Scope and Contents
The papers include three letters from Walling, dated 1849, 1860, and 1869. In the 1860, letter he states that he has changed the name of his location to Lincoln, in honor of the recently elected President. The post office had been Valfontis, in Polk County. Other documents include steamboat invoices and a ferry license.
Dates
- 1849-1869
Creator
- Walling, Jesse D., 1816-1870 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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
Jesse D. Walling (1816-1870) was a pioneer who settled in Marion and Polk Counties, Oregon. He is buried in the historic Spring Valley Cemetery in Polk County.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Jesse Walling was a pioneer in Marion and Polk counties, Oregon. The papers include three letters from Walling, 1849, 1860, and 1869.
Physical Description
1 folder, including 23 items
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal 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.
- Invoices Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Licenses Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Marion County (Or.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Pioneers Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Pioneers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Polk County (Or.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Steamboats -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Walling, Jesse D., 1816-1870
- Title
- Guide to the Jesse D. Walling Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team, Amanda Steele, and Chasmodai Cassidy
- Date
- 2011
- 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
