Diaries, Journals, Letters and Reminiscences of 1852
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1852 Trail Diaries, Reminiscences and Journals
ABBOTT, John G. reminiscences; left Osage Co, Mo 11 Apr 1852; contributed by Darrel Boyd Jury
ADAMS, Cecelia Emily (McMillen) and BLANK, Parthenia (McMillen); 49 pp handscript diary written by twin sisters [Oregon Historical Society Mxx #1508] [Covered Wagon Women Vol. 5 p.253-312] [Transactions of The Oregon Pioneer Association 1904]
AKIN, James Jr.; 47 pp handscript diary; [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508] [Transactions of The Oregon Pioneer Association 1908] [University of Oklahoma Bulletin 1919]
ALLEN, Edward Jay diary excerpts and history regarding the Wagons From Wapello in 1852 contributed by Dennis Larsen and Ken Keigley
ALLEN, Lydia: see RUDD, Lydia A.
BEDWELL, Elizabeth Bedwell diary contributed by Don Bedwell
BLAKE, Mary Geisel reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.33-40]
BOND, Jesse W.; 4pp letter [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
BOZARTH, L. A. Mrs.; 18pp original and 7pp typescript Recollections [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
BROWN, John diary
BURNS, John E. Capt. diary of arrival by ship [A Small World of Our Own by Robert A. Bennett p.80-86]
BUTLER, America Rollins diary [Oregon Historical Society Quarterly, December 1940]
BUSHNELL, James Addison:; reminiscence and autobiography
CAPLES, Margaret Kuhn Staley recollections; 11 pp typescript [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
CARTER, Samantha Ann reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.170-173]
CONNOR, Martha H. reminiscences of Martha H. Connor Ellis [A Small World of Our Own by Robert A. Bennett p.167-173]
CONSTANT, Isaac Overland Journey of the Isaac Constant Family
CONYERS, Enoch W.; 6pp typescript diary [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
COON, Polly journal [Covered Wagon Women Vol V p.173-206]
COOPER, J. C.; 34 pp typescript diary [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
CORNELL, William; 54 pp handscript and typescript journal [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #290] [Oregon Historical Society Quarterly Winter 1978]
DAVIS, Alvah I. 1 volume diary handscript [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
DUDLEY, Sarah Frances; 166 pp handscript, typescript diary; this is probably and copy of Nehemiah S McAlister's diary) [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
DUNIWAY, Abigail Jane: see SCOTT, Abigail Jane Duniway
DUNN, Mary reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.72-79]
ELGIN, James Henry: Over the Plains 50 Years Ago written by James Elgin in 1902 for the Oregonian.
FINLEY, Newton G. Overland Account of Finley Family
FISK, Nathan Willis History of Nathan Willis Fisk and Crossing The Plains in The year 1852 contributed by Jane Harris
GIBSON, Lura Homsley reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.173-176]
GLENN, John G.; 89 pp handscript, 16 pp typescript journal [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #264]
GRAY, Edna reminescences of son John Lyman Slater [Conversations with Bullwhackers, Muleskinners, Pioneers..... by Fred Lockley p.246-248]
GREGG reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.108]
HANNA, Esther Belle; 38 pp typescript journal [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
HANNA, Joseph A. 2pp handscript reminiscence [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #2227]
HINK reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.251-252]
HOMSLEY, Lura: see GIBSON, Lura Homsley
HUMPHREY, Luzern Diary of an 1852 Overland Journey to Oregon by Luzern Humphrey compiled and contributed by Thomas Lee Jacobs
HUNTER, George W. reminiscences
KAHLER, William; 52 pp typescript diary [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
KELLOGG, Jane Davies 10 pp typescript reminiscence [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1079] [Transactions of the Oregon Pioneers Association 1913]
KELLY, Elizabeth d/o Major William Kelly came via the Isthmus 10 pp handscript, typescript reminiscence [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508] [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.274-280]
KEMP, Anne Eliza reminiscences of Anne Eliza Kemp contributed by Greg Bennette. Also check out his Genealogy Page because there is so much information you don't want to miss.
