A. C. Smith letter to James Slater
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a photostat copy of a letter from Smith to James Slater, and advertisement
In the letter, Smith describes the political climate of the Grande Ronde Valley in preparation for a coming election, and his predictions of the outcome.
Also included in the collection is a photostat copy of an advertisement for the Mountain Sentinel of Union, Oregon, a newspaper that was subtitled "Democratic in Politics, Neutral in Religion, Unfettered by Rings, [and] Fearless and Free in the discussion of all questions..."
Dates
- 1872 February 16
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
A. C. Smith (1831-1911) was a pioneer resident of the Grande Ronde Valley in Oregon. Smith was born in Illinois and settled in the Grande Ronde Valley in 1862, the first to settle in the section of Wallowa county known as Cove.
[Source: http://www.oregongenealogy.com/wallowa/reavis/a_c_smith.htm]
Extent
0.025 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A. C. Smith (1831-1911) was a pioneer resident of the Grande Ronde Valley in Oregon. The collection consists of a photostat copy of a letter from Smith to James Slater, and an advertisement for the Union, Oregon newspaper, Mountain Sentinel.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Austin Munsell.
- Advertisements Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Legislators -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon -- Politics and government -- 1859-1950 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Oregon -- Cove Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Oregon -- Grand Ronde Region Subject Source: Local sources
- Slater, Jas. H. (James Harvey), 1826-1899
- Smith, A. C. (Anderson Corden), 1831-1911
- Smith, A. C. (Anderson Corden), 1831-1911
- Title
- Guide to the A. C. Smith Letter to James Slater
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Austin Munsell, Tanya Parlet, and Kira B. Homo.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in 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
