The Lewis and Clark Expedition Government Documents Collection
Scope and Contents
Government documents and periodical publications.
Dates
- Creation: 1801-1832
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Historical Note
Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770-1838) helped determine a nation's destiny. Between 1803 and 1806 they led the Corps of Discovery, commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, across the uncharted American West. Operating under a letter of instruction from Jefferson, they carried the concerns of the American Enlightenment ot the sprawling interior of the continent.
This collection of early published notices of the Expedition includes: U.S. House of Representatives and Senate publications that summarize congressional activity on the Lewis and Clark Expedition's initial funding, Jefferson's 1806 progress report, and reports of the Corps of Discovery's safe return. This collection is a partial assemblage of the exhaustive listing of items described in The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: A Bibliography and Essays published by Lewis & Clark College in 2003
Extent
1 box (.5 cubic feet)
Abstract
This collection includes early government documents and newspaper reports documenting the Lewis and Clark Expedition between the years 1801-1832.
Arrangement
Arranged in the item order found in Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Physical Location
Special Collections
Processing Information
Processed in 2002.
- Title
- Guide to the Lewis and Clark Expedition Government Documents Collection 1801-1832
- Author
- Jeremy Skinner
- Date
- © 2013
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives Repository