Diaries -- 19th century

Matthew Paul Deady (1824-1893) was a lawyer, politician, and judge in the Oregon Territory, who became Oregon's first U.S. District Court judge in 1859, a position he retained until his death. The collection contains reproductions of diary entries and letters related to University of Oregon topics.

Collection consists of two original diaries, transcripts of the diaries, and a photocopy of diary no. 1. The collection also contains a reprint of a drawing of the battleship Oregon, presumably owned by McLaughlin.

Collection is comprised of correspondence, diaries, newsclippings, and writings of Hiram Johnson and Jane Slade Johnson, and Elizabeth Slade, Jane Slade's younger sister.