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 Benjamin Franklin Owen Journal, 1853


A 093





Finding aid prepared by Rose M. Smith

Finding aid encoded by Vida Germano, May 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:
 

A 093
 
Creator:
 

Owen, Benjamin Franklin, 1828-1917
 
Title:
 

Journal of a trip across the plains from Missouri to Oregon and of a land trip to California, March 31 to October 28, 1853, November 1853
 
Dates:
 

1853 (inclusive)
 
Quantity:
 

.05 linear feet
1 folder
 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Benjamin Franklin Owen (1828-1917) was a pioneer on the overland trail to Oregon. The collection consists of Owen's journal, My Trip Across the Plains, March 31, 1853-October 28, 1853.
 
Location of Collection:
 

Collection is located with other small manuscript collections.
 

Biographical Note

Benjamin Franklin Owen (1828-1917) was a pioneer on the overland trail to Oregon.

Content Description

Owen's original diary of his travel on the overland trail to Oregon was lost; this account was reconstructed by Owen from his own memories and another diary. Collection includes genealogical information on the Owen family. Benjamin Franklin Owen's party crossed the Cascades near the Three Sisters Mountains, and came down the McKenzie River.

Use of the Collection

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 

Owen, Benjamin Franklin. Journal of a trip across the plains from Missouri to Oregon, March 31 to October 28, 1853 and of a land trip to California, November 1853, A 093, 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.

 
Owen, Benjamin Franklin, 1828-1917--Archives
Diaries
Overland journals
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
Overland journeys to the Pacific

Detailed Description of the Collection

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


 

Journal
 
Description
Dates
My Trip Across the Plains
  March 31, 1853-October 28, 1853
 
60 leaves
Eugene, Or. : Reproduced by Lane County Pioneer-Historical Society, 1959