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Vertical File Subjects History: Total Loss

North Medford High gym suffers catastrophic damage after Tuesday roof collapse; district says structure will be demolished and rebuilt.  The…

Vertical File Subjects, Medford, Or, Schools, North Medford, HS
Vertical File Subjects The Footlights Theater

Three newspaper clips of plays:  Farewell, Farewell Eugene, photo and cast, The Third Best Sport, cast and photo, and The Monkey's Paw and…

Vertical File Subjects, Theater
Vertical File Subjects 820 years of tree

News photo from 1985 Mail Tribune.  The huge tree was 8 1/2 feet in diameter.

Vertical File, Subjects, Trees
Vertical File Subjects A Cultural Inventory of the Nugget Butte Communications Site Project

These two packets of information from the Butte Falls Field Office describes the arrow and beacon fixtures that illuminated the way for the first…

Vertical File Subjects, Aviation, Air Mail/PAT
Vertical File Subjects Nonnative turkeys gobble up important habitat for native species

The Applegate watershed has a number of wild turkeys that threaten native species.  There are at least 45,000 in Oregon, coming from birds…

Vertical File, Subjects, Birds
Vertical File Subjects The Rogue River: Its History Over Time. Glen Woodridge's work

The Rogue has been a source of drinking water, irrigation, fishing, recreation, from Native Americans to present dayl  It travels 215 miles…

Vertical File, Subjects, Rogue River
Vertical File Subjects Southern Oregon's Collegiate Women's Sports and Athletics

This article is a great overview of the SOU athletic scene from 1995 to 2025.  Dennis Powers writes about directors from Monty Cartwright, to…

Vertical File, Subjects, Sports
Vertical File Subjects Clayfolk

GPDailyCourier, 11-13-2025 articles, Clayfolk celebrates 50 years, Bonnie Morgan 

Pottery and Porcelain
Vertical File Subjects Hotel Holland coffee shop

MMT 3-1-1936 article, Gumji Fujimoto has leased and re-modeled the Hotel Holland coffee shop.

Medford, OR, Hotels, Motels, Etc.
Vertical File Subjects Amy Bowers Cordalis

Amy was a lifelong fisherwoman and member of the Yurok Tribe is also lead lawyer for her tribe.  She was present at the signing of the…

Vertical File Subjects, Dams
Vertical File Subjects Book recounts history of Williams Store

After Tom and Heather Glass bought the Williams General Store in 2016,  they found an amazing history going back 125 years.  Their store…

Vertical File Subjects, Williams, OR
Vertical File Subjects Steve Whipple Band

Photo copy, of Steve Whipple band, 8 members, goes with accession 2026.5, in M24  C 5 .

Vertical File Subjects, Music
Vertical File Subjects Melodears Sing Female group

MMT June 1, 1939, page 5 article about the Melodears singing with the Steve Whipple Band.

Vertical File Subjects, Music, singing groups
Vertical File Subjects The Jury's still out on what the future holds for Medford's historic federal courthouse

The future of the 110 year old historic James Redden Courthouse is uncertain, but the hope is that it can be repurposed for another use.  In…

Vertical File Subjects, Meford, OR., Buildings, 1900-1916
Vertical File Subjects fight over Ashland City Hall takes new twist

Ashland's historic 135 year old city hall, located on the city's downtown plaza was donated by the Helman family in 1884 with conditions.  …

Vertical File Subjects, Ashland, OR, Politics and Government
Vertical File Subjects Suzanne of Kerbyville

A chapter of a book describing what Kerbyville was like during gold rush days.  Buildings and land was described in the 1850's.

Vertical File Subjects, Kerby, OR
Vertical File Subjects T. R. Peale U.S. Ship Vincennes

December 14, 1841

Peale's journal of the 1841 of the Wilkes Expedition.

Crossing the Umpqua Mountains, encountered Native Americans,…

Vertical File - Explorers
Vertical File Subjects Pioneer Cemetery Near Ashland Relocated

Medford Mail Tribune 28 Sep 1958 Hill-Dunn Cemetery moved for Emigrant Lake expansion with photos of the relocation of graves

Vertical File, Subjects, Cemeteries Folder 1
Vertical File Subjects Fort Wagner Gives Talent Area Protection

Medford Tribune, August 9, 1959.  Fort Wagner article, also has photos of early saw mill on Wagner Creek; walnut trees planted by Stearnes…

Vertical File, Subjects, Fort Wagner
Vertical File Subjects Modoc War Tour Map- chronology

2009 Daniel Woodhead III Glossy 4 page map of Lava Beds, Bloody Point, etc that had to do with the 1873 Modoc War

Vertical File Subjects, Indians of North America, Modocs
Vertical File Subjects Black Oaks

MMT 1-13-1955 article, Black Oaks, a 57-acre estate on the Rogue River has been donated to the Episcopal diocese of Oregon by Mrs. Alan J. Lowrey…

Medford, OR, Churches, Episcopal
Vertical File Subjects Midway

MMT article, Midway was a unincorporated commercial area halfway between Medford and Camp White where soldiers and emp.oyees could catch a shuttle…

Camp White
Vertical File Subjects COPCO

MMT 7-16-1959 article,  400% investment since 1947.  Big Bend Dam, Gold Ray Dam, Lemolo Plant, and details of history since 1902.

Copco Dam
Vertical File Subjects Phippstown

MMT 9-13-1982 article, Medford was names after Medford Mass. ,  Other possibilities were Phippstpwn or Middleford.  Nicknames were…

Medford, OR, History
Vertical File Subjects Hoover Elementary School

Oregonian articles May 5 & 12, 1983, Two fires in the Hoover Elementary School gymnasium 8 days apart are being investigated as arson.

Medford, OR, Schools
Vertical File Subjects Oregon Lime Products Company

MMT article 1-17-1935, The Oregon Lime Products company has been operating on a quarry on Williams creek between Williams and Provolt.  The…

Quarries
Vertical File Subjects Walter W. Abbey, Inc.

MMT 9-1-1937 article, Car dealership on Riverside Ave. in Medford, Walter Abbey, Joe Daly, Nate Thornton

Medford, Or, Businesses, A - B
Anniversaries MI 150001

MEDFORD/1st nursery in Medford established 4 miles south of town by N. S. Bennett of Eden Valley Nursery/ Date: 1892

Anniversaries MI 150002

ASHLAND/Orlando Coolidge established extensive nursery/ Date: 1868

Anniversaries MI 150003

First commercial orchard planted, 15,000 trees, apple, peach and prune, by Arthur J. Weeks/ Date: 1883