Jesse A. Applegate Collection, 1861-1934
The Jesse A. Applegate Collection is comprised of materials created by and relating to Jesse A. Applegate, a young pioneer who travelled from Missouri to Oregon in 1843 with Lindsay Applegate (his father), Jesse Applegate (his uncle), and other members of the Applegate family. Included is a letter from Jesse A. Applegate to his cousin, John Miller (1861); a letter from Jesse A.'s brother, Oliver C. Applegate, to John Thomas Lee (1934); a photograph of Jesse A. Applegate (circa 1880); and a paperback edition of Jesse A. Applegate's memoir, Recollections of My Boyhood (1914).
ID: MSS Applegate
Extent: 0.02 cubic feet
Statement on Access: The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation: Jesse A. Applegate Collection (MSS Applegate), Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note:
The Jesse A. Applegate Collection was donated to the OSU Libraries Special Collections by Fred O. McMillan as part of the Fred O. McMillan Rare Book Collection. The collection now resides in the Special Collections & Archives Research Center.