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Box 46

 Container

Contains 16 Results:

“Gazelle”, 1854

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:05.78
Scope and Contents

Excerpt of the Oregonian from April 15th, 1854

Dates: 1854

Towns; Willamette Valley Steamboats, etc., 2003

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:05.79
Scope and Contents

Notes on Champoeg/Steamboats; Notes on Willamette Landings (Corning); Notes on Fairfield Marion County; Excerpt of the article “Champoeg: Unusual Brick Hearth Tells a Story of Home’s Inhabitants” published by The Oregonian, dated August 13th, 2003

Dates: 2003

Surveyor General’s Office; Political, 1851-1854

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:05.80
Scope and Contents Oregon statesmen index; Excerpts of newspaper articles from Oregon publication during mid-19th century; Notes regarding acts of Washington territory during 1853-54; Quote from “Public Land Surveys” by Stewart (p.50-51); Information regarding the Oregon Legislative Assembly (3rd territorial) including Thomas Nelson; Letter to Hon. J. Butterfield from J. B. Preston regarding travelling and the “Steamer California”, dated March 31st, 1851; List of U.S. presidential elections and Oregon...
Dates: 1851-1854

Solar Compass, bulk: 1989-2003

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:05.81
Scope and Contents

Description of the solar compass from The National Museum of American History; Article titled “Operating Principles of a Burt’s Solar Compass” by F.D. Uzes, dated October 8th, 1989; Article titled “The Search For An Ancestor: Pioneer Survey William A. Burt” by John S. Burt, dated October 8th, 1989; Email to Kay Atwood from Bud Uzes regarding Davies book, dated April 17th, 2003; Photos and description of the solar compass

Dates: Majority of material found within 1989-2003

Oregon City - Descriptions etc., 1948-1949

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS025:05.82
Scope and Contents Handwritten notes pertaining to Oregon City research; Excerpt of “The Spousal Letters of Samuel R. Thurston, Oregon’s First Territorial Delegate” by James R. Perry, Richard H. Chused, and Mary DeLano; Notes regarding QHQ Volume 49 (1948) Barker, Burt Brown, “The Estate of Dr. John McLoughlin: The Papers Discovered”; Copy of Oregon Historical Quarterly published in September 1949; Written description of Oregon City and Oregon in the early 1850’s by Shwartes; Article titled “Early...
Dates: 1948-1949

Video Material, 2008-2011

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS025:05.83
Scope and Contents

CD titled “Maps for Kay Atwood Book” dated March 3rd, 2008; CD titled “Chaining Oregon – Kay Atwood” dated March 5th, 2008; CD titled “Surveying North of the River” by Jerry Olson, signed on January 29th, 2011

Dates: 2008-2011