applegate_b001393 Finding aid of the O.C. Applegate Jr. Letters, 1941 Applegate Jr. (O.C.) Letters, 1941 Kris Casler The Society of California Pioneers
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 Descriptive Summary O.C. Applegate Jr. Letters, 1941 1941 The Society of California Pioneers.
San Francisco, California 94107-1272
Correspondence from Oliver Cromwell Applegate, Jr. concerning some history of the Applegate family related to the Oregon Trail and other aspects of Oregon history. stored on-site at the Society of California Pioneers. Languages represented in the collection: English Access

Collection is open by appointment for research.

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 Preferred Citation

O.C. Applegate Jr. Letters, 1941. The Society of California Pioneers.

 Biography / Administrative History

Oliver Cromwell (O.C.) Applegate Jr. was the grandson of Lindsay Applegate, one of the founders of the South Road of the Oregon Trail. His father, O.C. Applegate, Sr. was a captain in the Oregon Milita and served as a scout and interpreter during the Modoc War of 1872-3. He was also appointed as a U.S. Commissioner in 1873 and then Klamath Indian Agent in 1898. His son, O.C. Applegate, Jr. came to San Francisco in 1915, where he became a resident and remained for the duration of his life, except for time he spent in the army during World War I.

 Chronology 1941 O.C. Applegate, Jr. Letters, 1941 Scope and Content of Collection

One, three-page letter to H.P. Van Sicklen, Secretary of the Society of California Pioneers, explaining some details of the Applegate family history. Also includes a color map that indicates the Applegate Route, also known as the Southern Road, of the Oregon Trail.

 Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Applegate, O.C. Jr. Applegate, O.C. Sr. Applegate, Lindsay Applegate, Jesse Oregon National Historic Trail Indians -- Wars Crater Lake (Or.) Related Material

Guide to the Oliver Cromwell Applegate Papers 1841-1938, at the Northwest Digital Archives: http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv77642.