NORTH AMERICAN FUR TRADE CONFERENCE (1965 : ST. PAUL, MINN.): An Inventory of Conference Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

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NORTH AMERICAN FUR TRADE CONFERENCE (1965 : ST. PAUL, MINN.):

An Inventory of Conference Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society


OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
	Creator:	North American Fur Trade Conference (1965 : Saint Paul, Minnesota).
	Title:	Conference papers.
	Date:	1975 Nov. 1-3.
	Abstract:	Typescripts of 22 academic papers, plus appendices, presented at an international conference on the North American fur trade, sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society, the Hudson's Bay Company, and several Minnesota organizations.
	Quantity:	24 items.
	Location:	P7.

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION

On November 1-3, 1965, the Minnesota Historical Society, in cooperation with the Hudson's Bay Company, the James Ford Bell Foundation, Albrecht Furs, and the St. Paul Council of Arts and Sciences, sponsored an international conference on the North American fur trade, held in St. Paul.

This collection contains 22 of the 29 papers presented at the conference. Four of the papers, plus five others not included here, were published in Minnesota History (winter 1966), and reprinted in Aspects of the Fur Trade: Selected Papers of the 1965 North American Fur Trade Conference (St. Paul, 1967). Papers by Francis P. Purcha and John F. McDermott were returned to them.

Also included in this collection are a transcript of informal remarks by John C. Ewers; and 12 tables prepared by James L. Clayton but not published with his paper.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS
	A print version of this finding aid is available in the repository; filed as P7.

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INDEX TERMS
	This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.
	Topics:
		Fur trade -- North America -- Historiography.
		Fur trade -- North America -- Congresses.
	Persons:
		Cahalane, Victor Harrison, 1901- .
		Clayton, James L.
		Dawson, Kenneth.
		Ewers, John Canfield.
		Hafen, LeRoy Reuben, 1893- .
		Herbert, J. D.
		Kidd, Kenneth E., 1906- .
		Lamb, W. Kaye (William Kaye), 1904- .
		Mattes, Merrill J.
		McKay, Valentine.
		Morse, Eric W., 1904-1986.
		Morton, W. L. (William Lewis), 1908- .
		Nunis, Doyce Blackman.
		Nute, Grace Lee, 1895- .
		O'Meara, Walter.
		Parker, John, 1923- .
		Smith, G. Hubert, 1908- .
		Sunder, John E. (John Edward).
		Toensing, W. F.
		Witthoft, John.
		Woodward, Arthur, 1898- .
		Woolworth, Alan R. (Alan Roland), 1924- .

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
	Use Restrictions:
		The four published papers are copyrighted by the Minnesota Historical Society. Copyright has been retained by the authors on four additional items, and not specifically assigned to the public on two others. The remainder are in the public domain. The Detailed Description section gives specific copyright information for each manuscript.
	Preferred Citation:
		[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. North American Fur Trade Conference (1965 : Saint Paul, Minnesota). Conference Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
		See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
	Accession Information:
		Accession number: 10,497; 12,223
	Processing Information:

		Catalog ID number: 1735048

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

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1. Cahalane, Victor H. "Wildlife, Ecology and the Fur Trade." 29 pages.

2. Dawson, Kenneth. "Archaeological Investigation at the Site of the Longlac Trading Post." 11 pages.

Narrative to accompany slide show. Copyright dedicated to the public.

3. Ewers, John C. "Problems and Opportunities in Fur Trade Research." 9 pages.

Typed transcript of tape recorded remarks. RESTRICTED: not to be published, quoted, or copied.

4. Ewers, John C. "Some Problems in the Study of the Indian Side of the Fur Trade." 12 pages.

RESTRICTED: not to be published, quoted, or copied.

5. Hafen, LeRoy R. "the Fur Trade Rendezvous of the Central Rockies." 17 pages.

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6. Herbert, J. D. ["Geography of the Fur Trade"]. 10 pages.

Narrative to accompany slide show. An edited version was published in part as "Fur Trade Sites: Canada" in Minnesota History, 40: 188-191 (Winter, 1966) and in Aspects of the Fur Trade© Minnesota Historical Society.

7. Kidd, Kenneth E. "The Functions of a Fur Trade Centre." 2 copies: 17 pages (handwritten and typed) and 13 pages (typed).

8. Lamb, W. Kaye. "Bibliographical Control of Fur Trade Sources." 13 pages.

9. McKay, Valentine. "Personal Reminiscences of a Fur Trader." 13 pages.

Typed transcript of tape recorded remarks? Copyright not assigned to the public.

