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One canonical reference page for each public record in the library. Entries identify the document, date, reference, available public copy, and the limits of what the record alone can establish.
Source catalog#
1876 Township 2 South, Range 3 East plat#
A public reference record for a county survey record copy of an 1876 township plat used to explain the historical Humboldt Meridian framework.
1952 proposed road right-of-way map#
A public reference record for a 1952 historical map cataloged as county record 3 UR 137.
1952 PG&E right-of-way#
A public reference record for a historical electrical-utility instrument associated with Jay J. Smith and Mildred E. Smith.
1958 telephone right-of-way grant#
A public reference record for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph right-of-way grant and its recording page.
1959 Smith-to-Clarke grant deed#
A public reference record for the 1959 grant deed that is discussed in the Jay Smith Road water-history article.
1978 Phillips-to-Watts grant deed#
A public reference record for a 1978 grant deed that identifies the earlier overflow-water provision discussed in the water-history article.
2006 Sudden Oak Death containment notice#
A public reference record for the California Department of Parks and Recreation Notice of Exemption titled Jay Smith Road Sudden Oak Death Containment .
Forest Service Sudden Oak Death study#
A public reference record for a U.S. Forest Service research report used by the library’s environmental-history article.
Humboldt Redwoods State Park brochure#
An official park introduction and regional map for Humboldt Redwoods, including nearby communities and named park features.
Humboldt Redwoods Road and Trail Management Plan#
A dated planning publication with cultural and environmental context, including a southern Humboldt disease discussion naming Jay Smith Road.
A History of the Rectangular Survey System#
C. Albert White’s federal survey history supplies the October 1853 Humboldt initial-point account and the broader history of rectangular surveying.
Eureka land-office records in National Archives Record Group 49#
A collection-level guide identifying Eureka land-office material and Humboldt Meridian township maps from 1856–1894.
BLM cadastral survey manuals and research tools#
A source gateway to historical survey manuals, terminology, corner evidence, and modern cadastral resources.
Machine-readable catalog#
The public index is available as sources.json and sources.csv. These files describe only the public material cataloged here.
Last materially updated and reviewed: 8 September 2026.
Research routes through the collection#
For map evidence, begin with the maps and surveys guide. For the nineteenth-century framework, read the Humboldt Meridian article. The electrical and telephone records are compared in utility history; the two deeds are discussed in water history.
The notice and Forest Service paper support the environmental-history article. A fuller set of agency and archival research links appears in the source register. Return to the Jay Smith Road homepage for the geographic and historical overview.
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Regional source collections#
- Humboldt Redwoods State Park CCC Features — California State Parks’ historical account of Civilian Conservation Corps development at Humboldt Redwoods, including the park’s 1921 origin and surviving recreational features.
- Ericson Photograph Collection: Archival Guide — A university archival finding aid for the Ericson photographic collection, with provenance and research context for northwestern California logging and community history.
- USGS 1964–1965 Flood Station Records — USGS station records for the December 1964 and January 1965 floods, including the Eel River at Scotia and South Fork Eel River near Miranda.
- South Fork Eel River near Miranda: 2009 Water-Data Record — The 2009 USGS station report for South Fork Eel River near Miranda, including the historical maximum listed for the December 1964 flood.
- Caltrans Historical Transportation Chronology — Caltrans route-history appendices used to distinguish modern highway numbering from the earlier incorporation of road segments into the state system.