Saint Francis Xavier Mission on the Willamette, the Covent, and Saint Joseph's College, (ca. 1841)<br>St. Paul du Willamette et St. Francois Xavier, Convent Notre Dame, St. Joseph College
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Title
Saint Francis Xavier Mission on the Willamette, the Covent, and Saint Joseph's College, (ca. 1841)<br>St. Paul du Willamette et St. Francois Xavier, Convent Notre Dame, St. Joseph College
Subject
Point, Nicholas, 1799-1868<br>Missions -- Oregon -- Maps, Manuscript
Description
1 ms.: bird's-eye, 11 x 18.5 cm. Fr. Nicholas Point headed to the Rocky Mountains in 1841 with Father Pierre Jean DeSmet and five other Jesuit missionaries. As the group's official diarist on this trip, Point sketched the campus of the St. Francis Xavier Mission on the Willamette which would eventually become the headquarters for all Jesuit activities in the Northwest.
Creator
Point, Nicholas, 1799-1868
Source
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries
Date
ca. 1841
Contributor
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Rights
Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691
Relation
Is part of Pierre Jean De Smet Papers, 1764-1970 Cage 537<br>http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg537.htm
Format
image/jpeg
Language
French
Type
Maps<br>Bird's-eye views
Identifier
WSU 537-53<br>Cage 537
Coverage
United States--Oregon
Collection
Citation
Point, Nicholas, 1799-1868, “Saint Francis Xavier Mission on the Willamette, the Covent, and Saint Joseph's College, (ca. 1841)<br>St. Paul du Willamette et St. Francois Xavier, Convent Notre Dame, St. Joseph College,” Digital Exhibits, accessed November 27, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/items/show/1760.