ohy_mss1577.xml Guide to the Robert Brown collection Brown (Robert) collection Oregon Historical Society Research Library 2012
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-03. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Robert Brown collection Brown, Robert, 1842-1895 Mss 1577 0.1 cubic feet 1 folder in shared box circa 1868-1870 Collection consists largely of photocopies of articles by Robert Brown published in various scientific journals, 1868-1870, on botany, medicinal plants, birds, geology and Native American use of medicinal plants in the Pacific Northwest. Also included is a photocopy of a manuscript letter from Archibald Menzies to Robert Brown. English

Collection is open for research.

Robert Brown (1842-1895) was a Scottish scientist, explorer, and author. He led a scientific expedition to Vancouver Island in 1864.

Robert Brown collection, Mss 1577, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Collection consists largely of photocopies of articles by Robert Brown published in various scientific journals, 1868-1870, on botany, medicinal plants, birds, geology and Native American use of medicinal plants in the Pacific Northwest. The articles were published in Pharmaceutical Journal; the Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society; the Edinburgh Botanical Society Transactions; and The Ibis. Also included is a photocopy of a manuscript letter from Archibald Menzies to Robert Brown, 3 pages, undated.

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 Brown, Robert, 1842-1895--Correspondence Menzies, Archibald, 1754-1842--Correspondence Northwest, Pacific--Discovery and exploration Botany--Northwest, Pacific Geology--Northwest, Pacific Medicinal plants--Northwest, Pacific Birds--Northwest, Pacific Indians of North America--Medicine--Northwest, Pacific Scientific expeditions--Northwest, Pacific Expeditions and Adventure Science correspondence articles