Joseph Cornwall and Narcissa Cornwall Moore overland trail historical narratives
Scope and Contents
The Joseph Cornwall and Narcissa Cornwall Moore overland trail historical narratives collection contains a typed and handwritten manuscript of "The Narrative of Joseph Cornwall Crossing the Plains to Oregon in 1846" by Joseph Hardin Cornwall, and "Captain Dunbar's Company 1846: the Applegate Route from Ft. Hall," by Narcissa Cornwall Moore.
Dates
- circa 1900-1934
Creator
- Cornwall, Joseph Hardin, 1832-1918 (Person)
- Moore, Narcissa Cornwall, 1836-1928 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Joseph Hardin Cornwall and Narcissa Cornwall Moore were the children of Joseph Adamson Cornwall who crossed the Great Plains to Oregon via the Applegate Trail in 1846. Joseph Hardin was a Presbyterian minister in Oregon and Washington. His last pulpit was in The Dalles, Oregon where he died in 1918. Narcissa Cornwall Moore was Joseph Hardin's sister. She was married to James Monroe Moore with whom she had four children. She died in Forest Grove, Oregon in 1928.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Joseph Hardin Cornwall and Narcissa Cornwall Moore were the children of Joseph Adamson Cornwall who crossed the Great Plains to Oregon via the Applegate Trail in 1846. The Joseph Cornwall and Narcissa Cornwall Moore overland trail historical narratives collection contains a typed and handwritten manuscript of "The Narrative of Joseph Cornwall Crossing the Plains to Oregon in 1846" by Joseph Hardin Cornwall, and "Captain Dunbar's Company 1846: the Applegate Route from Ft. Hall," by Narcissa Cornwall Moore.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Applegate Trail Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon National Historic Trail Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Joseph Cornwall and Narcissa Cornwall Moore Oregon Trail historical narratives
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Jenn Newby
- Date
- c2010
- 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
