Surveyors

Scope and Contents Introduction to land surveying from the Wisconsin public land survey records, dated January 2nd, 2004; Email to Kay Atwood from Norman Caldwell regarding questions pertaining to the U.S. Deputy Surveyors; Informational web page (printed) regarding chains as a tool for land surveying; Issue of The Oregon Surveyor with a focus on The Willamette Stone, dated June/July 2001; Email to Kay Atwood from Norman Caldwell regarding the U.S. Deputy Surveyors, dated May 31st, 2002; Definitions of...

Scope and Contents Excerpt of “Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims” 1957; Article titled “Willamette Initial Point History” from The Oregon Surveyor, dated July-August 1993; Excerpt from The Oregon Surveyor from February/March 1994; Introductory paragraph from the Cartographic Records of the Public Land Survey in Minnesota; Search results for The Public Land Surveys in Oregon; Copy of The Oregon Surveyor from August/September 1999; Excerpt of “Notes on Oregon Conditions in the Fifties” by...

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...

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Letter to C.K. Gardner from R.B Metcalf, dated February 19th, 1855; Letter to C.K. Gardner from John B. Preston, dated November 16th, 1854; Letter to C.K. Gardner from Stephin Matoon, dated November 7th, 1854; Letter to Jacksonville O.J. from a citizen of Rogue River

Scope and Contents Typed notes regarding Empire City; Copy of “Long Day’s Journey: The Steamboat & Stagecoach Era in the Northern West” by Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes; Excerpts of articles regarding “Samuel Thurston and the teachers”; Miscellaneous handwritten notes regarding “the trip specifics”; Article excerpt listing passengers on the steamer Columbia, dated May 8th, 1851; Excerpt of “San Francisco: The Story of a City” by John Bernard McGloin; List of steamer boats with brief descriptions; Written...

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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

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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

Scope and Contents Issue of Pacific Northwest Quarterly, volume 63 n. 4, dated October 1972; Article titled “Slow Boats and Fast Water: A Maritime History of the Cowlitz River” by Bruce Weilepp, dated Winter 1996-97; Article titled “Web Exclusive: The Late Great Puget Sound Meridian” by Denny DeMeyer, dated July 10th, 2000; List of names with descriptions pertaining to the Cowlitz River; Report on the Cowlitz Trail Tour November 8th, 1998 by Tom Laidlaw, dated July 5th, 2002; Written material pertaining to...

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Miscellaneous handwritten notes on scratch paper pertaining to Kimball Webster; Photocopy of “The Gold Seekers of ‘49” by Kimball Webster, published in 1917; Excerpt of “The Gold Seekers of ‘49” by Kimball Webster, attached is a book review published by American Memory

Scope and Contents Handwritten miscellaneous notes regarding Wells Lake; Recommendation of which publication to search for information regarding Wells Lake – Chicago Daily News; Letter to Laura Aenenson from Kay Atwood regarding the date and setting of the death of Wells Lake, dated August 28th, 2003; Email to Kay Atwood from Laura Aenenson regarding the search for Wells Lake’s obituary, dated August 19th, 2003; Household record for the Lake household from the 1880 census record; Individual record for...