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Robert N. Cheetham Papers, 1942-1968

Title: Robert N. Cheetham Papers 1942-1968

Correspondence, clippings, research notes, drafts, photographs, pamphlets, certificates and awards and other papers re: Sandpoint, Idaho, Northern Idaho, David Thompson, and Northwest history. Included is a recorded interview with Ethel Page Westwood, correspondence with James Michener, and Sandborn Family papers, 1864-1934.

ArchivalResource: 2 containers.; 1 linear foot of shelf space.

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv20179 View

Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844. Letters recieved, 1827 July 31-1839 July 19.

Title: Letters recieved, 1827 July 31-1839 July 19.

Five ALS, from Benjamin Barton, David Thompson, Joseph McCollum, A.S. Porter and Willis Hall. Subjects include the sale of Niagara Falls land, a geography written by Thompson, and a visit to Syracuse by "Mr. Clay."

ArchivalResource: (0.1 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33113448 View

McDonald, Duncan. Papers, 1923-1925.

Title: Papers, 1923-1925.

Letters from Duncan McDonald of Dixon, Montana, to the Pend d'Oreille Pioneer Association, Clark Fork, Idaho, regarding the location of Kullyspell House, the trading post established in 1809 on Lake Pend d'Oreille by David Thompson. Also includes copies of newspaper articles confirming the erection of a monument at the site of Kullyspell House.

ArchivalResource: 14 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42927236 View

David Thompson papers, 1806-1845

Title: David Thompson papers 1806-1845

Photostat copies and microfilm of the journals, observations, Indian vocabularies, notes, and other writings of David Thompson, a British explorer of northwestern North America.

ArchivalResource: .5 cubic feet (1 document case, 1 reel microfilm)

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv07195 View

Thompson, David, 1770-1857. David Thompson reports on his explorations in the Pacific Northwest, 1807,1813.

Title: David Thompson reports on his explorations in the Pacific Northwest, 1807,1813.

V. 1. Copy of a typed transcript of Thompson's "Narrative of the Expedition to the Kootenae--Flat Bow Indian Countries, on the Sources of the Columbia River, Pacific Ocean, by D. Thompson on behalf of the N.W. Company 1807" (25 leaves). Describes his experiences from May to September, 1807, in company with Finan McDonald, going over Howse Pass to discover the source of the Columbia and establish Kootenae House. V. 2. Report addressed to the North West Company, dated Terrebonne, April, 1813, "Remarks on the Countries westward of the Rocky Mountains with reference to the rough Chart by D.T." (4 leaves). Comments on rivers of the Pacific Northwest, animal and fish life, and the Indians.

ArchivalResource: 2 volumes

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26534152 View

Van Arsdol, Ted. You are there.

Title: You are there. 1956.

Daily account of the journey of David Thompson in the summer of 1811, as might have been written by a member of the party.

ArchivalResource: 11 leaves. illus.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42926563 View

Cheetham, Robert N. Papers, 1864-1968.

Title: Papers, 1864-1968.

Correspondence, clippings, research notes, drafts, photographs, pamphlets, certificates and awards and other papers re: Sandpoint, Idaho, Northern Idaho, David Thompson, and Northwest history. Included is a recorded interview with Ethel Page Westwood, correspondence with James Michener, and Sandborn Family papers, 1864-1934.

ArchivalResource: 1 ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29853305 View

M. Catherine White Papers, 1920-1952

Title: M. Catherine White Papers 1920-1952

This collection includes correspondence and research regarding White's thesis and book on David Thompson's Journals and his explorations of the West.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear feet

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv00004 View

North West Company. Company records, 1791-1811.

Title: Company records, 1791-1811.

