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Mega Index
| Title | Body | Location | Source Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oregon Story 1850-2000 | by Oregonian staff text and photos |
979.5 O65 2000 | Library | |
| Oregon 150 Official Collector's Issue | Celebrating 150 years of Oregon Statehood in Words and Pictures |
Library | ||
| Oregon Ghost Towns and Some Historic Communities | Oregon Historical Society 1970 includes several in southern Oregon |
878.5 O74 1970 | Library | |
| Historic Preservation in Oregon: A Preliminary Statement | Oregon State Highway Division 1971 history of historic preservation in Oregon |
979.5 O74 1971 | Library | |
| Mowat collection: newspapers | Ashland Tidings, January 28, 1919 - Memorial Services held for High School Soldier Dead |
M53 F 4 | Mezzanine List | |
| The Jews of Oregon: 1850-1950 | Steven Lowenstein, 1987, Judaism in Oregon, pioneers, business leaders, illustrated with photographs and maps, two copies |
979.5 L91 | Library | |
| Equality on the Oregon Frontier: Jason Lee and the Methodist Mission 1834-43 | Robert J. Loewenberg, 1976, Willamette Valley, John McLaughlin, Hudson's Bay Company, the Americanization of Oregon, egalitarianism on the… |
979.5 L63 | Library | |
| Conversations with Pioneer Women | Fred Lockley, 1981, compiled and edited by Mike Helm, oral history, narratives, the Lockley Files |
979.5 L62 | Library | |
| Visionaries, Mountain Men & Empire Builders: They Made a Difference | Fred Lockley, 1982, compiled and edited by Mike Helm, narratives of historical figures, the Lockley Files |
979.5 L62 | Library | |
| A Bit of Verse: Poems (& Etc.) from the Lockley Files | Fred Lockley, 1983, compiled and edited by Mike Helm, the Lockley Files, early poetry |
979.5 L62 | Library | |
| Voices of the Oregon Territory: Conversations with Bullwhackers, Muleskinners, Pioneers, Prospectors, '49ers, Indian Fighters, Trappers, Ex-Barkeepers, Authors, Preachers, Poets & Near Poets, & All Sorts & Conditions of Men | Fred Lockley, 1981, compiled and edited by Mike Helm, oral history, the Lockley Files |
979.5 L62 | Library | |
| History of the Columbia River Valley: From the Dalles to the Sea, Volume 3 | 1928, biographical, illustrated with photographs |
979.5 L62 | Library | |
| History of the Columbia River Valley: From the Dalles to the Sea, Volume 2 | 1928, biographical, illustrated with photogaphs |
979.5 L62 | Library | |
| History of the Columbia River Valley: From the Dalles to the Sea, Volume 1 | Fred Lockley, 1928, discovery of the Columbia River, early navigation, Astoria, fishing, Washington and Oregon, illustrated with photographs |
979.5 L62 | Library | |
| An Early History of Table Rock | Katherine (Nealon) Huntress Leavitt, 1968, geological history, Indians, Euro-American settlers, agriculture, transportation, 1850-ca. 1933,… |
979.5 Le | Library | |
| Land of Giants: The Drive to the Pacific Northwest 1750-1950 | David Lavender, 1958, early sea explorers, fur traders, pioneers, illustrated with maps |
979.5 L39 | Library | |
| Applegate Trail Markers | Mark Lawrence, 1979, pioneer travel, landmarks, Southern Oregon, maps and index |
979.5 La | Library | |
| Oregon Historical Vignettes | Jack Pement, sketches by Paul Keller, 1964, Oregon history, Willamette Valley, Portland, Oregon City |
979.5 K44 | Library | |
| Pacific Trail Camp-Fires | Reese P. Kendall, 1901, Missouri Column, Applegate Battalion, "Pathfinder" Detachment, Barneburg Contingent, immigration |
979.5 K4 | Library | |
| One By One | Robert Bradley Jones, 1973, Oregon and California Railroad land grant in Oregon, industry, commerce, includes newspaper clippings |
979.5 J63 | Library | |
| Empire of the Columbia: A History of the Pacific Northwest | Dorothy O. Johansen and Charles M. Gates, 1967 (1957), early history of Oregon and Washington, fur trade, Hudson's Bay Company, illustrated with… |
979.5 J63 | Library | |
| Oregon's Main Street: U.S. Highway 99 "The Stories" | Jo-Brew, 2013, folk history, transportation, travel, illustrated with photographs |
979.5 J6 | Library | |
| The Frontier, the Union, and Stephen A. Douglas | Robert W. Johannsen, 1989, 1850s frontier politics, election of 1860, Western United States, Oregon territory and statehood |
979.5 J63 | Library | |
| In This Great Land of Freedom: The Japanese Pioneers of Oregon | Akemi Kikumura, Lawson Fusao Inada, Mary Worthington (eds.), 1993, Poetry by Lawson Fusao Inada, Historical essay by Eiichiro Azuma, Issei… |
979.5 I53 | Library | |
| Oregon's Golden Years: Bonanza of the West | Miles F. Potter, 1976, history of gold mining and gold trade in Oregon, illustrated with photographs, sketches, maps |
979.5 P68 | Library | |
| Frontier Politics on the Eve of the Civil War | Robert W. Johannsen, 1955, 19th c. political history, settlement, slavery, western United States, southern Oregon |
979.5 J63 | Library | |
| Early Days on the Upper Willamette | Veryl M. Jensen, 1970, illustrated with sketches by Shirley Brady and Sharon Dick, photographs, early history, geographical name, commerce and… |
979.5 J3 | Library | |
| Yamsi: A Year in the Life of a Wilderness Rancher | Dayton Hyde, 2000 (1971), stewardship, ranching, Upper Williamson River, Klamath Basin, illustrated with photographs, 1996 epilogue by the author… |
979.5H99 2000 | Library | |
| Oregon: Its History, Condition, and Prospects | Gustavus Hines, 1851, geography, economy, encounters with indigenous peoples, the Oregon Mission, journal entries, world travel |
979.5 H55 | Library | |
| 1847 Diary of Applegate Trail to Oregon | by Lester Hulin, 1897 (1959), journal entries, pioneers, travel |
979.5 H5 | Library |