Joseph Schafer

Joseph Schafer (1867-1941) was the first academically trained historian in the U.S. state of Oregon. He studied with Frederick Jackson Turner,[1] and chaired the history department at the University of Oregon from 1900 to 1920.[2] He authored A History of the Pacific Northwest in 1905 and revised it in 1918; the book was considered the standard history of the region into the 1950s.[3]

Joseph Schafer

References
  1. "A brief history of Oregon historians". 4 September 2011.
  2. "Walton Complex - University of Oregon - Architecture of the University of Oregon | UO Libraries".
  3. LaLande, Jeff (17 March 2018). "Joseph Schafer (1967-1941)". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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