Expeditions and Adventure
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
C. E. Hein papers
Collection consists of a typescript, "Captain Nathaniel J. Wyeth's Journey up the Deschutes River in 1834-35," 7 pages, undated, regarding the plotting of a trail that differs from that of the Ralph Shane maps. Also included is a typescript letter to Thomas Vaughan, January 31, 1971, regarding corrections in plotting Peter Skene Ogden's 1824-1826 expeditions in Snake Country.
Journal of the brigantine Hope
Photocopy extract from the journal of Joseph Ingraham describing the voyage of the Brigantine Hope from Boston to the Northwest coast of America.
Robert O. Lee papers
Robert O. Lee (1921-2002) was the leader of scientific expeditions to Mexico and South America. Collection includes correspondence, diaries, reports, articles, transparencies, maps and supply lists from three American Quintana Roo Expeditions in Mexico, 1965-1968, Vinson Massif Expedition in Antarctica, 1964-1965, and Rio Mezquital Expedition in Mexico, 1970.
Lithographs from "A report: in the form of a journal"
Lithographs produced for the book "A report: in the form of a journal," depicting scenes from Osborne Cross's exploratory expedition across the United States, including the Snake River, the Columbia River, The Dalles, and others.
Malaspina expedition papers
H. W. McCurdy speech
Typescript carbon copy speech, November 19, 1952, delivered to the Propeller Club at the Benson Hotel, Portland, Oregon, on early explorations of the Pacific Northwest by sea.
Archibald Menzies journal
Photocopy and microfilmed versions of journal kept by botanist Archibald Menzies during George Vancouver's scientific voyage to the Pacific Northwest.
Petition of pioneers of Oregon to Congress
Typescript petition from pioneers of the state of Oregon to Congress, circa 1850-1900, requesting that a monument to Lewis and Clark be erected at Fort Clatsop in honor of their encampment there in 1805-1806.
Alexander Ross diary of the Snake Country expedition
Typescript photocopy of journal entries made by Alexander Ross from March 11, 1824, to April 22, 1824, during an expedition in the Pacific Northwest. Ross (1783-1856) was born in Scotland and became known as a pioneer and fur trader in Canada and the Pacific Northwest. He worked for the North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company.
The Santiago
Typescript carbon copy of "The Santiago," an address by Edmund Hayes at the Oregon Historical Society on September 3, 1975, upon the unveiling of a model of the ship. The address discusses the expeditions of the ship and its captains Juan Joseph Pérez Hernandes and Bruno de Hezeta in the 18th century.