Atwater, Montgomery M. (Montgomery Meigs)

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Montgomery Meigs Atwater lived from 1904 to 1976 and worked as an author, forester, and avalanche expert. He was born in Baker, Oregon and educated at Harvard. He lived in Montana in the 1930s and wrote short stories and mysteries, some under the pseudonym of Max Montgomery. In the 1950s he was in the U.S. Forest Service, and became an expert in snow avalanche forecasting and control.

From the description of Montgomery Meigs Atwater papers, 1955-1966. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 57229220

Montgomery Meigs Atwater (1904-1976) was an author, forester, and avalanche expert. He was born in Baker, Oregon and educated at Harvard. He lived in Montana in the 1930s and wrote short stories and mysteries, some under the pseudonym of Max Montgomery. In the 1950s he was in the U. S. Forest Service, and became an expert in snow avalanche forecasting and control.

From the guide to the Montgomery Meigs Atwater papers, 1955-1966, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)

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referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Atwater, Montgomery M. (Montgomery Meigs). Montgomery Meigs Atwater papers, 1955-1966. University of Oregon Libraries
creatorOf Atwater, Montgomery M. (Montgomery Meigs). Studio one-- "The deep dark" / by Montgomery Atwater. Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries
creatorOf Montgomery Meigs Atwater papers, 1955-1966 University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
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Squaw Valley (Calif.)
Tahoe National Forest (Calif.)
Tahoe National Forest (Calif.)
Squaw Valley (Calif.)
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American literature
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Authors, American
Arts and Humanities
Avalanches
Foresters
Foresters
Forestry and Forestry Products
Forests and forestry
Forests and forestry
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Birth 1904

Death 1976

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