J. Neilson Barry manuscript maps collection tracing the exploration of Lewis and Clark in the Pacific Northwest

Biographical Note

Date	Event
1870	Born, son of Major Robert Peabody Barry and Julia Kean Neilson.
1895-1913	Served as an Episcopal minister in Spokane, Wash., New York City, Washington, D.C., and Baker, Or.
1899	Married Mildred Eldridge Pegram in New York City; adopted son, Eldridge Dighton Barry; became a clergyman in Palouse, Washington.
1913-1922	Worked as a probation officer with the police court in Spokane, Washington.
1923-1940s	Wrote more than fifty articles and research briefs for Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming historical quarterlies. Believed to have contributed more articles to the Oregon Historical Quarterly than any other writer.
1957	Donated a portion of his collection of historic material to the Boise Junior College.
1961	Died.