Guide to the Orange Gaylord Diary 1850-1853

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 040
	Creator:		Gaylord, Orange, b. 1823
	Title:		Diary
	Dates:		1850-1853 (inclusive)
	Quantity:		.05 linear feet 1 folder
	Languages:		Collection materials written in English.
	Summary:		The Orange Gaylord diary is a typed copy of Gaylord's accounts of his travels to and from the west during the years 1850-1853.

Biographical Note

Orange Gaylord was born in 1823. In 1850 he embarked on an overland trip from Illinois to California and then traveled to Oregon. In 1851 he reutrned to Illinois via Panama and New York. In 1853 Gaylord returned to Oregon from Illinois via an overland route.

Content Description

The collection consists of a typed copy Gaylord's accounts of his journeys to and from the west. The original diary is housed at the Oregon Historical Society Library repository. This copy, made in May 1939, is 39 pages in total.

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

Gaylord, Orange, b. 1823. Diary, A 040, 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.

Gaylord, Orange, b. 1823--Diaries

Gaylord, Orange, b. 1823--Travels--West (U.S.)

California National Historic Trail

Oregon National Historic Trail

West (U.S.)--Description and travel

Overland journeys to the Pacific

Diaries

Reminiscences

Detailed Description of the Collection

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

Diary of Orange Gaylord: From Marshall County, Illinois to California and Oregon

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