Series 1: Luzern Humphrey Papers /repositories/5/archival_objects/864334 1 box 1852-1854

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Scope and Contents

This series consists of various materials relating to Humphrey's overland journey from Kanesville, Iowa, to the Oregon Territory in 1852, his life there through 1853, and his return to Iowa in 1854. These include journals and diaries, notes, account books, translations of Walla Walla and Nez Perce words, and letters to his wife, Harriet Jane Humphrey. Among the places mentioned are Council Bluffs, Fairfield, and Iowa City in Iowa; Canyonville, Fort Dalles, Grave Creek Valley, Knox Butte, Milwaukie, and Willamette Forks in the Oregon Territory; and Scotts Bluff, Fort Hall, and Fort Laramie along the Oregon Trail. Part of his correspondence is devoted to his efforts to publish his own guide to the journey.

Materials from this series are available online.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by document type.

Subseries 1A: Journals, Diaries, and Notes /repositories/5/archival_objects/864336 1 box 1852-1854 Scope and Contents

This subseries includes materials that document Humphrey's activities, observations, and research while journeying and residing in Oregon Territory, including journals, a mileage guide, notes, a short diary, translations of Walla Walla and Nez Perce words, and an account book of his expenses.

Arrangement

Arranged by document type.

Journal (Part 1), Including Diary Entries and Lists of Animals, Plants, and Fruits /repositories/5/archival_objects/864344 1 folder 1852 March-July 28 1 1 Scope and Contents

The volume includes diary entries as well as a section entitled, "Productions of Rocky Mountains," which lists animals, plants, and fruits.

Journal (Part 2), Describing Features of the Country and Distance Estimates (Miles) /repositories/5/archival_objects/864345 1 folder 1852 1 2 Diary /repositories/5/archival_objects/864346 1 folder 1853 August 3-November 15 1 3 Notebook, Including Expenses, Jobs Worked, and List of English/Nez Perce Words /repositories/5/archival_objects/864347 1 folder undated 1 4 Lists: Walla Walla and Nez Perce Words Translated into English /repositories/5/archival_objects/864348 1 folder undated 1 5 Photographs of Luzern Humphrey and Harriet Jane Humphrey (Copies) /repositories/5/archival_objects/864349 1 folder undated 1 6 Overland Guide from Kanesville, Iowa, to Oregon City, Etc. /repositories/5/archival_objects/864350 1 folder undated 1 7 Subseries 1B: Letters to His Wife, Harriet Jane Humphrey /repositories/5/archival_objects/864337 1 box 1852 March-1854 August Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by document type.

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Includes 51 letters from Humphrey to his wife, Harriet Jane Humphrey, in Wellington, Ohio.

Letters to His Wife, from St. Louis, Missouri and Fairfield, Iowa /repositories/5/archival_objects/864351 1 folder 1852 March 1 8 Letter to His Wife, from Fairfield, Iowa /repositories/5/archival_objects/864352 1 folder 1852 April 1 9 Letters to His Wife, from Platte Valley, Nebraska Territory (5 miles west of Scotts Bluff); Great Plains, Nebraska Territory (4 miles below Ft. Laramie) /repositories/5/archival_objects/864353 1 folder 1852 1 10 Letter to His Wife, from Fort Hall, Idaho /repositories/5/archival_objects/864354 1 folder 1852 July 1 11 Letter to His Wife, from Milwauke [Milkwaukie], Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864355 1 folder 1852 August 1 12 Letters to His Wife, from Knox Butte, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864356 1 folder 1852 September 1 13 Letter to His Wife, from Kanyonville [Canynonville], Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864357 1 folder 1852 November 1 14 Letter to His Wife, from Grave Creek Valley, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864358 1 folder 1852 December 1 15 Letter to His Wife, from Knox Butte, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864359 1 folder 1853 January 1 16 Letter to His Wife, from Willamette Forks, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864360 1 folder 1853 February 1 17 Letter to His Wife, from Willamette Forks, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864361 1 folder 1853 March 1 18 Letters to His Wife, from Willamette Forks, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864362 1 folder 1853 April 1 19 Letters to His Wife, from Willamette Forks, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864363 1 folder 1853 May 1 20 Letters to His Wife, from Willamette Forks, Oregon Territory and Salem, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864364 1 folder 1853 June 1 21 Letters to His Wife, from North end of French Prairie, Oregon Territory and Portland, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864365 1 folder 1853 July 1 22 Letters to His Wife, from Landing on the Columbia River (4 miles below Cascade City), Washington Territory; Gerry of the Deshutes, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864366 1 folder 1853 August 1 23 Letter to His Wife, from Cascades, Washington Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864367 1 folder 1853 September 1 24 Letter to His Wife, from Fort Dalles of the Columbia, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864368 1 folder 1853 October 1 25 Letters to His Wife, from Fort Dalles, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864369 1 folder 1853 November 1 26 Letters to His Wife, from Fort Dalles, Oregon Territory; Catholic Mission in Wal Wallah Valley [Walla Walla], Washington Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864370 1 folder 1853 December 1 27 Letter to His Wife, from Fort Dalles, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864371 1 folder 1854 February 1 28 Letters to His Wife, from Fort Dalles, Oregon Territory; Wascopia, Wasco County, Oregon Territory /repositories/5/archival_objects/864372 1 folder 1854 March 1 29 Letters to His Wife, from Wascopia, Fort Dalles, Oregon Territory; Wm. McKays (145 miles from the Dalles) /repositories/5/archival_objects/864373 1 folder 1854 April 1 30 Letters to His Wife, from Council Bluffs (formerly Kanesville), Iowa; Bluff City, Iowa /repositories/5/archival_objects/864374 1 folder 1854 July 1 31 Letters to His Wife, from Iowa City, Iowa /repositories/5/archival_objects/864375 1 folder 1854 August 1 32