Papers, 1830-1841.

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Papers, 1830-1841.

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Papers include: Photocopy of letter (1830) from Gairdner to Robert Jameson reporting on visits to German and French museums; photocopies and typescripts of articles by Gairdner appearing in various scientific journals (1834-1836), including "Notes on the geography of the Columbia river," "Physicogeognostic sketch of the Island of Oahu ...," "Observations during a voyage from England to Fort Vancouver"; meteorological observations at Fort Vancouver (1833-1835).

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Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854

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Scots physician and mineralogist. From the description of Letter, undated : to Dr. Anderson, Leith, Scotland. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 31674744 Scottish naturalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Edinburgh?], to Mr. Aiken, 1830 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269524677 Robert Jameson was a British mineralogist. In 1804 he was appointed regius professor of natural history and keeper of the university museum at Edi...

Gairdner, Meredith, 1809-1837.

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Meredith Gairdner was born in London in 1809. He received a medical degree from Edinburgh University. His personal interests included botany and geology. In 1832, Gairdner accepted a position as a physician for the Hudson's Bay Company. He served at Fort Vancouver (1833-1835), where he also studied the salmon of the Columbia River. He was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1835 and moved to Hawaii, where he died in 1837. From the description of Papers, 1830-1841. (Oregon Historical Socie...

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...