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Macpherson Family History, 2010

Title: Macpherson Family History 2010

This family history consists of themonograph, , written by Hector Macpherson, Jr. Macphersongraduated from Oregon State College in 1940 and, as an Oregon StateSenator, was instrumental in development of Oregon's land use planningsystem with passage of Senate Bill 100 in 1973. The Macpherson Family Through FourGenerations

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Zorn-Macpherson Bill Collection, 1926-1932, 1932

Title: Zorn-Macpherson Bill Collection 1926-1932 1932

The Zorn-Macpherson Bill Collection consists predominantly of newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and broadsides pertaining to the Zorn-Macpherson School Moving Bill.

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Macpherson, Hector, Jr., 1918-. Macpherson family history, 2010.

Title: Macpherson family history, 2010.

This family history consists of the monograph, The Macpherson Family Through Four Generations, written by Hector Macpherson, Jr. and edited by his daughter, Janet Macpherson Wershow, and granddaughters, Eleanor Wershow and Kate Rosson. The book describes the author's childhood in Corvallis and growing up on the family's farm; his student years at Oregon State College and service in World War II; farming in the Willamette Valley near Albany and Corvallis; his public service in county planning and the development of Oregon's land use planning system; and his work as an Oregon state senator and member of the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Also of note are descriptions of his father's education and career as a faculty member at Oregon Agricultural College and his participation during the 1920s and 1930s in the re-organization of higher education in Oregon and establishment of the Oregon State System of Higher Education. The monograph also describes the activities and family of Hector's great-grandfather, Hector Macpherson, who lived in Scotland, as well as his own children. Others included are Hector Junior's sister Miriam Macpherson Holman and his mother Margaret Dupee Macpherson. Recollections and remembrances written by Hector Junior's wife, Katharine (Kitty Brownell Smith Macpherson) are also part of the volume.

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Kohlhagen, Florence L. Florence L. Kohlhagen notebook, 1923.

Title: Florence L. Kohlhagen notebook, 1923.

The Florence L. Kohlhagen Notebook consists of class notes of the Rural Sociology course taken by Kohlhagen at Oregon Agricultural College in 1923. The course was taught by Hector Macpherson. Topics addressed in the course include the evolution of rural institutions; the rural community, family, and school; rural societies and associations, including churches; rural systems of transportation and communication; the dependence of national welfare upon the rural community; and the role of agriculture.

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Macpherson, Hector, 1875-1970. Zorn-Macpherson Bill collection, 1926-1932.

Title: Zorn-Macpherson Bill collection, 1926-1932.

The Zorn-Macpherson Bill Collection consists predominantly of newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and broadsides pertaining to the Zorn-Macpherson School Moving Bill. The clippings are from newspapers throughout Oregon and include articles, editorials, and advertisements. The pamphlets and broadsides include items both in favor of and against the bill. The Collection also includes reports and statistics compiled by Oregon Agricultural College staff, information about the normal schools in Oregon, materials pertaining to higher education consolidation in other states, reports prepared for the Survey Commission, and correspondence. In addition to information about this measure, the Collection includes materials pertaining to the re-organization of higher education in Oregon in the late 1920s through early 1930s, establishment of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, and appointment of William J. Kerr as Chancellor in 1932.

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Florence L. Kohlhagen Notebook, 1923

Title: Florence L. Kohlhagen Notebook 1923

The Florence L. Kohlhagen Notebook consists of class notes of the Rural Sociology course taken by Kohlhagen at Oregon Agricultural College in 1923.

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