Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young man seated next to a table. He wears a suit and looks at the camera. A top hat sits on the table next to him. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "D. S. Southmayd, 'M.P.C' (?), 1846." Case is made of wood and leather.

A hand colored map of the Pacific Coast depicting the ecclesiastical province of Oregon, including Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Translated title, "Map of the ecclesiastical province of Oregon." The map labels are written in French.

A hand colored map of the Pacific Northwest, primarily depicting British Columbia and Washington state. The map shows four proposed boundaries between the United States and British Columbia. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. Water depths are shown by soundings and gradient tints. The map also shows the route of steamers between Victoria and Fraser River.

Handwritten probate record written by W.H. Willson, Judge of Probate, regarding the will of Jason Lee. Judge Willson authorizes Alvin F. Maller, who Lee appointed as executor of his will, to fulfill his duties as such. Written on March 25, 1846 in Salem in Champoick County, Oregon.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young woman wearing a tucked dress, seated. Her hands are in her lap. She wears a ribbon or neckerchief tied around her neck. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Harriett Buckingham Clarke, 15 years old, born 1832." Collection records indicate that an annotation on paper liner inside the back of the case reads, "Mrs. James R. Hines, Grand Lodge, Michigan." Case made of wood and leather.

Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Jane Prentiss, encouraging her to emigrate to Oregon Territory, but advising her not to come via the southern route

Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Clarissa Prentiss about possibility of Edward Prentiss and Jane Prentiss coming to Oregon Territory, missionary activities including efforts to purchase Waskopum mission at The Dalles, Euro-American emigrants, and Native peoples' reaction to incoming emigrants

Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Jane Prentiss about plans for Prentiss and other family members to come to Oregon Territory under Thomas Glenday's guidance

A hand colored map depicting Oregon and Upper California. The map shows the area of the United States west of the Continental Divide and locations of Native American tribal groups. A profile of the travelling route from the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains to the Bay of San Francisco is included at the top of the map. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of an older woman wearing a white bonnet. She looks at the camera. Typed label enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. Gerard Cutler (Polly Hawes)." Second typed label reads, "Cutler, Mrs. Gerard, Presented by H.P. Cone, Rec. No. 267." Case made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of an older man wearing suit and facing to the right of the camera. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Dr. Bennet Tyler was first president of the East Windsor Seminary in Connecticut (now Hartford Theological Seminary) and successor to Dr. Edward Payson in Portland, Maine, Second Parish Church. He baptized Elizabeth Payson (Howe) around 1835." An overmat under the cover glass on the lower right reads, "Cone, Artist." Case is made of wood and leather.

A map of California, Nevada, portions of western Arizona and Utah, and a southern portion of Oregon. The map shows the locations of Native American tribal groups, "positions where Troops are needed," and "routes that had been traversed by Troops or by which Frontier Posts may be supplied." Relief is shown by hachures. The map is approximately the southwestern quarter of a larger map with the same title.

List of blankets and shirts to be donated to Native people in return for apprehending Telokite (written as Teloukaikt) and Tamsucky (written as Tom Suckie) and bringing them to Oregon City for trial (original)

A hand colored map of the western portions of the United States of America in 1845. The map shows emigrant routes from Missouri to Oregon with reputed distances of chief points of interest along route. The "Gold Region" is highlighted in yellow in northern California. Also depicted are locations of Native American tribal groups. Imprint: "Philadelphia Published by Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. Market St. No. 253. 1849 / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1845 by H.N. Burroughs in the clerks office of the District Court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania." Relief shown by hachures.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of 2 boys sitting next to each other. The one on the left is a child while the other is likely a teenager. They both hold books. Handwritten label enclosed with the image reads, "Seth L. & Wm H. Pope. Dec. 1849." Second handwritten label reads, "S. L. - W. H." Collection records indicate they are brothers. Case made of pressed leather and wood.

Case contains 2 portraits. On the left is a portrait of a woman seated at a table. She wears a dress and holds a book on her lap. Two additional books are displayed on the table. One has the words, "Holy Bible" written on its spine. On the right is a portrait of a man seated at a table. He wears a suit and rests his right arm on the table. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Daguerreotype Rev. Nehemiah Doane and wife taken about 1849. Acc. No. 9852." Reverend Doane was a Methodist Episcopal minister who became superintendent of the Oregon Institute, known today as Willamette University, in Salem, Oregon. His wife's name was Matilda Draper Doane. Legacy collection records indicate that this photograph may have been taken just prior to their move to Salem, Oregon. The image of Nehemiah Doane was previously named: OrgLot1414_0234S011. Case is made of wood and leather.

Census includes entries for Benton, Champoeg (now Marion), Clackamas, Clatsop, Lewis (now in Washington State), Linn, Polk, Tualatin (now Washington), Vancouver (now in Washington State), and Yamhill counties. This unbound census roll is incomplete and likely not posted in original order.

One blackline photocopy sheet of plans for the revenue cutter Joe Lane, built in Baltimore, Maryland, 1851. Includes cross section, top view, midship section, sail plan, and table of principal dimensions.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young woman wearing a long sleeve dress. A piece of paper enclosed with the image shows a family crest with a handwritten note reading,"Seal of the Buckinghams." She is possibly a member or friend of the Buckingham family. Case is made of leather. Case cover missing and replaced with archival board during conservation.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a bearded man with his hair parted on the right. He wears a suit. Typed label enclosed with image reads, "Rev. David Deardorff, 1850." A white paper is affixed to the interior of the case cover. Case made of leather and wood with a lacquer front inlaid with mother of pearl.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young girl looking at the camera. She wears an off the shoulder dress with a polka dot pattern. Typed label enclosed with the image reads, "Taylor family: Girl (unidentified)." The same girl is pictured in OrgLot1414_0223S013_01. Case is made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman wearing a floral print dress with a white collar. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. C. S. Silver, a Pioneer of 1850 - Daguerreotype taken in Fort Wayne, Indiana, place she started from to Portland, Oregon." Second typed label reads, "Mrs. C. S. Silver, 1850." Case is made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a little girl wearing a dress and sitting in a chair. She wears one sock on her left foot. She makes a sad face at the camera. Typed label enclosed with the image reads, "Mary E. Cook." Case is made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman standing, wearing a printed dress with a white collar. She crosses her hands in front of her waist. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Aunt Louis, Grandpa Wilson's sister." Legacy collection records indicate this is Louise Wilson, possibly the sister of Robert Wilson of the Wilson / Conser clan. Embossment on velvet lining inside of case reads, "J. H. Whitehurst Galleries, New York, Baltimore, Richmond, Norfolk, Petersburg and Lynchburg." Case is made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a girl and a baby. The girl is around 9-years-old, wears a printed dress and sits in a chair. She holds on to the baby who is seated next to her. Legacy collection records indicate they are the daughters of William Sherlock of Portland, Oregon. They are depicted as young women in OrgLot1414_0242S002. Case is made of leather and wood.

A portrait of Elizabeth Ellen Parrish Robb and James R. Robb. They are both seated and looking directly at the camera. The woman wears a dark dress with a wide collar made from white lace. The man wears a suit with an open jacket and a vest. The photograph is hand-tinted to enhance skin and hair tone and their jewelry is painted gold. This photograph is a mid-20th century reproduction print in a black frame with gold matting. A typed note on the back of the frame reads, "Elizabeth Ellen Parish Robb and James R. Robb. Presented by Mrs. Gertrude Drake Graves, Los Gatos, Calif. Apr. 8, '48."