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LEWIS & CLARK BICENTENNIAL PROJECT |
Project Name:
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Inventing Oregon: Thomas Jefferson and the West |
Location of Project:
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Charlottesville, Virginia; St. Louis, Missouri; Portland, Oregon; and other locations in the Pacific Northwest |
Lead Sponsor:
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Organization Name |
Oregon Historical Society |
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Contact Name/Title |
Chet Orloff, Executive Director |
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Address/State/ZIP |
1200 S.W. Park Avenue, Portland |
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97205 |
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Phone/Fax/e-mail |
503-306-5200 |
503-221-2035 |
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Website |
www.ohs.org | ||||
Other Sponsors:
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation (Monticello), Charlottesville, VA Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO |
Project Description:
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This exhibition will explore Thomas Jefferson's vision for acquiring and developing the western continent - the Louisiana Purchase and the Oregon Country. Jeffersonian documents (letters, maps, journals, paintings) and objects will illuminate his conception of the West and follow his vision through generations of explorers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and settlers. "Inventing Oregon" will borrow from the collections of major national museums and engage leading Lewis & Clark and Jefferson scholars. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation (Monticello) and the Oregon Historical Society will curate the exhibit. It will open in Charlottesville in 2003 for the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial kickoff, then travel to St. Louis for the Louisiana Purchase bicentenary. It will show in Portland 2003-2004 then travel to other museums in the Pacific Northwest.
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Project Budget:
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$350,000 |
Funded to Date: |
$ |
Support:
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In addition to intended support from Federal partners, requests will be made to individuals, corporations, and foundations with interest in the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial and the West.
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Project Status:
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Planning has begun with the participation of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, the Missouri Historical Society, the American Philosophical Society, the Library of Congress, and OHS. Selection of exhibit materials, development of text, and design will take place in 2001; fabrication will take place in 2002. |
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