KNIFONG, Olive Elizabeth reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.263-264]
LAFORE, Margaret reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.250]
LANGSDORF, Morritz; 11 pp handscript and typescript letters [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #184]
LAWS, Thomas W. reminiscences [A Small World of Our Own by Robert A. Bennett p.100-104]
LONG, Mary Jane; 17 pp printed pamphlet [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
MARK, Ellen J. reminiscences of Ellen J. Mark Wallis [A Small World of Our Own by Robert A. Bennett p.138-148]
MCALISTER, Nehemiah S.: see DUDLEY, Sarah Frances
MEEKER, Ezra Overland Journey Free download also available on Google Books
MILLER, Silas V. and M.J. 8 pp letter [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #103] [Wyoming Historical Miscellanies 1919]
MORELAND, Jesse; 30 pp handscript, typescript diary [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508] [Transactions of the Oregon Pioneers Association 1900]
PALMER, Harriet Scott; 9 pp printed reminiscence [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
PARSONS, Mary Collins; 5 pp typescript reminiscence [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
READ, Martha diary and letters [Covered Wagon Women Vol V p.207-252]
REASONER, Henry A.; 5 pp typescript diary [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
RICHEY, Family (James, Caleb & Stuart); 1 letter and clippings [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508] [Iowa Weekly Observer Aug 25, 1853] [Burlington Weekly Gazette May 28, 1878]
RUDD, Lydia A.diary [Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey by Lillian Schlissel]
SCOTT, Abigail Jane (Duniway); 106 pp typescript diary [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #432] [Covered Wagon Women Vol V p.21-172]
SHEPARD, Elizabeth reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.154-164]
SLAGLE, Sarah Elizabeth; see YORK, Sarah Elizabeth Slagle
SLATER, John Lyman; 4 pp typescript journal [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
SMALL, Matthew reminiscences [Conversations with Bullwhackers, Muleskinners, Pioneers..... by Fred Lockley p.88]
SMITH, Delazon; 45 pp handscript Letters to Oregon Weekly Times [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #225]
SPENCER, John; 43 pp typescript journal [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508]
SPENCER, Lafayette Journal
SPENCER, Martha Jane reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.269-273]
SPRENGER,Sarah Bird reminiscence
STOUT, Lewis 30 pp typescript diary (also booklet "Crossing the Plains" by Ray L. Stout); [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1509]
TAYLOR, D. M. reminiscences [Conversations with Bullwhackers, Muleskinners, Pioneers..... by Fred Lockley p.37-52]
TAYLOR, Iowa (Wigginton) reminiscences contributed by Candy-Lea Chickite
THOMSON, Origen; 122 pp handscript and printed diary [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508] [Crossing the Plains: Narrative of the Overland Journey of the Decatur and Rush County Emigrants to the Far Off Oregon" Indiana 1896; reprinted Fairfield, WA 1983]
TIBBETTS, Sophia Ellen reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.212-123]
TODD, Mary Ellen; 47 pp printed recollection [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #1508/HIXON]
UZAFOVAGE, Alexandra "Elec" journal contributed by Richard L. Carter
VANBUSKIRK, Andrew; 9 pp typescript diary [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #881]
WALDRON, Isaphena reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.245]
WASHBURN, Marilla R reminiscences [Conversations With Pioneer Women by Fred Lockley p.164-169]
WATTS, Thomas C. reminiscences [Conversations with Bullwhackers, Muleskinners, Pioneers..... by Fred Lockley p.96-99]
WIGLE, Andrew Jackson; 28 pp typescript recollection [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #587]
WOODRUFF, Samuel Journal of A Trip Across the Plains To Oregon contributed by Don Dubois
YORK, Sarah Elizabeth Slagle; 8 pp reminiscence [Oregon Historical Society Mss File #879]
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