Asa White, Methodist Minister and Pioneer in West

Name/Title

Asa White, Methodist Minister and Pioneer in West

Entry/Object ID

2008.220.3b

Description

A brief history of Reverend Asa White's journey from Vermont to California as a missionary on the Oregon Trail. 9 pgs. Includes photocopied portrait of Asa White, the old "White Church," and the "present church and parsonage" from what appears to be a booklet for the centennial of the St. Helena Methodist Church (1853-1953).

Collection

Manuscripts

Acquisition

Accession

2008.220

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Manuscript

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

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Native peoples, Missions, People, Gold, Pioneer life, Indian interpreters, Pioneers, Gold rushes, Indigenous peoples

Search Terms

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Publication Details

Author

White, Asa

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

White, Asa

Person or Organization

Whitman, Marcus

Person or Organization

Trubody, John

Person or Organization

Spear, Madison

Person or Organization

White, Henry

Person or Organization

Anthony, C.V.

Person or Organization

Taylor, William

Create Date

June 21, 2021

Update Date

July 16, 2026