Photostatic and typewritten copies of selected letters, accounts, legal papers, minutes of meetings, lists of partners and employees, and other papers of the North-west Company of Canada. They contain information on Joseph Bailley, Jean Baptiste Cadotte, Duncan McGillivray, William McGillivray, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Roderick McKenzie, Archibald N. McLeod, Simon McTavish, David Thompson, and other important fur traders in the Northwest.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 cu. ft. (1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313843184 View

Thompson Coit Elliott Papers, 1903-1937

Title: Thompson Coit Elliott Papers 1903-1937

Papers of historian Thompson Coit Elliott who came west to Walla Walla, Washington in 1886. Includes correspondence, notes, copies of historical documents, speeches, published articles, and publication manuscripts on subjects relating to early exploration and trade in Inland Empire of the Pacific Northwest and the Oregon coast.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 cubic feet (5 document cases)

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv50289 View

Elliott, T. C. (Thompson Coit), 1862-1943. Historical papers and addresses by T. C. Elliott, Walla, Walla, Washington.

Title: Historical papers and addresses by T. C. Elliott, Walla, Walla, Washington. 1910-1934

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (various pagings) ; 23 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/714912140 View

Gérin-Lajoie, Marie, 1890-1971,. Fur trade documents and related papers, 1682-1967.

Title: Fur trade documents and related papers, 1682-1967.

Legal and business records of fur traders and merchants in Montreal, the Great Lakes region (including Minnesota), and western Canada; related letters and journals; and data on locations of fur trade records. They provide information on fur trade supplies and equipment, labor arrangements, trading posts, trade routes, trade goods, fur collections and sales, and business arrangements. There are abstracts of most documents, and translations of many originally written in French.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 cu. ft. (7 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313831665 View

Thompson, David, 1770-1857. David Thompson papers, 1806-1845.

Title: David Thompson papers, 1806-1845.

The collection contains photostat copies and microfilm of selections from Thompson's journals, notebooks, and other writings. Included are his journals, 1806-1812; observations, 1807-1809; courses and distances, 1808-1812; Salish and Kalispel vocabularies; Mandan vocabulary; and report of experiences in the west, written in 1845. The microfilm contains Thompson's journal, 1807; account of trade of the North West Company, 1809; and remarks on the country west of the Rocky Mountains, 1813.

ArchivalResource: .5 cubic feet (1 document case, 1 reel microfilm)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/68348395 View

Thompson, David, 1770-1857. David Thompson papers, 1797-1843.

Title: David Thompson papers, 1797-1843.

Photostatic copies of diaries (1797-1798, 1804, 1822, 1824) including an account of Thompson's survey of that part of the American-Canadian boundary lying between Lake Superior and the Lake of the Woods, of his visit to the villages of the Mandan Indians on the Missouri River, and of his return trip to Grand Portage; and scattered letters (1820-1843) addressed to British officials, dealing with Thompson's work as surveyor for the International Boundary Commission under the Treaty of Ghent.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 cu. ft. (1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313846225 View

David Thompson sketches of mountains in the Pacific Northwest, circa 1800-1857

Title: David Thompson sketches of mountains in the Pacific Northwest circa 1800-1857

Collection includes: 3 pen and watercolor sketches, ca. 1800-1857, of "Mountains South of Saleesh of Flathead Lake, Montana," "Rocky Mountains, East of the head of the Columbia River, B.C.," and "Nelson Mountains, West of the head of the Columbia River, B.C." English explorer, trader, and geographer David Thompson (1770-1857) was born in London and educated at the Grey Coat School, Christ's Hospital School, and at Oxford University.

ArchivalResource: 22.6 x 79.7 cm.

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv13201 View

Thompson Falls play script, undated.

Title: Thompson Falls play script, undated.

This collection consists of the script for a historical pageant commemorating the arrival of geographer and fur trader David Thompson and the founding of Saleesh House, in the Thompson Falls, Montana, area in 1809. (SC 1325)

ArchivalResource: .1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/707078672 View

Libra, Flossie. Hudson's Bay--Kalispel [sic] Trail / by Flossie Libra.

Title: Hudson's Bay--Kalispel [sic] Trail / by Flossie Libra.

