Title: Pacific Northwest Stream Survey Collection, 1931-1950
Predominant Dates: 1935-1946
ID: MSS PNWStream
Primary Creator: Sedell, James R. (James Russell), 1944-2012
Extent: 11.5 cubic feet. More info below.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
More Extent Information: 16 document boxes, 1 12x17 oversize box, and 10 5x8 card file boxes
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Separated Materials: The information on the index cards is duplicated elsewhere in the collection. Organized chronologically by the seven geographical areas designated in the study, the cards for areas V through VII were transferred to a Field Office in Boise prior to this accession.
Related Materials: See also: The Pacific Northwest Stream Survey Digital Collection, a resource including over 1,000 field images taken between 1934 and 1945, spanning 390 streams in the Columbia River Basin.
Preferred Citation: Pacific Northwest Stream Survey Collection (MSS PNWStream), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Processing Information:
This collection is not fully processed and a complete finding aid is not available at this time. In Series II (Index Cards) and Series IV (Photographs) in the preliminary container list for the collection, main rivers and river systems, and creeks without tributaries, are identified by bold text; tributaries, and tributaries of tributaries, have been italicized.
We acknowledge that materials in SCARC collections and the language that describes them may be harmful. We are actively working to address our descriptive practices; for more information please see our SCARC Anti-Racist Actions Statement online.
SCARC describes the contents of its collections using the language and terminology of the collections themselves. Since culturally acceptable terminology shifts over time, some of the terms that appear in these materials are currently outdated or offensive.
Historically, "squaw" has been used as a misogynist and racist slur to disparage indigenous American women. Within this historic usage, it has been applied to place names, and scientific or colloquial names for plants. In this collection, the term "squaw" is used in reference to the names of geographic features across the Pacific Northwest.
In order to provide historical context and to enable standardized searching and access across our collections, we have retained the use of this phrase in the collection description. We acknowledge the racism represented by this language and the harm it may cause our users. Providing access to these historical materials does not endorse any attitudes or behavior depicted therein. For more information on impacted collections, see the blog post.
[Date of Acknowledgement: December 2023]
Other URL: A preliminary container list was created for this collection on or before November 14, 2014. Detailed preliminary lists of albums and photos have also been created.
Sedell, James R. (James Russell), 1944-2012
United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Natural Resources
Nitrate negatives.
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