[A collection of pamphlets relating to Hudson's Bay Company forts in the Pacific Northwest].

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[A collection of pamphlets relating to Hudson's Bay Company forts in the Pacific Northwest].

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Contains pamphlets chiefly relating to the history of various forts established by the Hudson's Bay Company in present day British Columbia, Washington and Oregon and also about Dr. John McLoughlin, a chief factor for the company. Information is primarly about the buildings themselves, with some details about the gold, salmon, furs and produce these forts traded. Also includes one photograph.

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Western Washington University

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Western Washington University

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McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857

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Elwood Evans (1828-1898), born in Philadelphia, went to Oregon Territory in 1851 as deputy collector of customs at Nisqually. From 1859 to 1861, he served as mayor of the newly incorporated town of Olympia, Washington. In addition to his historical work, A History of the Pacific Northwest, he contributed many historical articles to local papers. From the guide to the Elwood Evans notebook, 1859-1882, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) ...

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...