The Beaver Autumn 1983: The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Fur Trade: 1670-1870

Name/Title

The Beaver Autumn 1983: The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Fur Trade: 1670-1870

Entry/Object ID

2021.1605.01

Tags

Fur Trade, Hunting and Trapping, Indigenous History, Canadian History, Colonialism

Scope and Content

Journal article published by both The Beaver and the Hudson's Bay Company.

Context

The text describes a comprehensive history of the Hudson's Bay Company and its' development from the fur trade into a modern retail empire. The text is broken down into ten parts: The Early Years, Consolidation and Crisis, Life by the Bay, The Indians and the Bay Trade, The Move Inland, Fur-Trade Rivalry and Union, The Simpson Era, The Pacific Coast, Family and the Community in the Fur Trade, and Last Years of Company Monopoly and Rule. The author attempts to cover the era of 1670-1870. The author also discusses the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples as well as Metis women.

Collection

Canadian History Collection (General)

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Hudson's Bay Company, The Beaver

Date(s) of Creation

1670

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

The Beaver Autumn 1983: The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Fur Trade: 1670-1870

Description

Journal article published by both The Beaver and the Hudson's Bay Company. The text describes a comprehensive history of the Hudson's Bay Company and its' development from the fur trade into a modern retail empire.

Creator

Glyndwr Williams

Date(s) of Creation

1983

Subjects

History, Fur trade, Trading posts, Colonialism, Indigenous peoples, Retail stores, Monopolies

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Winnipeg, Manitoba

State/Province

Manitoba

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

33148

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0005-7517

Dimensions

Width

8-3/4 in

Length

11-1/2 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Canadian History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 31, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Stains

Date Examined

Jan 31, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Canadian History (General)

Provenance Detail

Hudson's Bay Company

Owner/Agent

Hudson's Bay Company

Role

Publisher

Place

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on November 30, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on January 31, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 31, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 15, 2022