John Scouler journal and related papers [manuscript], 1824-1872 (bulk 1824-1825)

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John Scouler journal and related papers [manuscript], 1824-1872 (bulk 1824-1825)

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Original journal of physician and naturalist John Scouler, of a voyage to the northwest coast of America on the Hudson's Bay Company's schooner William and Anne, 1824-1825, in the company of David Douglas. Includes botanical and zoological observations and notes on native peoples. Supplementing the journal is a typed transcript of Scouler's article "Observations on the indigenous tribes of the N.W. coast of America," with Indian vocabulary drawn up by Dr. Tolmie, published in the Journal of the Geographical Society of London, volume 11, 1841; a photocopy of the original article; and a biographical sketch of Scouler by William Keddie, 1872.

.25 cubic feet (2 folders)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Douglas, David, 1799-1834

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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...

Scouler, John, 1804-1871

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Keddie, William, 1809-1877

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Scottish editor, collector, scientist, and author. From the description of Papers, 1750-1860. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52248251 William Keddie (1809-1877), Scottish editor, collector, scientist, and author, began his varied career in a Glasgow printing establishment in 1822. A decade later he became editor of the Scottish Guardian, a Glasgow literary review. Leaving the Guardian to pursue his scientific interests, Keddie joined the fa...