Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of nine photostat negative copies of legal case documents relating to Theophilus Magruder v. Jacob Vanderpool.
Dates
- August 1851
Creator
- United States. District Court (Oregon) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use note
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical/Historical note
Jacob Vanderpool was an African American owner of a saloon, restaurant, and boarding house living in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon at a time when the Oregon Territoral government enforced an exclusion law (that had been passed by the Oregon Territorial government in 1844), preventing blacks from living in Oregon. In 1851, Vanderpool's neighbor, Theophilus Magruder, brought suit against him, and Judge Thomas Nelson expelled him from the territory.
Sources: Salem Online History website, "African Americans in Salem," http://www.salemhistory.net/people/african_americans.htm, January 11, 2010
McLagan, Elizabeth. A Peculiar Paradise: A History of Blacks in Oregon, 1788-1940. Portland, Oregon: Georgian Press, 1980
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Jacob Vanderpool was an African American owner of a saloon, restaurant, and boarding house living in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon at a time when the Oregon Territory government enforced an exclusion law it had passed in 1844 that prevented blacks from living in the territory. In 1851, Vanderpool's neighbor brought suit against him, and Judge Thomas Nelson expelled him from the territory. This small collection consists of photostat copies of case documents.
Location note
Collection is located with other small manuscripts collections.
Processing Information note
Collection processed by processing staff.
- African Americans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- African Americans -- Oregon Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legislation -- Oregon Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Magruder, Theophilus
- Nelson, Thomas
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Territory -- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Territory -- Race relations Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Pioneers Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Race discrimination -- Oregon Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vanderpool, Jacob
- Title
- Guide to the Theophilus Magruder v. Jacob Vanderpool Case Documents
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Linda Long
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
