Williams Evans Lingenfelter correspondence
Scope and Contents
Most of William Evans Lingenfelter's letters are from members of the Lingenfelter family in Clay County, Missouri, and deal with family news and troubles in Missouri. 38 letters total.
Dates
- 1852-1902
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
William Evans Lingenfelter (1830-1917) came overland to Oregon from Missouri in 1851. He served in the Indian war of 1855 in Company D, the "Washington Invincibles." He later settled in Hillsboro and Butteville, Oregon.
Extent
0.15 linear feet (3 containers) : 3 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
William Evans Lingenfelter came overland to Oregon from Missouri in 1851. He served in the Indian war of 1855 in Co. D, "Washington Invincibles." He later settled in Hillsboro and Butteville, Oregon. Most of the letters are from members of the family in Clay County, Missouri, and deal with family news and troubles in Missouri.
Arrangement
Material within this collection is minimally arranged. Any arrangement is either derived from the records' creators or custodians or from staff at the time of initial processing. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.
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.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Missouri -- Description and travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Title
- Guide to the Williams Evans Lingenfelter Correspondence
- 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
