C.H. French fonds. 1740-1879.

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C.H. French fonds. 1740-1879.

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The fonds consists of a typed transcript of French's autobiography which chronicles his experiences with the Hudson's Bay Company forts in their early days. It also includes a monograph entitled Transportation and Transportation Routes in British Columbia, a fragment of a work on gold mining and his family history.

1.5 cm of textual records.

University of British Columbia Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7781698

University of British Columbia Library

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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...

French, C.H., b. 1867.

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Born in Ontario, C.H. French worked for the Hudson's Bay Company in various capacities until his retirement. From the description of C.H. French fonds. 1740-1879. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606460724 ...