Elizabeth Sager letter and clippings
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 438
Scope and content
Letter to James Wightman from Elizabeth Sager Helm, the adopted daughter of Marcus Whitman. Also, clippings from the CHRONICLE EXPRESS (Penn Yan, New York) concerning Marcus and Narcissa Prentiss Whitman's journey into the Oregon Territory in the mid-1800s, Whitman's missionary work among the Indians, the Whitman massacre in 1847, D.A.R. plans for a Whitman memorial, and an article about pioneer Mary Jemison from THE ROCHESTER HERALD, n.d. Also included is a pamphlet "The Romance of a College," relating the story of Marcus Whitman and the establishment of Whitman College as a memorial.
Dates
- 1913, 1931.
Creator
- Sager, Elizabeth, 1837-1925. (Person)
Extent
2 folders. (2 folders.)
Language of Materials
English
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)