Biographical notes on Lewis Ankeny McArthur [manuscript], 2009.

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Biographical notes on Lewis Ankeny McArthur [manuscript], 2009.

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Biographical notes by Lewis L. McArthur about his father, Lewis Ankeny McArthur or Portland, Oregon, author of Oregon Geographical Names. Notes were based the elder McArthur's diaries.

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McArthur, Lewis L.

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Lewis Linn McArthur was born in 1917. McArthur is a member of the Oregon Geographic Names Board and continues the work of his father, Lewis A. McArthur. He served as the compiler of the 1974, 1982, and 1992 editions of "Oregon Geographic Names", published by the Oregon Historical Society Press. From the description of Letters, 1965-1985. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 39318243 ...

McArthur, Lewis A. (Lewis Ankeny), 1883-1951

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Lewis A. McArthur was born on April 27, 1883 in The Dalles, Oregon. He graduated from the University of California in 1908. McArthur was employed at Pacific Power and Light Company from 1910 to 1948. He served as a member of the Oregon Geographic Names Board (1914-1949) and as the editor of the authoritative book on the origins of Oregon place-names, "Oregon Geographic Names", first published in 1928. McArthur supervised the revision and enlargement of the 1944 and 1952 editions. Fro...