10. Mattes, Merrill J. "Landmarks, Posts and Rendezvous: the Plains and the Rockies." 15 pages.

Narrative to accompany slide show. An edited version was published in part as "Fur Trade Sites: The Plains and the Rockies" in Minnesota History, 40:192-197 (Winter, 1966) and in Aspects of the Fur Trade© Minnesota Historical Society.

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11. Morse, Eric W. "Fur Trade Main Line--Lachine to Athabasca."

Typed transcript of tape recorded narrative to accompany slide show. Three versions: draft of transcription (24 pages), edited transcript (36 pages), and portion of the transcript with Morse's annotations (14 pages). Copyright dedicated to the public. Similar information may appear in Selected Papers of the Second North American Fur Trade Conference (Winnipeg, 1972).

12. Morton, W. L. "The North West Company: Pedlars Extraordinary."25 pages.

An edited version was published in Minnesota History, 40:157-165 (winter, 1966) and in Aspects of the Fur Trade © Minnesota Historical Society.

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13. Nunis, Doyce B., Jr. "Problems and Opportunities in Fur Trade Research." 8 pages, and typed transcript of tape recording, 12 pages.

14. Nunis, Doyce B., Jr. "The Role of the Fur Trade in Shaping Anglo-American Affairs, 1783-1784: Furs, Forts, Indians, and Evacuation." 58 pages.

15. Nute, Grace Lee. "Men of the Fur Trade." 23 pages.

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16. O'Meara, Walter. "The Women of the Fur Traders." 22 pages.

17. Parker, John. "The Fur Trade and the Emerging Geography of North America, 1600-1800." 19 pages.

18. Smith, G. Hubert. "The Buildings of the Fur Trade." 7 pages.

19. Sunder, John E. "Problems and Opportunities in Fur Trade Research." 6 pages, typed transcript of tape recorded interviews (2 versions, 1 annotated).

Copyright dedicated to the public. Also includes consolidated transcript (18 pages) of remarks by Sunder, Nunis, and Ewers.

20. Toensing, Waldemar Frank. "A Librarian Looks at Fur Trade Literature." 5 pages.

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21. Witthoft, John. "Historic Sites Archaeology and the Fur Trade." 18 pages.

An edited version was published as "Archaeology as a Key to the Colonial Fur Trade" in Minnesota History 40: 203-209 (Winter, 1966), and in Aspects of the Fur Trade© Minnesota Historical Society.

22. Woodward, Arthur. "Fur Trade Goods." 37 pages.

23. Woolworth, Alan R. "Archaeological Excavations at Grand Portage: An 18th Century Fur Trade Metropolis." 9 pages.

Published in The Minnesota Archaeologist, 1967. Not copyrighted.

24. Clayton, James L. "Tables on Economic Aspects of the Fur Trade." 12 pages.

Photocopy of the original loaned by Clayton. Copyright reserved.

The tables were originally part of Clayton's article, "The Growth and Economic Significance of the American Fur Trade, 1790-1890." The article, without the tables, was published in Minnesota History 40:210-220 (Winter, 1966), and reprinted in Aspects of the Fur Trade (St. Paul, 1967). The tables are paged as in the original paper. They are:

"Estimated Number and Value of Furs Exported from the United States to Great Britain by Decade: 1821-1890."

"Estimated Amount and Value of Beaver Skins Exported from the U.S. to Great Britain by Decade, 1790-1860."

"Estimated Average Annual Peltry Return of the American Fur Company, 1835-1842."

"Number and Estimated Value of Peltries Shipped to New York City by the Chouteau Fur Companies, 1831, 1835-1839, and 1860-1861."

"Value of U.S. Fur Trade Exports and Imports by Decade, 1790-1900."

"Robes, Furs, and Skins Arriving at New Orleans in 5 Year Intervals, 1822-1865."

"Estimated Number and Value of Raccoon Skins Exported from the U.S. to Great Britain by Decades, 1812-1890."

"Number and Value of Major Fur Exports to Great Britain, 1856-1862."

"Number and Value of Fur-Seal Skins Harvested Within the Jurisdiction of the United States and Sold in London, 1870-1891."

"Western Furs Shipped to St. Louis, 1879-1888."

"Fur Manufacturers in the United States, 1860-1900."

"Major Furriers in the United States Ranked by State, 1860 and 1900, and by City, 1890."

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