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

Guide to the Wyona Eliza Surfus Gordon Papers, 1883


CB G659





Finding aid prepared by Jenny Palm

Finding aid encoded by Jenny Palm, March 2004
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection
 
Repository Name:
 

University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

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

CB G659
 
Creator:
 

Gordon, Wyona Eliza Surfus
 
Title:
 

1883 trek from Kansas to Oregon, and memoirs
 
Dates:
 

1883 (inclusive)
 
Quantity:
 

1 folder
 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Wyona Eliza Surfus Gordon was an Oregon pioneer and school teacher. The collection consists of a detailed typewritten memoir of an overland wagon trip from Kansas to Oregon in 1883.
 
Location of Collection:
 

Collection is located with other small manuscript collections.
 

Biographical Note

Wyona Eliza Surfus Gordon traveled overland from Topeka, Kansas to Oregon City, Oregon in 1883. She attended Philomath College and later taught school in Portland.

Content Description

Collection consists of a detailed typewritten memoir of an overland wagon trip from Topeka, Kansas to Oregon City, Oregon.

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 

Gordon, Wyona Eliza Surfus. 1883 trek from Kansas to Oregon, and memoirs, CB G659, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

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.

 
Gordon, Wyona Eliza Surfus--Archives
Gordon, Wyona Eliza Surfus--Travel--West (U.S.)
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
Oregon--Biography
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Teachers--Oregon--Portland
Women pioneers--West (U.S.)
Memoirs

Detailed Description of the Collection

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


The 1883 Wagon Trek from Kansas to Oregon and Memoirs