This collection consists of Flossie Libra's paper on the history of the east-west trail that ran between Fort Colville on the Columbia River near Kettle Falls and the Pend Oreille River near present Cusick that has become known as the Kalispel Trail. But since many trails could bear this name, it might be more correctly titled Hudson's Bay-Kalispel Trail.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (19 leaves)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/180879208 View

Tyrrell, Joseph Burr, 1858-1957. The re-discovery of David Thompson / by J.B. Tyrrell.

Title: The re-discovery of David Thompson / by J.B. Tyrrell. [1944].

ArchivalResource: [17] leaves. ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/697881305 View

Thompson, David, 1770-1857,. David Thompson sketches of mountains in the Pacific Northwest [manuscript], circa 1800-1857.

Title: David Thompson sketches of mountains in the Pacific Northwest [manuscript], circa 1800-1857.

Collection includes: 3 pen and watercolor sketches, ca. 1800-1857, of "Mountains South of Saleesh of Flathead Lake, Montana," "Rocky Mountains, East of the head of the Columbia River, B.C.," and "Nelson Mountains, West of the head of the Columbia River, B.C."

ArchivalResource: 22.6 x 79.7 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/757825344 View

Thompson, David, 1770-1857. David Thompson Papers [manuscript].

Title: David Thompson Papers [manuscript]. 1784-1914.

The collection consists of holograph manuscripts and copies of manuscripts by Thompson, including two drafts for his projected book: a narrative account of his explorations in western America from 1784 to 1812. It also includes several sketches of mountain elevations, some of which were published in J.B. Tyrell's 1916 edition of the Narrative, and several other fragments of manuscripts by Thompson, typed transcripts of his journals, and photostats of other original Thompson material held elsewhere.

ArchivalResource: 11 boxes and items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225565592 View

Barclay, Thomas, 1753-1830. Thomas Barclay collection, 1731-1893.

Title: Thomas Barclay collection, 1731-1893.

This compiled collection includes papers from Thomas Barclay (1753-1830), his son, Anthony Barclay (1792-1877), John Ogilvy (d. 1819), Ward Chipman (1754-1824), Ward Chipman, [Jr.] (1787-1851), David Thompson (1770-1857), Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow (1814-1901) and others related to the determination of the boundary between Canada and the U.S. Materials include government documents; correspondence; maps; surveys; diaries; and Indian deeds related to the determination of the boundary between Canada and the U.S., particularly of the years of the St. Croix Commission (1796-1812), the commissions appointed after the Treaty of Ghent (1814-1838), and the commissions under the Treaty of Washington (1842). Papers of diplomats appointed by the British and American governments include the correspondence of explorers who surveyed the boundary zones and of several other diplomats, political officers and aides who became involved in the arbitration of the border. The explorations around the Island of St. Croix by Robert Pagan and Native American Francis Joseph Neptune, and a map by Chief Wasp of the Ojibway tribe in the vicinity of Ontario and Minnesota are noteworthy. The Ward Chipman materials were integrated into the Barclay collection as were many maps related to the Northeast Boundary dispute.

ArchivalResource: 7 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/74984430 View

Elliott, T. C. (Thompson Coit), 1862-1943. T.C. Elliott papers, 1903-1937.

Title: T.C. Elliott papers, 1903-1937.

The collection includes correspondence between T.C. Elliott and members of the historical profession, as well as other individuals with knowledge of historical events in his area of interest. Also included are Elliott's notes and copies of historical documents used in his research. Other correspondence relates to Elliott's book purchases for his extensive library, and to his involvement in history organizations and activities. A number of speeches, publication manuscripts, and published articles are also found in the historical subject files.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 cubic feet (5 document cases)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62875613 View

Space, Ralph S. David Thompson in Montana: given at the Sesquicentennial Celebration of David Thompson at Sandpoint in August, 1959 : typescript / by Ralph S. Space.

Title: David Thompson in Montana: given at the Sesquicentennial Celebration of David Thompson at Sandpoint in August, 1959 : typescript / by Ralph S. Space.

ArchivalResource: 13 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29854048 View