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Victorian Gardens: The Art of Beautifying Suburban Home Grounds

Frank J. Scott, 1977 (first printed in 1870)

712.6 S36 1977 Library
Whose Woods These Are: The Story of the National Forest

Michael Frome, 1962, Forest, Water, Map, Adventure

719 F8 Library
Reports of Exploration and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, Vol XI (copy 1)

A.A. Humperys,1861, old maps of Oregon pre-statehood, Copy 1 in fair condition

625.11 R42 1861 Copy 1 Library
Reports of Exploration and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, Vol XI (copy 2)

A.A. Humperys,1861, old maps of Oregon pre-statehood, copy 2 is in very poor condition with extensive water damage, but mostly still readable.

625.11 R42 1861 V.11 Copy 2 Library
Presenting Nature: The Historic Landscape Design of the National Park Service 1916 to 1942

U.S Department of the Interior, 1993

719 M12 1993 Library
The Park Builders: A History of State Parks in the Pacific Northwest

Thomas R. Cox, 1988

719.3209 C87 1988 Library
National Forest Campground Directory: Oregon Washington

Early 70's most likely

719.3209 N2 Library
Oregon's Highway Park System 1921-1989: An Administrative History

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, 1992

719.3209 066 1992 Library
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation & Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings

W. Brown Morton III, Gary L. Hume, Kay D. Weeks, H. Ward Jande, 1992

720.288 S44 1992 Library
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes

U.S. Department of the Interior, 1996

720.288 S44 1996 Library
Gary W. Breeden Buildings

Repair, Remodel, Renovation, Projects

720.9 B74 Library
With Heritage So Rich: A Report of a Special Committee on Historic Preservation under the Auspices of the United States Conference of Mayors with a grant from the Ford Foundation

Albert Rains and Laurance G. Henderson, 1966

720.9 W58 1966 Library
Without Our Past? A Handbook for the Preservation of Canada's Architectural Heritage

Ann Falkner, 1977

720.902 F34 1977 Library
Monvmentvm: International Council of Monuments and Sites vol.13

1976

720.905 M65 1976 Library
Meaningful Places: Landscape Photographers In the Nineteenth-Century American West

Rachel McLean Sailor, 2014, Daguerreotype, Wet Plate, Peter Britt, Crater Lake 

720.92 S 2014 Library
A Report by the US Historic Preservation Team of the US-USSR Joint Working Group on the Enhancement of the Urban Environment

1975

720.9476 U55 1975 Library
American Building: Materials and Techniques from the Beginning of the Colonial Settlements to the Present 2nd ed.

Carl W. Condit, 1982, masonry, timber, bridges, iron, dams, skyscraper, concrete, steel, railroad

690.0973 C65 1982 Library
Brick and Tile Industry in Oregon

John Eliot Allen (geologist), Ralph S. Mason (mining engineer), 1949, Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, GMI Short Paper, Clay

691.4 A45 1949 Library
Klamath Falls Brick and Tile Company: Interview with Wendell A. Smith

Nancy D. Ingram, 1987

691.4 S5 Library
Woodworking Tools, 1600-1900

Peter C. Welsh, 1969

694.078 W44 1969 Library
The Arts and the American Home, 1890-1930

Jessica H. Foy and Karal Ann Marling, 1994, quilt, photograph, hearth, fireplace, music, piano

700 A78 1994 Library
Collecting Country & Western Americana

Doreen Beck, 1975, country wares, trail, folk art 

702 B42 1975 Library
Jackson County Democratic Central Committee

News release letter; September 15, 1976, announcing a series of public forums called 'Demoforum', for Democratic public candidates to speak.

VF Jackson County, OR, Politics & Government Vertical File Subjects
Mad Hatter's Party

Applegate community event flyer, March 13, 1977; Ashland Parks and Recreation Building

VF Ashland, OR, Social Life & Customs Vertical File Subjects
Jacksonville Business Cards

Collection of 4 Jacksonville business cards:

1977, "The Consignment Shop", antiques and collectibles; Jim and Gayle Steele; Jacksonville…

VF Jacksonville, OR, Businesses Vertical File Subjects
Jim Redden for Attorney General

Democratic statewide campaign letter; Portland, OR; April 2, 1975; Jim Redden, Joan Redden, Jackson County, Southern OR Chairperson, Redden…

VF Oregon Politics and Government Vertical File Subjects
Safeguard Your Future: Support Ballot Measure 9

Ballot Measure 9, Oregon Nuclear Safeguards Act; Circa 1976; Public health and safety, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory…

VF Oregon Politics and Government Vertical File Subjects
Roxy Ann Peak rises above the fog

Rogue Valley Tribune article by David Smigelski; February 18, 2023; Mount McLoughlin, Prescott Park trails, Roundlay Road, Medford Parks

Roxy Anne Peak Vertical File Subjects
Medford schools dive into a new era of swimming

Rogue Valley Times article by Joe Zochert, Jan 7, 2024; Community facilities, Rogue X, North and South Medford high school swimming teams,…

VF Medford, OR, Schools Vertical File Subjects
Editorial by Bill Thorndike Jr.

Rogue Valley Times, December 12th, 2023; Politics and government, community improvement

VF Biographies, TH Vertical File Subjects