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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Oregon, 1879-1956

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sanborn Map Company.
Title
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Oregon
Dates
1879-1956 (inclusive)
1884-1928 (bulk)
Quantity
25 cubic feet, including 5571 maps, (28 boxes, including 25 oversize boxes)
Collection Number
MAPS Sanborn
Summary
The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Oregon are an extensive collection of detailed maps of 178 towns and cities in Oregon beginning in the 1880s. The maps depict both business and residential areas and provide information about the location of structures and type of construction.
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 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Oregon are an extensive collection of detailed maps of 178 towns and cities in Oregon prepared for the primary use of insurance companies. The bulk of the maps were prepared in the 1880s through 1920s. The maps depict both business and residential areas and provide detailed information about the location and type of construction of structures. Most of the maps are at a scale of 1 inch = 50 feet.

The collection includes maps of Portland, Astoria, Bend, Corvallis, Eugene, Medford, and Salem as well as numerous smaller towns and villages. Of special note are maps of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition grounds in Portland.

All types of structures are represented, including homes, apartments, and boarding houses; churches; schools, courthouses, community halls, parks, playgrounds, and other public facilities; warehouses, factories, mills, dryers, canneries, and creameries; retail stores, banks, and other businesses; and garages, barns, and sheds. The maps provide detailed information about lumber and saw mills and log ponds. Information about streets and railroads as well as the water system and fire department for each municipality are provided on the maps.

The Sanborn Maps indicate the type of construction of each structure, whether it is wood, brick, stone, or a combination; the size of the structure and number of floors; and the heating source.

This collection includes original color maps; b/w microfiche of maps; and a booklet summarizing the history and development of the Sanborn Map and a color key to the map symbols. Encapsulation of some sheets was begun in the late 1980s. Only a small percentage of the maps have been encapsulated. Maps of larger towns and cities (Portland, Eugene, Salem, Klamath Falls, and Medford) are in bound volumes; some of the volumes have been completely or partially dis-bound.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Oregon (MAPS Sanborn), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Oregon consist of 3 series: I. Maps, 1884-1951; II. Microfiche, 1879-1956; and III. Description and Utlization of the Sanborn Map, 1953.

Custodial History

The maps were transferred to the Oregon State College Library in 1961 from the Library of Congress. The Sanborn Maps were considered part of the Oregon State University Libraries maps collections until 2012 when they were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center.

Acquisition Information

The bulk of the maps were acquired by the Oregon State College Library in 1961; a few additional sheets were added to the collection in the late 1970s or early 1980s.

Related Materials

The Library Records (RG 009) include information about the acquisition, cataloging, and preservation of the maps.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Cartography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  • Cities and towns--Oregon--Maps.
  • Fire insurance--Oregon--Maps.
  • Real property--Oregon--Maps.

Corporate Names

  • Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.)--Maps.

