George Gibbs notebooks of scientific observations of the Pacific Northwest, 1853-1858
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Description
- Title
- George Gibbs notebooks of scientific observations of the Pacific Northwest, 1853-1858
- Creator
- Gibbs, George, 1815-1873
- Abstract
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Three holograph notebooks containing diary entries relating to travel; barometrical recordings; and observations on the languages and customs of the Indians and the flora and fauna of Washington Territory and the Pacific Northwest written while Gibbs was working on the U.S. Army railroad survey and the survey of the International Boundary Commission. The first two notebooks contain a few miscellaneous drawings. The volumes are entitled "Indian Tribes 1853-1854," "No. II Journal & Notes, N.W.B.S. 1855-1858," and "Washington Territory Miscellaneous, Chiefly Natural History [ca. 1857]."
- Description
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George Gibbs, a New York lawyer, joined the Regiment of Mounted Rifles in 1849, went to Fort Vancouver, Washington, and remained in the Pacific Northwest for the next eleven years. During that time he held a number of positions, including that of an ethnologist and geologist with the Northern Pacific segment of the U.S. Army railroad survey from 1853 to 1855, and the Northwest boundary survey of the Northwest Boundary Commission from 1857 to 1860. He wrote numerous works on Indian languages and the natural history of the Pacific Northwest.
Available on microfilm - Provenance
- Purchased from Wolcott Gibbs on the Winlock William Miller, Jr. Memorial Fund, 1966.
- Extent
- 3 19 cm v. (in 1 box) ;
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS S-1810
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Surveys
- Subject (Geographic)
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Northwest, Pacific
Northwest, Pacific.
Washington (State) - Subject (Name)
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Gibbs, George, 1815-1873.
Northwest Boundary Commission, 1857-1869. - Subject (Topic)
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Pacific railroads
Explorations and surveys
Description and travel
Indians of North America
Languages
Social life and customs
Natural history
Surveyors - Subjects
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Gibbs, George, 1815-1873
Northwest Boundary Commission, 1857-1869
Pacific railroads > Explorations and surveys
Northwest, Pacific > Description and travel
Northwest, Pacific > Surveys
Indians of North America > Northwest, Pacific > Languages
Indians of North America > Northwest, Pacific > Social life and customs
Natural history > Northwest, Pacific
Surveyors > Northwest, Pacific
Washington (State) > Description and travel
Washington (State) > Surveys
Indians of North America > Washington (State) > Languages
Indians of North America > Washington (State) > Social life and customs
Natural history > Washington (State)
Surveyors > Washington (State)
Northwest, Pacific
Washington (State)
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- George Gibbs Notebooks of Scientific Observations of the Pacific Northwest. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 4043741
- Object ID (OID)
- 14462280
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