Research materials on Peter Skene Ogden, circa 1950.

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Research materials on Peter Skene Ogden, circa 1950.

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Background manuscript materials relating to the life and travels of trapper Peter Skene Ogden, possibly compiled for a Hudson's Bay Company historical publication. Materials include notes, references, source material, comments about the work in progress, and printed copies of Hudson's Bay Vol. XIII--Ogden's Snake Country and Hudson's Bay Vol. XIII--Ogden's Snake Journal. Author unknown, circa 1950.

.45 cubic feet (2 document cases)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Ogden, Peter Skene, 1790-1854

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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...