Chuinard, Eldon G.

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Eldon “Frenchy” Chuinard was born in 1904 in Kelso, Washington. He went to college at the University of Puget Sound and Oregon Health Sciences University. Frenchy went into practice as an Orthopedic Surgeon, and served as a Chief Surgeon at Shriners Hospital for crippled children. He retired at the age of 76.

Chuinard had a life long interest in the Lewis and Clark Expedition and served as the founding of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation and the chairman of the Governor’s Lewis and Clark Trail Committee. He wrote extensively on Lewis and Clark, and in 1979 published Only One man Died: The Medical Aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Arthur H. Clark Company), which has remained in print with various publishers for many years. Chuinard donated his library to the College in the late 1980’s. This collection served as the foundation for the other collections that followed.

Dr. Chuinard died February 9, 1993. His legacy lives on in his writings, library, and his commitment to scholarship of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

From the guide to the Chuinard (Eldon) Publication Files for Only One Man Died, 1974-1980, (Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives)

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creatorOf Chuinard (Eldon) Publication Files for Only One Man Died, 1974-1980 Lew s & Clark College Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Eldon G. Chuinard papers, circa 1967-1984 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Chuinard, Eldon G. Eldon G. Chuinard papers [manuscript], circa 1967-1984. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
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associatedWith Arthur H. Clark Company corporateBody
associatedWith McLoughin, John, family
associatedWith McLoughin, John, 1784-1857 person
associatedWith Whitman, Marcus, family
associatedWith Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847 person
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Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)
Oregon
Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)
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Expeditions and Adventure
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
Medicine
Medicine
Oregon
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Active 1984

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