Oregon Trail Memorial Commission (Neb.) [RG2347.AM]

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RG2347.AM:  Oregon Trail Memorial Commission (Neb.)

Records:  1908-1923

Nebraska:  Historical organization

Size:  2 cu. ft.

BACKGROUND NOTE

The Oregon Trail Memorial Commission was organized in the early 1900s for the purpose of locating and marking the Oregon Trail, where possible, in the state of Nebraska. This organization worked in conjunction with the national organization, as well as with those of surrounding states. The Commission was aided in its work by such organizations as the Grand Army of the Republic, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Nebraska State Historical Society, and other groups interested in preserving the pioneer history of Nebraska.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This collection consists of three manuscript boxes and three volumes of material arranged in five series: (1) minutes, 1911-1914; (2) reports, 1914; (3) correspondence, 1908-1923; (4) scrapbooks, 1911-1923; (5) miscellany.

The material in this collection relates to the location of historical sites in the state of Nebraska, and the marking of these sites with monuments and markers.

Correspondents include: Charles E. Bessey, 1911, 1913; Norris Brown, 1911; Hugh E. Clapp, 1912; Gilbert M. Hitchcock, 1911; George W. Holdrege, 1911; Moses P. Kinkaid, 1911; August F. Kliese, 1910; John Simon Kroh, 1920; George L. Loomis, 1914; John H. Morehead, 1913-1915; George W. Norris, 1911; Lottie Elouise (Gove) Norton, 1911-1916; Clarence S. Paine, 1910-1913; Addison E. Sheldon, 1917; Charles S. Sloan, 1911; Robert Harvey, 1911-1916; Ezra Meeker, 1908.

INVENTORY

Series 1 – Minutes

Box 1

Folder

1. 1. Minutes, 1911-1914

Series 2 – Reports

Box 1

Folder

1. 1. Reports, 1914

Series 3 – Correspondence

Box 1

Folder

1. 1. 1908

1. 1. 1911, “A”

1. 1. 1911, “B”

1. 1. 1911, “C”

1. 1. 1911, “D”

1. 1. 1911, “E”

1. 1. 1911, “F”

1. 1. 1911, “G”

1. 1. 1911, “H”

1. 1. 1911, “J”

1. 1. 1911, “K”

1. 1. 1911, “L”

1. 1. 1911, “M”

1. 1. 1911, “N”

1. 1. 1911, “P”

1. 1. 1911, “S”

1. 1. 1911, “T-V”

1. 1. 1911, “W”

1. 1. 1911, Misc.

1. 1. Adams County, 1911-1915

Box 2

Folder

21. 21. Clay County, 1912-1913

21. 21. Dawson County, 1913

21. 21. Gosper, Garden Counties, 1912-1916

21. 21. Jefferson County, 1911-1915

21. 21. Kearney County, 1911-1914

21. 21. Lincoln County, 1911-1914

21. 21. Morrill County, 1912-1916

21. 21. Nuckolls County, 1911-1912

21. 21. Phelps County, 1912

21. 21. Scottsbluff County, 1912-1916

21. 21. Thayer County, 1911-1916

21. 21. Kansas-Nebraska State Line, 1911-1915

21. 21. Wyoming-Nebraska Monument, 1911-1913

Box 3

Folder

34. 34. 1913-1915, “A”

34. 34. 1913-1915, “B”

34. 34. 1913-1915, “C”

34. 34. 1913-1915, “D”

34. 34. 1913-1915, “E-F”

34. 34. 1915, “G”

34. 34. 1912-1915, “H-J”

34. 34. 1913-1915, “K-L”

34. 34. 1914-1915, “M-N-O”

34. 34. 1912-1915, “P-Q”

34. 34. 1913-1915, “R”

34. 34. 1913-1915, “S-T-U-V”

34. 34. 1913-1915, “W-X-Y-Z”

34. 34. 1915-1918, “A”

34. 34. 1915-1918, “B”

34. 34. 1915-1918, “C”

34. 34. 1916-1920, “D-E-F”

34. 34. 1915-1920, “G”

34. 34. 1916-1918, “H”

34. 34. 1915-1916, “M”

34. 34. 1916-1920, “K-L”

34. 34. 1915-1916, “N-O”

34. 34. 1915, “P-Q”

34. 34. 1916-1917, “R”

34. 34. 1916-1920, “T”

34. 34. 1916-1920, “W-X-Y-Z”

Volume

1. 1. Oregon Trail Commission Correspondence, 1911-1923 (see oversize)

Series 4 – Scrapbooks

Volume

1. 1. 1911, June 11 – 1914, May 17 (see oversize)

1. 1. 1914, May 12 – 1916, March 22 (see oversize)

Series 5 – Miscellany

Box 3

Folder

1. 1. Lists of monuments by county

1. 1. Inscriptions

1. 1. Printed Matter

1. 1. Misc.

 

04-04-2007   TMM/tmm