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Pronunciation Guide of Oregon Place Names

by Robert Monaghan for the Oregon Association of Broadcasters, Univ. of Oregon School of Journalism, 1961

917.9503 65 1961 Library
Oregon End of the Trail

American Guide Series written by workers of the Writer's Program of the Works Progress Administration in the State of Oregon, 1940

revised…

917.95 W67 1951 Library
Daring Donald McKay

The last war trail of the Modocs

Col T.E. Edwards

Edited with Introduction and notes by Keith and Donna Clark

A facsimile…

920 M15 1973 Library
Edison Marshall

(Short) biography of writer and journalist Edwin Marshall (former Medford resident, writer for Medford Sun)

Attached is an article…

920 M35 1949 Library
Prehistoric Siskiyou Island and Marble Halls of Oregon

by C. B. Watson, 1909

Descriptions of geologic formations of the the Siskiyou's and Oregon Caves

917,85 Wat Library
A Bit of Blue

The Life and Work of Frances Fuller Victor

Biography of journalist and essayist 

by Jim Martin

Deep Well Publishing Co.,…

920 M37 1992 Library
The Trail to Sailor's Diggin's from Paragon Bay

by Bill Wensrich

Guidebook for T.R.A.S.H. trek 44, July 13-16, 2017.

published by E. Clampus Vitus, Inc.

917.95 W46 Library
the City of St. Anna

the Story of the Man Child 

the story of Marlin E. Merle, 1892-?

Edward A Merritt, author (earlier known as Marlin E. Merle)

920 M 47 1908 Library
Tour Guide to National Forests of Western Oregon

Descriptions of several driving tours of national forests with maps and details of what to see and where to stay, camping sites and fishing areas…

917.95 S76 Library
Cogitations of an Old Codger

Reminiscences of George Edward Marshall's childhood in Will Couty, Illinois, together with his observations of his life and times. Several…

920 M5 c.2 Library
100 Hikes in Southern Oregon

William L. Sullivan, 1976

detailed description of hikes with directions and descriptions of what will be seen.

917.96 S95 1997 Library
Letters of John R. Tice

copied from the Oregon Historical Quarterly March 1936, Vol. XXXVII, no. 1

 J. F. Santee comments on John Tice letters which were…

917.95 T52 1936 Library
Annie's Story

Life in Early 20th Century Western Oregon;  Descendants of the Oregon Applegate Family       

Written for the…

920 L6 Library
The Pacific Northwest and Alaska

by the Union Pacific Railroad system, 1926

all the glories to be seen along the railroad includes Crater Lake.

Several maps

917.95 U55 1926 Library
William Holms McGuffy and His Readers

"The author has attempted in this book to exhibit the social status of the times and the character of the population of the Ohio country which…

920 M14 1936 Library
Oregon East, Oregon West

Travels and Memoirs by Theodor Kirshhoff, 1987

tells of Kirshhoff's travels around Oregon from 1863-1872

Southern Oregon and…

917.95 T77 1987 Library
McLoughlin and Old Oregon: A Chronicle

A story of McLoughlin's life and of the Oregon territory.

Eva Emery Dye

A C McClurg and Co. 1900

920 M15 1910 Library
John McLoughlin

"Father of Oregon"  Mcloughlin was the Commandant of the British Hudson's Bay Company and became the "formost figure of the fur trade-…

920 M15 1935 Library
From the Gold Mine to the Pulpit

The story of the Rev. T. L. Jones, Backwoods Methodist Preacher in the Pacific Northwest During the Closing Years of the Nineteenth Century.…

920 J65 1904 Library
The Career of Joseph Lane, Frontier Politician

A dissertation.  Explores the life and politics, including his loyalty to the Southern cause, leading up to the Civil War.  He was the…

920 L24 1942 Library
Peter Britt: Pioneer Photographer of the Siskiyous

Alan Clark Miller, 1972

The life and work of Peter Britt in the context of his time and location. Many appendices.

Trinity College…

920 B73 1972 Library
Joe Lane of Oregon

Machine Politics and the Sectional Crisis, 1849-1861

This volume focuses on the role of Joseph Lane in the  politics of the Oregon…

920 L35 1967 Library
Christian Lehnerr, Pioneer

The story of one pioneer's journey west with his family, and their settlement in the Couqille-Coos Bay area, as told by his daughter. folksy and…

920 L43 1900 Library
Life and Letters of Mrs. Jason Lee

Anna Maria Pittman Lee journeyed from Boston around the Horn to Oregon in 1835 to become the wife of the missionary Jason Lee, who she hardly knew…

920L43 1936 Library
Mostly Alkali

The Story of General Stephen Perry Joycelyn 's 44 years of service in the US Army, mostly in isolated forts on the Western frontier. The book is…

920 J62 1953 Library
Treasures from the Trapper

"Treasures from the Trapper 1965-1994, Douglas County Historical Society

includes photos

note:  The Umpqua Trapper = quarterly…

979.529 D68 1995 Library
Memories of Long Ago/Pioneer Stories

by Sherley Clayton, Dillard, Oregon, May 1, 1956

includes story of Mrs. Susan Winston, pioneer, living with daughter and son-in-law Mr.…

979.529 C53 1956 Library
Cow Creek Valley Memories, Early Settlers of Riddle, Oregon

by John M. Cornutt (who autographed book, 1971) 

Riddle, OR early settlers' story, "remembered in John M. Cornutt's autobiography"

979.529 C67 1971 Library
Wagon Trains Lead to Roses in December, Pioneer History of Drain, OR

by Jen Carlson (included had written dedication "Nov. 5, 1959--God bless you--Jen Carlson"

history of Drain, OR (first settled 1847) story…

979.529 C37 1959 Library
Land of the Umpqua, History of Douglas County, Oregon

by Stephen Dow Beckham (2 copies--1 hardback c.1, 1 paperback c.2)

about the Umpqua area, Douglas County, Oregon 

the land, first…

979.529 B39 1986 c.1 & c.2 Library