Letter from a Montagnais Indian : to the Hudson's Bay Company Post, Mingan [Québec], 1861.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Hind, Henry Youle, 1823-1908

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Henry Youle Hind was a Canadian, explorer and geologist, born in England. He participated in the Red River exploring expedition and expeditions in Saskatchewan and Labrador. He was also director of the geological survey of New Brunswick. He also held positions at Trinity College of Toronto and King's College of Windsor (Nova Scotia) as a professor of chemistry, natural history, and geology. William George Richardson Hind, the younger brother of Henry Hind, moved from Eng...

Pilling, James Constantine, 1846-1895

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Canadian geologist Robert Bell directed the Geological Survey of Canada from 1901-1906. From the guide to the Robert Bell correspondence, 1874-1908, 1874-1908, (American Philosophical Society) Ethnologist, linguist, and bibliographer. From his participation in J.W. Powell's 1875 Rocky Mountain survey team until 1880, Pilling remained almost continuosly in the West, tabulating vocabularies of the Indian tribes. In 1885, the Smithsonian issued his "Pro...

Anderson, Alexander Caulfield, 1814-1884

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Alexander Caulfield Anderson (1814-1884) was a clerk for the Hudson's Bay Company in 1832 at Fort Vancouver. He served the company in the New Caledonia district at Fort Nisqually and Colville, and at Fort Vancouver again in 1854. He retired to Cathlamet, but later moved to Vancouver Island. From the description of Historical notes on the commerce of the Columbia River, 1824 to 1848 /by Alexander Caulfield Anderson, [1880]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127518 Official of...

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...