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Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties, 1929-1988

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Metsker, Charles Frederick, 1881-
Title
Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties
Dates
1929-1988 (inclusive)
1929-1967 (bulk)
Quantity
9 cubic feet, (18 oversize boxes)
Collection Number
MAPS Metsker
Summary
The Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties depict property owners, primarily for the 1930s-1950s, and donation land claims.
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties consist of 66 atlases and include one or more atlases for all 36 Oregon counties that depict property owners and donation land claims. The bulk of the atlases were published in the 1930s-1950s. Each atlas includes an index map. The number of maps per atlas varies from 20 to 300; however, most of the atlases have fewer than 100 maps. The maps are at a scale of 2 inches = 1 mile. In addition to property boundaries, the maps show roads; railroads; streams, rivers, and water bodies; and schools. Most of the atlases were compiled by Charles F. Metsker, a civil engineer; the more recent atlases were prepared by Thomas C. Metsker.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties (MAPS Metsker), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties consists of one series: I. Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties, 1929-1988.

Acquisition Information

The atlases were acquired by the Oregon State University Libraries through the 1980s as part of the general maps collection; they were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2012.

Related Materials

Other maps and atlases produced by Metsker are part of the OSU Libraries' general maps collection. Additional Metsker atlases of Oregon counties are available at the University of Oregon, the Oregon Historical Society, and the Oregon State Library. A comprehensive list of atlases at these repositories is available online.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Land grants--Oregon.
  • Real property--Oregon--Maps.

Geographical Names

  • Baker County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Benton County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Clackamas County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Clatsop County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Columbia County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Coos County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Crook County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Curry County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Deschutes County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Douglas County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Gilliam County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Grant County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Harney County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Hood River County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Jackson County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Jefferson County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Josephine County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Klamath County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Lake County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Lane County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Lincoln County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Linn County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Malheur County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Marion County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Morrow County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Multnomah County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Oregon--Claims--Maps.
  • Polk County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Sherman County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Tillamook County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Umatilla County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Union County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Wallowa County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Wasco County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Washington County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Wheeler County (Or.)--Maps.
  • Yamhill County (Or.)--Maps.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Atlases.
  • Maps.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Metsker, Thomas Charles. (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • Metsker Maps. (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
2012

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