- Stephen Dow Beckham
Stephen Dow Beckham is an American historian known for his work with Native Americans and the
American West , especially thePacific Northwest and theLewis and Clark Expedition . He has authored many works, and currently is the Pamplin Professor of History atLewis & Clark College inPortland, Oregon .Beckham earned his bachelor's degree in history and biology at the
University of Oregon in 1964. He earned a master's degree and PhD in history/anthropology atUniversity of California, Los Angeles in 1966 and 1969, respectively. Since 1977 he has been teaching at Lewis & Clark College. Beckham is also considered to be a leading authority onIndian law . He has been called as an expert witness in many land-use issues, including reservations, casinos, and fishing rights. He also is the lead instructor for the Indian Law Summer Program atLewis & Clark Law School .Additionally, Beckham has helped to develop many museums and exhibits both in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. Some of his projects include "The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition" touring exhibit, the Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles, the
National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker City, and "Oregon, My Oregon " at theOregon Historical Society .elected bibliography
* "Coos Bay: The Pioneer Period, 1851-1890" (1973)
* "Indians of Western Oregon: This Land Was Theirs" (1977)
* "Land of the Umpqua: A History of Douglas County, Oregon" (1986)
* "Tall Tales from Rogue River: The Yarns of Hathaway Jones" (1990)
* "Lewis & Clark College" (1991)
* "Many Faces: An Anthology of Oregon Autobiography" (1993)
* "Hoffman Construction Company: 75 Years of Building" (1995)
* "Requiem for a People: The Rogue Indians and the Frontiersmen" (1996)
* "Lewis and Clark in Oregon Country: From the Rockies to the Pacific" (2002)
* "Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition" (2003)
* "Oregon Indians: Voices from Two Centuries" (2006)References
* [http://www.lclark.edu/~psf/professors.htm Lewis and Clark College's Pamplin Society]
* [http://law.lclark.edu/org/bov/beckham.html Lewis and Clark Law School]External links
* [http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ohq/105.2/beckham.html "Oregon My Oregon" at the Oregon Historical Society]
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