Eva Emery Dye Papers 1776-1997 1890-1940

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)

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After elected president, Thomas Jefferson wanted a direct and practicable water communication across the continent and US sovereignty over the land occupied by the many different Indian tribes along the Missouri River. In 1803, Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery and named Army Captain Meriwether Lewis its leader. Lewis selected William Clark as second in command. The Corps of Discovery departed from Camp Dubois (Illinois) on May 14, 1804, and met up with Lewis in St. Charles, Missour...

Dye, Eva Emery, 1855-1947

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Eva Emery Dye (1855-1947), Oregon author and historian, was born in Prophetstown, illinois. She was educated at Oberlin College (B.A. 1882, M.A. 1887) and married a classmate Charles Henry Dye in 1882. They moved to Oregon City, Oregon, in 1890, where Charles Dye practiced law and the couple raised four children. Eva Dye published numerous books and articles relating to the history of Oregon and the western United States, many of them works of historical fiction. She was closely associated with ...

Boone, Alphonse D., 1837-1915

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Dye, Emery C.

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Hudson's Bay Company

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The Hudson's Bay Company began in 1670, and by the 1820s it had expanded to the Pacific Northwest. John McLoughlin served as the head of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia district. In this position, which McLoughlin held for twenty-one years, he oversaw the company's operations throughout the entire Pacific Northwest. Researching the role Dr. McLoughlin played in the history of the Hudson's Bay Company were Robert C. Clark and Burt B. Barker. Both were historians at the University of Oregon wh...

Minto, John, 1822-1915

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John Minto was born in England and arrived in Oregon in 1844, settling south of Salem where he was a pioneer in the sheep industry. He served four terms in the State Legislature (1862, 1868, 1880, and 1890), organized the first Oregon State Fair, served as Secretary of the Oregon State Board of Horticulture, was active in Oregon forestry and conservation groups, and helped survey the Minto and Santiam mountain passes. From the guide to the John Minto papers, 1864-1912, (Oregon Histor...

Dye, Trafton

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Clark, William, 1770-1838

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Explorer, governor of the Territory of Missouri, army officer, and the U.S. superintendent of Indian Affairs. From the description of William Clark papers, 1816-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452648 Explorer. From the description of [Codicil to will] 1837. (Denver Museum of Nature & Science). WorldCat record id: 29305311 Army officer best known for partnership in the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1794, he was Lieutenant in the 4th sub-legion...

McLoughlin, David, 1821-1903

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Huggins, Edward, 1832-1907

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Edward Huggins arrived in Nisqually in 1850 to serve as trader and clerk for the Hudson's Bay Company and the Puget Sound Agricultural Company under Dr. Tolmie, and in 1859 he succeeded Dr. Tolmie as manager of the company's affairs in Pierce County. From the description of Histories, 1865, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127656 Washington State pioneer, farmer, and public official. Employee of the Hudson's Bay Company; director of Fort Nisqu...

Duniway, Abigail Scott, 1834-1915

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A writer, newspaper publisher, and promoter for women's rights, Abigail Scott Duniway was Oregon's strongest voice for the cause of woman's suffrage. Born Abigail Jane Scott in 1834, she left Illinois for Oregon with her family in 1852, where she met her husband Ben Duniway. The couple settled in Yamhill County, but because of financial difficulties and Ben's permanent injury in a wagon accident, they had to sell their land. The couple moved to nearby Lafayette, where Abigail taught school and, ...

Miller, Elizabeth B.

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Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913

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Whiteley, Emery.

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McGillivray, Napoleon.

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Charman, Elbert.

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Hutchinson, Eva Dye.

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Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809

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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were explorers. Nicholas Biddle was requested by William Clark to write a narrative of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was published in 1814 as "History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark." From the description of Journal, 1803 Aug. 30-1803 Dec. 12; 1810. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298060 From the guide to the Meriwether Lewis journal, August 30, 1803 - December 12, 1803; 1810, August 3...

Boone, George Luther, 1826-1910.

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Himes, George H., 1844-1940

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George H. Himes was the curator of the Oregon Historical Society. From the description of History of immigration to Oregon, undated. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 64446580 Historian, curator, and printer George Henry Himes was born on May 18, 1844 in Troy, Pennsylvania, and he came overland to the Oregon Territory with his family in 1853. They settled near Olympia, Washington, where Himes's father Tyrus took up farming. George...

Taylor, Mary Kennedy.

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Dye, Charles Henry, 1856-1929

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McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857

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Elwood Evans (1828-1898), born in Philadelphia, went to Oregon Territory in 1851 as deputy collector of customs at Nisqually. From 1859 to 1861, he served as mayor of the newly incorporated town of Olympia, Washington. In addition to his historical work, A History of the Pacific Northwest, he contributed many historical articles to local papers. From the guide to the Elwood Evans notebook, 1859-1882, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) ...

Scholl, William T.

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MacDonald, Ranald, 1824-1894.

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Applegate, Jesse A. (Jesse Applegate), 1835-1919

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Lewis, Reuben.

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Willamette Valley Chautauqua Association

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Clark, Pete

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Huggins, Anne.

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