Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters and financial documents. The letters are from Rufus Ingalls, George Wright, Benjamin F. Harding, and John C. Ainsworth. Most of the correspondence concerns military matters in Oregon and Washington, 1862-1865, with political and personal overtones. The documents, most of them dated 1853, concern Steinberger's business relations with the Adams Express Co. In 1853 Steinberger purchased the express business of Newell & Company, and formed the Oregon Express, associated with Adams & Company.
Dates
- Creation: 1852-1870
Creator
- Steinberger, Justus, 1825-1870 (Correspondent, Person)
- Ainsworth, J. C. (John Commingers), 1822-1893 (Correspondent, Person)
- Harding, Benjamin Franklin, 1823-1899 (Correspondent, Person)
- Wright, George, 1803-1865 (Correspondent, Person)
- Ingalls, Rufus, 1818-1893 (Correspondent, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections & 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 & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Archival material may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal and/or state right to privacy laws and other regulations.
Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g. a cause of action for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Oregon assumes no responsibility.
If a researcher finds sensitive personal information in a collection, please bring it to the attention of the reading room staff.
Biographical / Historical
Justus Steinberger (1825-1870) was an Army officer. He was in command of the District of Oregon in 1862. In 1853 he purchased the express business of Newell & Co., and formed the Oregon Express, associated with Adams & Co.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Steinberger was an Army officer in command of the District of Oregon in 1862. Most of the correspondence concerns military matters in Oregon and Washington, 1862-1865, with political and personal overtones.
Physical Description
1 folder, including 28 letters, 12 documents
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal to no organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Subject
- Adams Express Company (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Justus Steinberger Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team, Amanda Steele, and Chasmodai Cassidy
- Date
- c2011
- 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
