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Mega Index
| Title | Body | Location | Source Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Arrows, Indian Lore and Artifact Hunting | Second Edition, Written by E.F. Moore and illustrated by J Anderson. Colored photo, book cover of one of Table Rocks. This book has one more… |
970.66 M65 1973a | Library | |
| Silent Arrows, Indian Lore and Artifact Hunting | Written by Earl F. Moore and Illustrated by Juanita Anderson. Hardback book, 196 pages. Autographed copy. Contents: My Friend the… |
970.66 M65 1973 | Library | |
| Indian Trade Goods | Paperback, in a hard card board folder, 38 pages. Arthur Woodward, black and white photos and illustrations. Oregon Archaeological Society,… |
970.6 W65 1965 | Library | |
| Western North American Indians Baskets, from the collection of Clay P. Bedford | White paperback book with colored photo of basket on front. Pages 68. The California academy of Sciences. April 16, 1980. A… |
970.6 W52 1980 | Library | |
| Shoto Clay, Figurines and Forms From the Lower Columbia | Paperback within hard card board cover, pages 27. A description of clay artifacts from the Herzog Site (45-CL-4) in the lower Columbia… |
970.6 S56 1968 | Library | |
| The Birch-Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians | Small green bound hardback book, Pages 71. Written by Earnest Thompson Seton. 1907. Containing the Woodcraft Indian's Constitution, Laws,… |
970.6 T4 | Library | |
| Stone Age on the Columbia River | Smallest hardback book, with gray and maroon cover page, pages 253. Written by Emory Strong. Contents: The Setting, The Culture, Trade… |
970.6 S87 1959 | Library | |
| Indian Relics of the Pacific Northwest | Smallest, hardback book, with Maroon and yellow cover page, 157 pages. Written by N. G. Seaman, with black and white photos. Contents: A… |
970.6 S41 1946 | Library | |
| Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages | Large brown book, 228 pages. Written by J. W. Powell (Second Edition-with charts). Smithsonian Institution-Bureau of Ethnology. Printed by… |
970.6 P69 1880 | Library | |
| Collected Papers on Aboriginal Basketry (Anthropological Papers-Number 16) | Light blue paperback, The Nevada State Museum, (1974), 148 pages. Authors included, JG Gigli, DR Tuohy, PC Orr, CE Rozaire and JM Adovasio… |
970.6 N9 1974a | Library | |
| Indian Basket Weaving | Beige smallest paperback book, 91 pages, by Sandra Corrie Newman. How to weave Pomo, Yurok, Pina Navajo Baskets. Black and white… |
970.6 N49 1974 | Library | |
| Authentic Indian Designs | Edited by Maria Naylor, Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology. Large paperback book royal blue in color, 219 pages. Includes,… |
970.6 N39 1975 | Library | |
| 30,000 tons of Tomatoes seen in county area | But the above headline in the Medford Mail Tribune in 1934 was wrong. There was a great harvest of tomatoes on 250 acres. There was a… |
Vertical File Subjects, Agriculture. 1 of 2 | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Ledger Pacific and Eastern Railway | 1998.98.1: Tan fabric over pasteboard cover. August through December 1918 ledger, way bill freight receipt book for Pacific and Eastern Railway.… |
M47 C 3 | Mezzanine List | |
| City Old-Timers Played in Band in Younger Days | This 1933 article in the Medford Mail Tribune refers to an article from 1902 which lists the members of an early day band and glee club from 1892… |
Vertical File Subjects, Music, City Bands. | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Bill Thorndike Jr. 1953-2025 | Bill Thorndike was a longtime pillar of the Rogue Valley, known for his enthusiastic support and participation in community organizations. … |
Vertical File Biographies, TH | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Susannah Mask Mathews Johnson Weeks 4/2/1823--12/13/1909 | Susannah who was a mulatto slave reached Oregon on October 3, 1853. She moved West in a wagon train which likely used the Applegate trail.… |
Vertical File Biographies, Weeks | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Penelope Elender Mask 1796-11/1882 | Penelope was a mulatto slave. She had three children fathered by Dudley Mask. Her generology is very confused with several versions in… |
Vertical File Biographies, Ma | Vertical File Biographies | |
| U. S. Bank - Jacksonville | 1999.79.6.1: Two copies of newspaper article on Formal reopening of the US Hotel in Jacksonville, after restoration. Jan 21, 1965 1999… |
M45 E 6 | Mezzanine List | |
| Historical Society hires new Director | Will Brake was named new executive director in January of 2025. He has managed organizations with the goal of keeping them financially sound… |
SOHS clippings, 2017 to present. | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Central Point Times | Two copies of newspaper article on Formal reopening of the US Hotel in Jacksonville, after restoration. Jan 21, 1965 |
M61 D 4 | Mezzanine List | |
| Sheriff Singler's Sacrifice | August Singler, our first law enforcement officer, was the only Jackson Counter sheriff killed in the line of duty. He left a wife with… |
Vertical File Biographies, Singler, August D | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Hero of the skirmish at Tarbon Bridge (James Edward Thorton) | James Edward Thorton was a member of Lawton's famous band of scouts. The twenty of them held back 200 Philippinos at Tarbon Bridge. He… |
Vertical File Biographies, Thornton | Vertical File Biographies | |
| A Peek inside Britt Fest's historic Building | Britt's board of director's opened the historic United States Hotel for visitor's as they previewed its future use as their new headquarters.… |
Vertical File Subjects, Jacksonville, OR, Historic Houses, United States Hotel | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Government wants to dispose of historic Medford courthouse | The Hames A Redden US Courthouse on West Sixth Street in Medford has been classified as a building that is not core to government operations.… |
Vertical File Subjects, Historic Houses, Federal Building | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Holly Revived at Last | On March 13, 2025, the restored Holly Theater will open its doors for the first time since 1986. This building which was opened for the… |
Vertical File Subjects, Medford, OR, Theaters, Holly | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Pueblo Indian Embroidery | 1943 Paperback book by H. P. Mera of the Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe, New Mexico |
970.6 M47 1943 | Library | |
| Indian and Eskimo Artifacts of North America | 1963 by Charles Miles with a foreword by Frederick J. Dockstader |
970.6 M34 1963 | Library | |
| Indian Uses of Native Plants | Paperback book by Edith Van Allen Murphey, Alida C. Bowler, Paiutes of Pyramid Lake, Walker River and Fort MacDermitt, Nevada, Shoshones, Bannock… |
970.6 M87 1959 | Library | |
| Indian Basketry | Two Volume hardback 1904 book by Otis Tufton Mason, Curator, Division of Ethnology U. S. National Museum. Studies in a Textile Art Without… |
970.6 M38 1904 v. 1 and v. 2 | Library |