LibGuides: Primary Sources: The American West: Oregon

Online Sources: Oregon

Dance Music of the Oregon Trail
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Library of Congress: Primary Source Sets
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"The extensive collections at the Library of Congress contain historic artifacts and cultural materials from across the U.S. "
Muller v. The State of Oregon
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"Presents the text of Muller v. Oregon, a 1908 United States Supreme Court case regarding the constitutionality of state labor laws restricting the working hours of women. Issues in the case; Ruling of the court."
Speech of Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, on the Oregon Bill
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Delivered in the Senate of the United States, July 12, 1848
Online - free - HathiTrust Digital Library
" Oregon question Speeches in Congress."
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Speeches from Congress related to the Oregon Question available through HathiTrust.

The Mountains We Have Crossed by Sarah Gilbert White Smith; Asa Bowen Smith
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Call Number: Online - EBSCO
ISBN: 0803266219
Polk; the Diary of a President, 1845-1849 by James K. Polk
Call Number: E416.P769 P7
Adventure at Astoria, 1810-1814
Call Number: F880.F816 A2
Translated and edited by Hoyt C. Franchère.
The American exploration and travel series ; 53
Frontier Doctor by Urling C. Coe
Call Number: Online - EBSCO
ISBN: 9780870715204
The correspondence and Journals of Captain Nathaniel J. Wyeth, 1831-6 by Nathaniel J. Wyeth
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
A record of two expeditions for the occupation of the Oregon country, with maps, introduction and index
Reports and Letters, 1836-1838, of Herbert Beaver by Herbert Beaver
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
Chaplain to the Hudson's Bay Company and missionary to the Indians at Fort Vancouver
Mrs. Whitman's Letters 1843-1847 by Narcissa Prentiss Whitman
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust

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