Nathaniel J. Wyeth collection

Collection

Identifier: Mss 1198

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of typescript and microfilmed copies, made by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library from materials in its collections, of papers relating to Nathaniel J. Wyeth. Collection includes typescript copies, 1832-1901, of correspondence with John Ball and others, lectures and lecture notes, Indian vocabulary, and miscellaneous documents relating to Columbia River Fishing & Trading Company. The microfilm contains these and additional documents, and an inventory of the materials on microfilm is included in the collection.

Dates

1832-1901

Creator

Wyeth, Nathaniel J. (Nathaniel Jarvis), 1802-1856 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical note

Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth (1802-1856) was a Boston, Massachusetts, merchant who sought to establish a fur trading and fishing enterprise in the Northwest. In 1831, Wyeth made plans to establish an agricultural and industrial colony on the Columbia River. He made a first attempt to establish the colony in 1832 but was not successful. In 1834, Wyeth accompanied the Jason Lee party, the first Protestant missionaries to reach Oregon, across the country to Oregon and built Fort Hall along the Snake River in Oregon and Fort William on what is now Sauvie Island. From Fort William, Wyeth ran the Columbia River Fishing and Trading Co. but was not successful, selling his holdings to the Hudson Bay Company in 1936 and returning to Boston.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box; 1 reel microfilm)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection consists of typescript and microfilmed copies, made by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library from materials in its collections, of papers relating to Nathaniel J. Wyeth. Collection includes typescript copies, 1832-1901, of correspondence with John Ball and others, lectures and lecture notes, Indian vocabulary, and documents relating to Columbia River Fishing & Trading Company. The microfilm contains these and additional documents.