The Washington State Archives' Digital Archives had the reports and plat
surveys you need at:

https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/


Carlos A Diaz
AskCarlos.com
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On Tue, Dec 25, 2018, 7:59 AM Madeline Kelly <[log in to unmask] wrote:

> I am temporarily filling in as librarian for maps and government
> information at my institution, and received a user query a bit beyond my
> skill level. Does anyone know where I might find the following
> state/territorial surveyor general annual reports and maps:
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> 1853:  Maps for Oregon and Washington
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> 1854:  Reports and Maps for Oregon and Washington
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> 1856:  Maps for Oregon and Washington
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> 1857:  Reports for Oregon and Washington
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> 1864:  Maps for Oregon and Washington
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> 1866-1875:  Maps for Oregon and Washington
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> The user was able to locate some reports/maps through the Washington State
> Historical Society, David Rumsey Maps, University of Washington, and
> Washington State University, but hasn’t been able to locate the
> reports/maps listed above.
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> If you have any suggestions, I’d be extremely grateful for the help! I’ve
> pasted the full user query below, in case there is additional context that
> can be helpful.
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> *I'm having trouble locating materials produced by the Surveyor General's
> office in the second half of the 19th century.  Each year, the Surveyor
> General of the US published an annual report which included his overall
> assessment of the survey of public lands in the US and its territories
> along with reprints of the state and territorial surveyors general annual
> reports and maps for their particular locales.  *
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> *I've been able to locate most of the reports and some of maps from
> sources like the Washington State Historical Society, David Rumsey Maps,
> UW/WSU Historical Maps, etc.  I was wondering if we have printed or
> microform materials at WWU that contain the annual reports for Oregon and
> Washington for the following years:*
>
> *1853:  Maps for Oregon and Washington*
>
> *1854:  Reports and Maps for Oregon and Washington*
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> *1856:  Maps for Oregon and Washington*
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> *1857:  Reports for Oregon and Washington*
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> *1864:  Maps for Oregon and Washington*
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> *1866-1875:  Maps for Oregon and Washington*
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> *I'm wondering if some of these might be in items like the Senate Exec
> Docs that I attached (the digital version of which does not show the actual
> maps, disappointingly).  I've also attached the first two pages from the
> 1855 Annual Report, which reveal that the year covered and the publication
> dates are sometimes different.  The dates I refer to above are the year
> covered, not the year published.*
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> Thank you!
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> *Madeline Kelly*
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> Director of Collections
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> Western Libraries, HH320J
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> Western Washington University
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> 516 High St. MS 9103
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> Bellingham, WA 98225
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> (360) 650-4320
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