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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"">State Library<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Palatino">Salem, OR 97301-3950<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:36.0pt">News Release </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"">For Immediate Release
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Contact: Margie Harrison, Government Research Services Program Manager, (503) 378-5030<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";letter-spacing:-.6pt">The Early Exploration of the Pacific Northwest, 1778 - 1843<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt">The Pacific Northwest was the last major piece of North American territory unclaimed for colonization in the 18<sup>th</sup> century. The first claims on the west coast were made by Spain and England. In the
race to lay hold of the Pacific Northwest, many significant explorations and scientific discoveries were made.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt">The Oregon State Library is opening a new exhibit, “The Early Exploration of the Pacific Northwest, 1778 – 1843.” Using books from the State Library’s Special Collections this exhibit highlights many early expeditions
in the Pacific Northwest, starting with the 1778 Oregon Coast explorations by James Cook of England to the United States Exploring Expedition led by Charles Wilkes in 1843. The exhibit will display many other key materials from persons and places such as
Robert Gray, George Vancouver, Lewis and Clark and Astoria. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt">Oregon State Library’s Special Collections houses manuscripts, photographs, older Oregon documents, Oregon maps, and books and periodicals on numerous Oregon-related topics. Many items in the collection require
special handling or protection because they are rare or fragile. Apart from Special Collections, the State Library has an extensive collection of materials on Oregon-related topics including public documents from Oregon government agencies. The Oregon Documents
Depository Program ensures continuing access to public documents, as state agencies are required by statute to provide the State Library with copies of their public documents for distribution.
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