Geographical Names

  • Adams (Or.)--Maps.
  • Albany (Or.)--Maps.
  • Albina (Portland, Or.)--Maps.
  • Amity (Or.)--Maps.
  • Antelope (Or.)--Maps.
  • Arlington (Or.)--Maps.
  • Ashland (Or.)--Maps.
  • Astoria (Or.)--Maps.
  • Athena (Or.)--Maps.
  • Aurora (Or.)--Maps.
  • Baker City (Or.)--Maps.
  • Bandon (Or.)--Maps.
  • Banks (Or.)--Maps.
  • Barlow (Or.)--Maps.
  • Bay City (Or.)--Maps.
  • Beaverton (Or.)--Maps.
  • Bend (Or.)--Maps.
  • Brownsville (Or.)--Maps.
  • Burns (Or.)--Maps.
  • Butte Falls (Or.)--Maps.
  • Canby (Or.)--Maps.
  • Canyon City (Or.)--Maps.
  • Cascade Locks (Or.)--Maps.
  • Central Point (Or.)--Maps.
  • Chiloquin (Or.)--Maps.
  • Clatskanie (Or.)--Maps.
  • Condon (Or.)--Maps.
  • Coos Bay (Or.)--Maps.
  • Coquille (Or.)--Maps.
  • Cornelius (Or.)--Maps.
  • Corvallis (Or.)--Maps.
  • Cottage Grove (Or.)--Maps.
  • Dallas (Or.)--Maps.
  • Dalles (Or.)--Maps.
  • Dayton (Or.)--Maps.
  • Delake (Or.)--Maps.
  • Drain (Or.)--Maps.
  • Dufur (Or.)--Maps.
  • Eagle Point (Or.)--Maps.
  • Echo (Or.)--Maps.
  • Elgin (Or.)--Maps.
  • Empire (Or.)--Maps.
  • Enterprise (Or.)--Maps.
  • Estacada (Or.)--Maps.
  • Eugene (Or.)--Maps.
  • Falls City (Or.)--Maps.
  • Florence (Or.)--Maps.
  • Forest Grove (Or.)--Maps.
  • Fossil (Or.)--Maps.
  • Gardiner (Or.)--Maps.
  • Garibaldi (Or.)--Maps.
  • Gearhart (Or.)--Maps.
  • Gervais (Or.)--Maps
  • Gladstone (Or.)--Maps.
  • Glendale (Or.)--Maps.
  • Gold Hill (Or.)--Maps.
  • Grants Pass (Or.)--Maps.
  • Grass Valley (Or.)--Maps.
  • Gresham (Or.)--Maps.
  • Haines (Or.)--Maps.
  • Halsey (Or.)--Maps.
  • Harrisburg (Or.)--Maps.
  • Helix (Or.)--Maps.
  • Heppner (Or.)--Maps.
  • Hermiston (Or.)--Maps.
  • Hillsboro (Or.)--Maps.
  • Hood River (Or.)--Maps.
  • Hubbard (Or.)--Maps.
  • Huntington (Or.)--Maps.
  • Independence (Or.)--Maps.
  • Ione (Or.)--Maps.
  • Island City (Or.)--Maps.
  • Jacksonville (Or.)--Maps.
  • Jefferson (Or.)--Maps.
  • John Day (Or.)--Maps.
  • Joseph (Or.)--Maps.
  • Junction City (Or.)--Maps.
  • Klamath Falls (Or.)--Maps.
  • La Grande (Or.)--Maps.
  • Lafayette (Or.)--Maps.
  • Lakeview (Or.)--Maps.
  • Lebanon (Or.)--Maps.
  • Lexington (Or.)--Maps.
  • Madras (Or.)--Maps.
  • Malin (Or.)--Maps.
  • Marcola (Or.)--Maps.
  • McMinnville (Or.)--Maps.
  • Medford (Or.)--Maps.
  • Merrill (Or.)--Maps.
  • Mill City (Or.)--Maps.
  • Milton (Or.)--Maps.
  • Milwaukie (Or.)--Maps.
  • Molalla (Or.)--Maps.
  • Monmouth (Or.)--Maps.
  • Monroe (Or.)--Maps.
  • Moro (Or.)--Maps.
  • Mosier (Or.)--Maps.
  • Mount Angel (Or.)--Maps.
  • Multnomah (Portland, Or.)--Maps.
  • Myrtle Creek (Or.)--Maps.
  • Myrtle Point (Or.)--Maps.
  • Nehalem (Or.)--Maps.
  • Nelscott (Or.)--Maps.
  • New Pine Creek (Or.)--Maps.
  • Newberg (Or.)--Maps.
  • Newport (Or.)--Maps.
  • North Bend (Or.)--Maps.
  • North Plains (Or.)--Maps.
  • North Powder (Or.)--Maps.
  • Nyssa (Or.)--Maps.
  • Oakland (Or.)--Maps.
  • Oakridge (Or.)--Maps.
  • Oceanlake (Or.)-- Maps.
  • Ontario (Or.)--Maps.
  • Oregon City (Or.)--Maps.
  • Oregon--Maps.
  • Oswego (Or.)--Maps.
  • Pendleton (Or.)--Maps.
  • Philomath (Or.)--Maps.
  • Phoenix (Or.)--Maps.
  • Pilot Rock (Or.)--Maps.
  • Portland (Or.)--Maps.
  • Powers (Or.)--Maps.
  • Prairie City (Or.)--Maps.
  • Prineville (Or.)--Maps.
  • Rainier (Or.)--Maps.
  • Redmond (Or.)--Maps.
  • Reedsport (Or.)--Maps.
  • Riddle (Or.)--Maps.
  • Rogue River (Or.)--Maps.
  • Roseburg (Or.)--Maps.
  • Saint Helens (Or.)--Maps.
  • Saint Johns (Portland, Or.)--Maps.
  • Saint Paul (Or.)--Maps.
  • Salem (Or.)--Maps.
  • Sandy (Or.)--Maps.
  • Scappoose (Or.)--Maps.
  • Scio (Or.)--Maps.
  • Seaside (Or.)--Maps.
  • Shaniko (Or.)--Maps.
  • Shedd (Or.)--Maps.
  • Sheridan (Or.)--Maps.
  • Sherwood (Or.)--Maps.
  • Silverton (Or.)--Maps.
  • Sodaville (Or.)--Maps.
  • Springfield (Or.)--Maps.
  • Stayton (Or.)--Maps.
  • Summerville (Or.)--Maps.
  • Sumpter (Or.)--Maps.
  • Sutherlin (Or.)--Maps.
  • Taft (Or.)--Maps.
  • Talent (Or.)--Maps.
  • Tigard (Or.)--Maps.
  • Tillamook (Or.)--Maps.
  • Toledo (Or.)--Maps.
  • Troutdale (Or.)--Maps.
  • Turner (Or.)--Maps.
  • Union (Or.)--Maps.
  • Vale (Or.)--Maps.
  • Vernonia (Or.)--Maps.
  • Wallowa (Or.)--Maps.
  • Wasco (Or.)--Maps.
  • Weston (Or.)--Maps.
  • Wheeler (Or.)--Maps.
  • Woodburn (Or.)--Maps.
  • Yamhill (Or.)--Maps.
  • Yoncalla (Or.)--Maps.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Maps.

Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen and Brooke Marston.
2012

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