The SOHS Library is OPEN to the public at 106 N. Central Avenue in Medford, with FREE access to the SOHS Archives, from 12:00 - 4:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Appointments are not necessary. Please contact library@sohs.org, or call 541-622-2025 ex 200 to ask questions or request research.
Mega Index
| Title | Body | Location | Source Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Historical Overview of Roxy Ann Peak and Prescott Park | Jeffrey M. LaLande, 1983, Medford Parks and Recreation, geologic and human history, Civilian Conservation Corps, Bear Creek Valley, Takelma… |
979.527 L34 1983 | Library | |
| Stories of Old Oregon | Stories of Old Oregon by George A. Waggoner copyrighted December 29, 1904 "to the pioneers of Oregon" Oregon's pioneers,… |
979.5 W33 1905 | Library | |
| The Builders of Timberline Lodge | The Builders of Timberline Lodge from the Works Progress Administration, Portland, Oregon, 1937 written by the Writer's Project; … |
979.5 W926 1937 | Library | |
| The DeAutremont Brothers: America's Last Great Train Robbery | Margaret LaPlante, 2009, crime, forensics, Gold Special Train 13, Tunnel 13, 1923, transportation, early 20th c. manhunt, illustrated with… |
979.527 L35 | Library | |
| The River of the West, volume two | The River of the West, The Adventures of Joe Meek by Frances Fuller Victor 1870 Hartford,… |
979.5 V64 1985 v.2 | Library | |
| Early Jackson County Toll Roads, Tunnels, Ferries, and Bridges | Mark E. Lawrence, 1982, SOHS Trail Committee, transportation, Rogue Valley, Applegate Trail, includes maps |
979.527 L39 1982 | Library | |
| An Early History of Table Rock, two copies | Katherine (Nealon) Huntress Leavitt, 1968, geological history, Indians, Euro-American settlers, agriculture, transportation, 1850-ca. 1933,… |
979.527 L41 (copy two) | Library | |
| The Nealons of Table Rock | Katherine Nealon Huntress Leavitt, 1973, oral history, vital statistics, folklore, personal correspondence, Stephen Myers Nealon, Mary Eliza… |
979.527 L42 | Library | |
| The River of the West, volume one | The River of the West, The Adventures of Joe Meek, volume one The Mountain Years, by Frances Fuller Victor; volume edited by Winfred… |
979.5 V64 1983/v. 1 | Library | |
| The History of Library Services in Medford and Jackson County | Kay Ledward, 1968, youth services, school services, public services, censorship policies, use of materials, Medford library board, illustrated… |
979.527 L43 1968 | Library | |
| The River of the West | The River of the West Life and Adventure in the Rocky Rountains and Oregon; Embracing Events in the Life-time of a Mountain-… |
979.5 V52 1870 | Library | |
| A Population Survey of Eden Precinct: 1860, 1870, 1880 | Audrey Lytle, 1958, Talent, Oregon, paper submitted to Dr. Francis Haines for the course History of the Pacific Northwest, December 15, 1958, 6… |
979.527 L98 1958 | Library | |
| History of Oregon | History of Oregon by Ephraim W. Tucker (1970 copy) "containing a condensed account of the most… |
979.5 T82 1970 | Library | |
| Land in Common: An Illustrated History of Jackson County, Oregon, three copies | Joy B. Dunn (ed.), Natalie Brown (art director), 1993, forward by Samuel J. Wegner, introduction by Richard Maxwell Brown, chapters ordered… |
979.527 L25 1993 | Library | |
| Oregon Argonauts | Oregon Argonauts Merchant Adventurers on the Western Frontier by Arhtur L. Throckmorton … |
979.5 T47 1961 | Library | |
| Sojourners in the Oregon Siskiyous: Adaptation and Acculturation of the Chinese Miners in the Applegate Valley, ca. 1855-1900 | Jeffrey Max LaLande, 1981, MA Thesis, Oregon State University, southwestern Oregon, voluntary and involuntary acculturative behavior, historic… |
979.527 L34 1981 | Library | |
| A Guide to the Study and Reading of the History of the Pacific Northwest | A Guide to the Study and Reading of the History of the Pacific Northwest by Arthur Samuel Taylor, Associate Professor of Social Science,… |
979.5 T39 1935 | Library | |
| The Hood River Issei | The Hood River Issei An Oral History of Japanese Settlers in Oregon's Hood River Valley by Linda Tamura The Asian American… |
979.5 T15 1993 | Library | |
| An Inventory and Evaluation of Cultural Resources Within the Proposed Kanaka Gulch Campground Area, Jackson County, Oregon, C. R. Job RR-284 | Jeffrey M. LaLande, 1979, USDA Rogue River National Forest, 35JA43, 35JA115, archaeological survey, Dorn Cabin, prehistoric lithic scatter,… |
979.527 L34 1979 | Library | |
| An Environmental History of the Little Applegate River Watershed | Jeff LaLande, 1995, human-environment interaction, historic overview, natural events, human effects on the landscape, 20th c. vegetational change… |
979.527 | Library | |
| The Pictorial History of Southern Oregon and Northern California | The Pictorial History of Southern Oregon and Northern California by Jack Sutton copyright 1959 printed by The… |
979.5 Su 1959 | Library | |
| The Oregon Trail Revisited (3 copies) | Written by Gregory M. Franzwa (1988). In two parts, this book offers a brief history on the Oregon Trail and modern traveler advise on visiting… |
917.8 F73 1988 | Library | |
| Over the Applegate Trail to Oregon in 1846 (3 copies) | Written by Bert Webber (1996). This book covers an overview of the Applegate Trail. People covered in this book are- J. Quinn Thornton, Mrs.… |
917.8 W37 1996 | Library | |
| The Oregon and Applegate Trail: The Diary of Welborn Beeson in 1853 (3 copies) | Written by Welborn Beeson with an Introduction by Bert Webber. This is an unabridged diary of Welborn Beeson that offers a primary resource of an… |
PAM 917.8 B41 1993 | Library | |
| Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography: Volume 1 A-F (2 copies) | Written by Dan Thrapp (1990). This encyclopedia covers approximately 4,500 frontier figures. Paperback 547 pages. |
920.073 T52 1990 V1 | Library | |
| Gold Rush: The Journals, Drawings, and Other Papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff (2 copies) | Edited by Georgia Willis Read and Ruth Gaines (1949). This books is a collection J. Goldsborough Bruff records from 1849-1851. Hardcover 562… |
917.94 B78 1949 | Library | |
| Great Trails of the West | Written by Richard Dunlap (1971). This book covers different trails heading west. Trails covered are: Santa Fe Trail, Applegate Trail, Oregon… |
917.9 DUN 1971 | Library | |
| The Great West | Edited by Charles Neider (1997). In three parts, this books is a collection of works that provides an expansive overview of the history of the… |
978 NEI 1958 | Library | |
| The California and Oregon Trail | Written by Francis Parkman Jr. (1849). Very fragile copy. Please do not open unless have to. This cover Parkmans 1846 journey along the… |
978 PAR 1849 | Library | |
| The Gold Rush Trail and the Road to Oregon | Written by Todd Webb (1963). In four parts this chronicles the trails to California and Oregon. Part 1- The Prelude Part 2- The… |
978 WEB 1963 | Library |