Hudson's Bay Company collection 1822-1846

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Hudson's Bay Company collection 1822-1846

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This collection contains records relating to Burt Brown Barker and Robert Carlton Clark's historical research into the operations of the Hudson's Bay Company's Pacific Northwest division from 1822 to 1846, with a specific focus on the work of Dr. John McLoughlin, the division's head. The collection consists of copies of documents and correspondence in the archives of the Hudson's Bay Company, which were selected by Robert Carlton Clark and Burt Brown Barker in 1936 as part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project.

1.75 linear feet, 2 containers

eng,

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6374728

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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Clark, Robert Carlton, 1877-1939.

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Barker, Burt Brown, 1873-1969

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Director of the Federal Art Project in Portland, Oregon. From the description of Burt Brown Barker papers, 1935-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454097 Lawyer and college administrator, Barker donated a statue of the Pioneer Mother by Alexander Phimister Proctor to the University of Oregon in memory of his mother, Elvira Brown Barker, in 1932. From the description of Papers, 1932-1945 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122521918 ...

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...