Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- O.C. Applegate Jr. Letters, 1941
- Dates:
- 1941
- Abstract:
- Correspondence from Oliver Cromwell Applegate, Jr. concerning some history of the Applegate family related to the Oregon Trail and other aspects of Oregon history.
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
-
O.C. Applegate Jr. Letters, 1941. The Society of California Pioneers.
Background
- Scope and content:
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One, three-page letter to H.P. Van Sicklen, Secretary of the Society of California Pioneers, explaining some details of the Applegate family history. Also includes a color map that indicates the Applegate Route, also known as the Southern Road, of the Oregon Trail.
- Biographical / historical:
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Oliver Cromwell (O.C.) Applegate Jr. was the grandson of Lindsay Applegate, one of the founders of the South Road of the Oregon Trail. His father, O.C. Applegate, Sr. was a captain in the Oregon Milita and served as a scout and interpreter during the Modoc War of 1872-3. He was also appointed as a U.S. Commissioner in 1873 and then Klamath Indian Agent in 1898. His son, O.C. Applegate, Jr. came to San Francisco in 1915, where he became a resident and remained for the duration of his life, except for time he spent in the army during World War I.
Date Event 1941 O.C. Applegate, Jr. Letters, 1941 - Physical location:
- stored on-site at the Society of California Pioneers.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2009
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by Kris Casler. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: October 28, 2009.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open by appointment for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to reproduce or publish must be submitted in writing to the Librarian.
- Preferred citation:
-
O.C. Applegate Jr. Letters, 1941. The Society of California Pioneers.
- Location of this collection:
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300 Fourth StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107, US
- Contact:
- (415) 957-1849 ext. 160