Henry Lueg Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 1166
Scope and Contents
Typed translations (49 leaves and 83 leaves) of Mr. Lueg's 1867 diary documenting a 77-member wagon train journey, organized by a Capt. P.B. Davy, from St. Cloud, Minn. to Helena, Mont. and then on to Portland, Ore., going through North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington. The route in North Dakota included stops at forts Abercrombie, Ransom, Stevenson, Berthold, and Buford. There is also a partial list of the persons in the party. Also in the collection are two articles based on the diary by C.S. Kingston and Maude S. Tronslin. The translation from the German original was made by W.J. Kommers of Spokane, Wash.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1930-1961
Creator
- Lueg, H. (Henry) (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the Institute.
Biography
Lueg, born in Prussia, came to the United States in 1861 and served in the Civil War as a member of the 21st New York Regiment Volunteers. He was a blacksmith and machinist by trade, coming to Minnesota in 1866. He lived the remainder of his life at Portland, Ore.
Extent
4 Items (4 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typed translations (49 leaves and 83 leaves) of Mr. Lueg's 1867 diary documenting a 77-member wagon train journey, organized by a Capt. P.B. Davy, from St. Cloud, Minn. to Helena, Mont. and then on to Portland, Ore., going through North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington. The route in North Dakota included stops at forts Abercrombie, Ransom, Stevenson, Berthold, and Buford. There is also a partial list of the persons in the party. Also in the collection are two articles based on the diary by C.S. Kingston and Maude S. Tronslin. The translation from the German original was made by W.J. Kommers of Spokane, Wash.
Provenance
Donated by Unknown.
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Diaries.
- Fort Abercrombie (Abercrombie, N.D.)
- Fort Benton (Mont.)
- Fort Berthold (N.D.)
- Fort Buford (Fort Buford, N.D.)
- Fort Ransom (Fort Ransom, N.D.)
- Fort Stevenson (N.D.)
- German Americans -- Diaries.
- Helena (Mont.)
- Lueg, H. (Henry)
- Minnesota -- Description and travel.
- Montana -- Description and travel.
- North Dakota -- Description and travel.
- Northwestern States -- Description and travel.
- Oregon -- Description and travel.
- Overland journeys to the Pacific.
- Walla Walla (Wash.)
- Washington (State) -- Description and travel.
Creator
- Lueg, H. (Henry) (Person)
- Kommers, W. J. (Person)
- Tronslin, Maude S. (Person)
- Kingston, Ceylon Samuel. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Henry Lueg Collection
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu