research notes

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Illustrations and brief descriptions of land survey; List of land surveyors in Oregon; Miscellaneous handwritten notes regarding online archives of land surveying

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Various photographs of different areas in the town of Gold Hill, Oregon

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Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Brochure for the Gin Lin Trail; Map of the Sterling Mine Ditch located on National Resource Land; Business card for Tai Yuen & Co.; Business card for Thomas W. Chinn; Empty envelope addressed to Kay Atwood

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The materials concern the history of the postal service and the various postal offices in Josephine County since the nineteenth century. The primary document is a list of nineteenth century post offices compiled by Richard W. Helbock in the Postal Historian in 1969.

Scope and Contents Letter to Kay Atwood from Thomas White regarding photographs of the Hyde family; Excerpts of newspaper articles that reference John Preston; Individual census record for John Bower Preston; Individual census record for Julia Elizabeth Hyde; Copy of “The Pioneer Women of Vancouver Island 1843-1866” by N. de Bertrand Lugrin, published 1928; Email to Kay Atwood from Erwin Wodarczak regarding the Trutch Papers, dated September 9th, 2002; Notes on John Preston and family from the Rogue Valley...

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Articles include: “Vanishing Red Cedars” by Delphine Haley, Defenders Field Correspondent; “Redwoods… Wonders of the World” by Newton B. Drury, American Forests, Sept. 1969; NBDC Newsletter, “The Tragedy of Redwood National Park” Vol. 6, Issue 4, July/Aug. 1977

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Materials include the 1912 Handbook of Indians of Canada, a guide to the National Archives of Canada, and records relating to Indian affairs. Douglas Martin collected the materials in 1994.

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These materials are research notes and materials related to Atwood's research for her book on the early history of Jackson County, Oregon, Mill Creek Journal. Included are photographs, primary source documents, and Atwood's typed and handwritten notes.

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The collection includes 23 books containing research notes and photographs of bird nests, eggs, and habitats. The research notes focus on Jackson and Klamath counties of Oregon. Includes photographs of the Yellow Rail and Eastern Kingbird.

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Miscellaneous handwritten notes