Guide to the Mrs. Lydia A. Rudd Journal
1852

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Rudd, Lydia A. (Lydia Allen)
Title: Mrs. Lydia A. Rudd Journal
Dates: 1852 ( inclusive )
Quantity: .05 linear feet (1 folder)
Location of Collection: Collection is located with other small manuscript collections.
Collection Number: A 107
Summary: Mrs. Lydia A. Rudd traveled overland from Missouri to Oregon in 1852; Notes by the Wayside En Route to Oregon is her journal from May 6, 1852-October 27, 1852.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Languages: Collection materials are in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Mrs. Lydia A. Rudd was a pioneer who traveled overland from Missouri to Oregon in 1852.

Content Description

This collection consists of Mrs. Lydia A. Rudd journal of her overland journey to Oregon, entitled Notes by the Wayside En Route to Oregon, which is dated May 6, 1852-October 27, 1852.

Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available :  

Available in microfilm as part of: Women's lives. Series 3, American women missionaries and pioneers collection (MICROFILM BV3703 .W66 2006, reel 92); Primary Source Microfilm, 12 Lunar Dr., Woodbridge, Conn. 06525.

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use :  

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation :  

[Identification of item], Mrs. Lydia A. Rudd journal, A 107, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Administrative Information


Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Journal
Description
Dates
By the Wayside En Route to Oregon May 6, 1852-October 27, 1852

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Rudd, Lydia A. (Lydia Allen)--Diaries
  • Subject Terms :
  • Frontier and pioneer life--Oregon National Historic Trail
  • Oregon National Historic Trail
  • Overland journeys to the Pacific
  • Women pioneers--Oregon National Historic Trail--Diaries
  • Form or Genre Terms :
  • Overland journals

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