Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Jefferson Library, Monticello

January-April 2003

This exhibit draws from the extensive collection of books, maps, manuscripts, newspapers and literary materials on the expedition at Lewis & Clark College. The exhibit shares highlights of the holdings. The college has thousands of volumes on Native Americans, exploration and travel, and the history of the American West.

Concurrent with this exhibit, the college has published The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: A Bibliography and Essays (2003), with bibliography by Douglas Erickson, Jeremy Skinner, and Paul Merchant and essays by Stephen Dow Beckham. The book provides detailed information for readers, researchers, book collectors and others wanting to explore the expedition and its impact over the past 200 years.

The exhibit is currently scheduled to travel to The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia for the Summer 2003, and the Louisville Free Public Library in October 2003, with additional sites to be named.

Curator: Stephen Dow Beckham, Pamplin Professor of History, Lewis & Clark College

Conservators: Doug Erickson, Director of Special Collections and
Jeremy Skinner, Assistant Archivist, Lewis & Clark College

Graphic Design: Robert Reynolds and Letha Wulf, Reynolds Wulf Inc., Portland, OR

Exhibit Design and Installation: David Potter, Studio Dave, Inc., Portland, OR

Mount Design and Installation: David Eckhart, Portland, OR

Display Case Fabrication: Thom Ross, Thom Ross Furniture Design, Portland, OR

Object Loans: Roger Wendlick, Doug Erickson, Stephen Dow Beckham, Portland, OR

Project Coordination: Sherry Manning, Director of Bicentennial Programs,
Lewis & Clark College