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)
Quantity
.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
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

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