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Edmund Hayes collection on the ship Tonquin, 1807-1968
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hayes, Edmund.
- Title
- Edmund Hayes collection on the ship Tonquin
- Dates
- 1807-1968 (inclusive)18071968
- Quantity
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.08 cubic feet (2 folders and 1 oversize folder)
Microfilm feet : : positive. - Collection Number
- Mss 958
- Summary
- Collection includes materials relating to the ship Tonquin.
- Repository
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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
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Conversion of this record was made possible by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission, an agency of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes:Typescript monograph with research data by Edmund Hayes, July 6-September 13, 1968, regarding his explorations to find the wreck of the ship Tonquin; Photocopy extracts from the George Davidson Papers, 1890-1896, including letters from John Devereux (Dock Master, Graving Dock, Esquinalt, B.C.), Reverend A. G. Brabant (Catholic Missionary, Hesquiat, B.C) and George Blenkinship of Vancouver Island, concerning West Coast maritime incidents of the early 1800s and especially the location of the wreck of the Tonquin, with letter of transmittal; Oversize folder contains photocopy lists of officers and registry papers of the ship Tonquin and the frigate Constitution, 1807-1810.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Extracts from the George Davidson Papersalso available on microfilm.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may required seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.
Preferred Citation
Edmund Hayes Collection on the Ship Tonquin, Mss 958, Oregon Historical Society.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Location of Originals
Extracts from the George Davidson Papers: Bancroft Library;Berkeley, Ca.
Acquisition Information
Extracts from the George Davidson Papers, Gift of E. W. Giesecke, June 8, 1970.
Bibliography
Giesecke, E. W. (Eberhard W.). Search for the Tonquin : the ship that enabled the first American settlement on the Pacific Coast, Astoria, 1811. Astoria, Or. : CUMTUX, 1990.
Related Materials
The George Davidson Papers are located at the University of California, Berkeley, Bancroft Library, BANC MSS C-B 490, Berkeley, Ca.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Shipwrecks -- Northwest, Pacific.
Corporate Names
- Constitution (Frigate)
- Tonquin (Ship).
Family Names
- Blenkinship, George -- Correspondence.
- Brabant, A. G. -- Rev. Correspondence.
- Davidson, George, -- 1825-1911 -- Correspondence.
- Devereux, John -- Correspondence.
- Hayes, Edmund.
Form or Genre Terms
- Letters (correspondence) -- aat
- Research. -- aat
