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Elizabeth F. Washburn journal

 Collection
Identifier: Mss-149
Stefansson Mss-149

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Description

The collection contains the journal of Elizabeth F. Washburn chronicling her experiences on board the Hudson's Bay Company's supply ship "Rupertsland." Includes accounts of visits to Rankin Islet, Cherterfield Inlet, Sugluk, Cape Dorset, Igloolik, Lake Harvour, and Frobisher Bay as well as descriptions of the living conditions of the Indigenous peoples she encountered, including Inuit and Chipewyans (referred to as "Eskimos"), and descriptions of Hudson's Bay and Baffin Island areas. An account of bird sightings is also included.

Dates

  • 1958

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.

Extent

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Elizabeth F. Washburn. Typescript of Washburn's journal of her experiences on board the ship Rupertsland. Journal includes descriptions of the living conditions of the Indigenous peoples she encountered, including Inuit and Chipewyans (referred to as "Eskimos"), and descriptions of Hudson's Bay and Baffin Island areas.

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
6065 Webster Hall
Hanover NH 03755 USA

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