Cyrus Walker was the oldest son of the early Oregon Territory missionaries Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker. He grew up at Tshimakain in the 1830s-40s, where he learned the native Spokane language. After joining the U.S. army during the Civil War and then attempting to make a living as a farmer, he became a teacher at the Warm Springs Indian Agency. These letters, documents and clippings shed light on his experiences as a missionary, a soldier, a pioneer and a teacher at Warm Springs. This collection was donated to Pacific University by Betty Thorne, a descendant of the Walkers.
Portrait of two unidentified young boys, wearing striped dresses and lace collars. They may be connected to the family of Sidney Harper Marsh, first president of Pacific University; the image was found within a run of photographs related to the Marshes. This portrait was made at the W. H. Gilhousen studio in the Dalles, which was active between 1879-1888. It most likely dates from the 1880s.
