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Fur Trade in Minnesota: More

Collections Outside of MNHS

Hudson's Bay Company Archives (HBCA), Archives of Manitoba, 
The Hudson's Bay Company is the oldest chartered trading company in the world and this collection includes records documenting the company's growth and expansion, through the fur trade and exploration to the later development of a retail empire.  This collection also includes private records of related and/or subsidiary companies and individuals.

Online Resources

Fur Trade in North Dakota, State Historical Society of North Dakota
Webpage with a short overview of the fur trade in North Dakota and links to information and collections related to particular aspects of the North Dakota fur trade: companies, posts, cultural interaction, etc.  

What to Search: Employment: Fur Trade, Library and Archives Canada
Webpage listing Canadian national archives' resources at the for researching the companies and men involved in Canadian fur trading.  

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