Overview of the Collection
Biographical NoteEldon “Frenchy” Chuinard was born in 1904 in Kelso, Washington. He went to college at the University of Puget Sound and Oregon Health Sciences University. Frenchy went into practice as an Orthopedic Surgeon, and served as a Chief Surgeon at Shriners Hospital for crippled children. He retired at the age of 76. Chuinard had a life long interest in the Lewis and Clark Expedition and served as the founding of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation and the chairman of the Governor’s Lewis and Clark Trail Committee. He wrote extensively on Lewis and Clark, and in 1979 published Only One man Died: The Medical Aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Arthur H. Clark Company), which has remained in print with various publishers for many years. Chuinard donated his library to the College in the late 1980’s. This collection served as the foundation for the other collections that followed. Dr. Chuinard died February 9, 1993. His legacy lives on in his writings, library, and his commitment to scholarship of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Content DescriptionThis collection includes: correspondence, images, page proofs, readers comments, and drafts relating to the publication of Only One man Died: The Medical Aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Eldon G. Chuinard. It also includes other publications by Chuinard. Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
This collection has no restrictions and is open for research. Restrictions on Use :Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections. Preferred Citation :The Chuinard (Eldon) Publication Files for Only One Man Died, OLPb014CHU, Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon. Administrative InformationDetailed Description of the Collection
SubjectsThis collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
finding aid prepared by Doug
Erickson
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