Robert Stuart diary excerpts, 1812-1813

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Stuart, Robert, 1785-1848
Title
Robert Stuart diary excerpts
Dates
1812-1813 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet, (1 folderĀ in shared box)
Collection Number
Mss 2933
Summary
Typescript excerpts from a diary, 1812-1813, regarding Robert Stuart's journey across North America from Astoria, Oregon, to New York, New York.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Typescript excerpts from a diary, 1812-1813, regarding Robert Stuart's journey across North America from Astoria, Oregon, to New York, New York. At the top of the typescript is the following: "Extracts from the 'Journal of a voyage across The Continent of North America From Astoria The Pacific Fur Companys prinicipal Establishment on the Columbia, To the City of New York kept by Robert Stuart.' [Taken from a typewritten copy in the New York Public Library, New York City. 1920.]"

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Robert Stuart diary excerpts, Mss 2933, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on 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.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Bibliography

Stuart, Robert. The discovery of the Oregon trail: Robert Stuart's narratives of his overland trip eastward from Astoria in 1812-13. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1935.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Stuart, Robert, 1785-1848--Diaries

Geographical Names

  • West (U.S.)--Description and travel
  • West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration

Form or Genre Terms

  • diaries