Rollin Simeon Belknap letter
Scope and Contents
In 1870, Rollin Simeon Belknap claimed a hot springs site located in Oregon, in the western foothills of the Cascade Mountains, that is now known as Belknap Hot Springs. The collection contains a letter of June 5, 1872, from Belknap to A. Gibbs, asking Gibbs to pass on a bottle of water (that was sent with the letter) to a chemist for tests, as the springs he found were said to be good for healing. (The bottle is not included in the collection).
Dates
- 1872 June 5
Creator
- Belknap, Rollin S., 1823-1907 (Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Almost fifteen years after the first group of white settlers discovered the Hot Springs now known as Belknap Hot Spring, Rollin Simeon Belknap discovered the springs and "took claim in 1870 with plans to make a health resort and mineral spa."
"Originally from Middlesex, Vermont, Belknap set off from Boston, Massachusetts to explore and look for gold in the Northwest Territory. He ended up in San Francisco in 1849 and later in Southern Oregon, where he fought in the Rogue River Indian War in 1855-1856. In the 1870's, Belknap brought his family to the hot springs and began development of a mineral spa resort."
[Source: belknaphotsprings.com]
Extent
0.025 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
In 1870, Rollin Simeon Belknap claimed a hot springs site located in Oregon, in the western foothills of the Cascade Mountains, that is now known as Belknap Hot Springs. The collection contains a letter of June 5, 1872, from Belknap to A. Gibbs, asking Gibbs to pass on a bottle of water (that was sent with the letter) to a chemist for tests, as the springs he found were said to be good for healing. (The bottle is not included in the collection).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tanya Parlet, 2013.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
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.
- Belknap Hot Spring (Or.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Belknap, Rollin S., 1823-1907
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Gibbs, A. C. (Addison Crandall), 1825-1886
- McKenzie River (Or.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mineral waters -- Oregon -- Belknap Springs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Rollin Simeon Belknap letter
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
