1860 population data for Dakota, Nevada, and Colorado Territories. 
      Dates: 1863-1864
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 31
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Johnson's Washington, Oregon and Idaho by Johnson and Ward, No. 65
      Dates: 1863-1864
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 32
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Petermann: Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-Amerika in 6 Blättern, B1.1, Stieler's Hand-Atlas, No. 81
      Published by Justus Perthes, Gotha, Germany. Includes Idaho, Oregon, Washington and parts of California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. 
      Dates: 1877
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 33
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: A New Map of Maryland and Delaware with their Canals, Roads and Distances
       No. 12 of Tanner's Universal Atlases by H. S. Tanner, Philadelphia.
      Dates: 1842
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 34
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: A New Map of Maryland and Delaware with their Canals, Roads, & Distances
      Published by Charles Desilver, Philadelphia. No. 15. 
      Dates: 1856
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 35
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Geographical, Statistical, and Historical map of Maryland, No. 20 with Appendix
      Drawn by F.  Lucas Jr. Appendix includes 1820 census data by counties, and governors from 1637 to 1821. 
      Dates: 1821
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 36
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: A New Map of the State of Iowa by Thomas Cowperthwait & Co., Philadelphia
      No. 35. 
      Dates: 1850
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 37
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Iowa by J. H. Colton & Co., New York
      No. 47.  An Iowa statistical sheet accompanies this map. 
      Dates: 1855
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 38
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: County Map of Utah and Nevada
      No. 49 by S. Augustus Mitchell Jr., Philadelphia. Drawn and engraved by W. H. Gamble. Shows the Emigrant Road from South Pass by way of City of Rocks to Carson City, the overland mail and telegraph route, and Unionville with its associated towns. 
      Dates: 1865
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 39
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: County map of California
      Settlements of the Great Salt Lake country, Utah; insert, San Francisco Bay and vicinity; by S. Augustus Mitchell, PA, No. 45. 
      Dates: 1860
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 40
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Northern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads across Idaho and showing North/South connection through Montana
      Pages 260-261. Murray shown as county seat of Shoshone County but without any road connection; relatively few roads shown. Verso Index to Idaho railroads, counties, and towns.  
      Dates: 1890
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 41
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Maps of Fort Benton & Walla Walla Military Road in charge of Lieut. John Mullan
      Six maps showing segments of the road, from Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 1, 57th Congress, 2nd session (in envelope).
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 42
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Portland High School Diploma, Latin Course of Study; William Horace Clagett, Jr.
      Dates: 05 February 1897
      Container: Folder Oversize 2, Object 43
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: American Flag
      39 stars.
      Dates: 1889
      Container: Folder Oversize 3, Object 44
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Letter detailing the proceeds from a sale of property; excerpts from S___ vs Sandford, 3 pages, handwritten; photocopy of the marriage certificate for William Horace Clagett and Mabel J. Saner (Sp. ?). Photocopy of Clagett crest.
      Container: Folder Oversize 3, Object 45
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Newspaper clippings
      Various newspapers, newspaper clippings, and photocopies.
      Container: Folder Oversize 3, Object 46
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Idaho deeds
      Container: Folder Oversize 3, Object 47
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Cemetery property deeds
      Container: Folder Oversize 3, Object 48
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Yellowstone Park Act
      Multiple copies in various formats. 
      Container: Folder Oversize 3, Object 49
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Map File
      Partial inventory of what all was originally included in the collection.
      Container: Folder Oversize 3, Object 50
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: An Atlas of Idaho Territory 1863-1890 with annotation by Merle W. Wells
      Dates: 1978
      Container: Folder Oversize 3, Object 51
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Prince Georges County, Maryland, Street map (booklet) 
      Container: Folder Oversize 3, Object 52
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Humboldt Mining District
      Milleson and Washburn's map of the celebrated Humboldt silver mines.  Compiled from surveys by Fine and Epler, Humboldt County Surveyors.  Drawn by M. Milleson, 1863.  Certified by W.H. Clagett, A.J. Simmons, and 8 others.  Copy on photographic paper, 16"x20". 
      Container: Box Oversize, Object 53
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Humboldt Area, Nevada
      Map of Unionville, Humboldt County, N.T. made by Jno B, surveyor, July 1862.  Plat ma, filed with County recorder at request of APK Safford, Tuesday, March 22, 1864.  2 copies, on photographic paper, 16"x20".
      Container: Box Oversize, Object 54
      Location: I: Materials
    • Description: Scrapbook
      Includes newspaper clippings and photographs. 
      Container: Object 55
      Location: I: Materials

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Subject Terms

  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Correspondence

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Clagett, William H., 1838-1901 (fmo)

Finding aid prepared by Sara Szobody.
2023

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