Howard J. Burnham history of Hudson's Bay Company lumbering [manuscript], circa 1940-1960.

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Howard J. Burnham history of Hudson's Bay Company lumbering [manuscript], circa 1940-1960.

Collection includes two typescript histories of lumbering in the Pacific Northwest as conducted by Hudson's Bay Company: "Pacific Northwest lumbering: I. manger scene," circa 1949, 8 pp.; and "Hudson Bay Co. Sawmill," circa 1940-1960, 4 pp.

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Burnham, Howard J.

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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...