11 manuscript letters, most signed, documenting the work of early missionaries in Oregon. Most of the letters from Harvey Clark are addressed to fellow unaffiliated missionary Alvin T. Smith. Clark describes his overland journey to Oregon Territory,...
Description:
Harvey Clark (1807-1858) was a missionary and pioneer in Oregon. Born in Vermont, Clark trained as a stone mason before studying theology at Oberlin College. Clark and his wife Emmeline Caldwell Clark went to Oregon as unaffiliated missionaries in 18...
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon. and Oregon
Subject (Name):
Clark, Emmeline Caldwell., Clark, Harvey, 1807-1858., Littlejohn, P. B., Munger, Asahel., Smith, Alvin Thompson, 1802-1888., Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874., Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847., and Tualatin Academy.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, Education, Missions Oregon, Missionaries, Missions, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Pioneers, and Discovery and exploration
