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Wentworth's Practical Arithmetic

George A. Wentworth, 1901, Text-Book, Mathematics, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry. Names of many former owners written on inside cover. Spine of…

511 W47 1901
A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals

Fredrick H. Pough, 1969

549 P69 1969
The Book of Mineral Photographs

B.M. Shaub, 1957, crystals 

549 S53 1957
Oregon Geology (two copies)

Thomas Condon, 1910

550 C65 1910
Dictionary of Geological Terms 3rd edition

American Geological Institute, 1984

550.321 D54 1984
Mount St. Helens: A Sleeping Volcano Awakes

Marian T. Place, 1981

551.2 P53 1981
The Ancient Volcanoes of Oregon

Howel Williams, 1953

ORE. CAB. REF 551.2 WILLIAMS, H 1953
Mount Multnomah: Ancient Ancestor of the Three Sisters

Edwin T. Hodge, 1925

ORE CAB REF 551.43 HODGE, E
Enchanted Corridors

Wayland A. Dunham, 1939, Oregon Caves, signed by athour.

ORE CAB REF 551.4409795 DUNHAM, W
Lower Clearwater Watershed Analysis Appendix Vol. 1

Diamond Lake Ranger District Umpqua National Forest, October 1999,  Geology and Soils, Vegetation, Hydrology, Resident Fish Species and…

551.48 D2 Vol.1
Lower Clearwater Watershed Analysis Appendix Vol. 2

Diamond Lake Ranger District Umpqua National Forest, October 1999,  Geology and Soils, Vegetation, Hydrology, Resident Fish Species and…

551.48 D2 Vol 2
The Little Butte Creek Watershed: An Overview of its Environmental History

Jeff LaLande, 1997, Prepared for the Little Butte Creek Watershed Assessment Analysis report. Bureau of Land Management and Rogue River National…

551.48 L19 1997
Southern Oregon's John Day Family; Larger Than Life.

Southern Oregon's John Day graduated from Medford High and passed in 1986.  His father was a prominent rancher , forest-fire fighter and…

Vertical File Biographies, Day
The Past and Present of Mercy Flights, by Dennis Powers

George Milligan was the air traffic controller iin 1949 when the need for a plane to fly polio patients to the closest iron lung in Portland.…

Vertical File Subjects, Mercy Flights, Medford
Hill, Isac daughters

Photograph/news story of the three sisters who were master marble cutters in 1862.

Vertical File Biographies, Hill
Heroism of Peter French Adores History of Oregon

Peter French owned one of the biggest cattle ranches in the state.  In 1878 he had his headquarters on the upper Blitzen River about 20 miles…

Vertical File Biographies, Fr
Judge Webster Killed by Fall In Elevator Shaft

Judge Webster was circuit judge of the first judicial district, which was Jackson, Josephine, Lake, and Klamath counties in the early days.  …

Vertical File Biographies, We
Treasure Hunt in Jacksonville Stirs Pioneers

Around the area of the Hanley and Gore ranches, especially the knoll, were many holes about the size of an iron gold box, and crow bar holes for…

Vertical File Subjects, Mines, Miscellaneous
The house on 609 Dakota, by Lloyd Colbaugh

Lloyd tells about how his house was built, about the front yard, and about the people and kids who lived there around the 1940's.

Vertical File Biographies, CO
Jacksonville's Cistern Pumper

Emil Britt presented this history of the Cistern Pumper.  Jacksonville purchased the pumper in 1880 when the town had 1800 people for about $…

Vertical File Subjects, Jacksonville, 1900 (prior to)
"Flat Honeymoon" recalls "30's Alaska

Laura Porter, in charge of the Medford Red Cross for 30 years, wrote about the years she and her husband taught Alaskan natives in the interior in…

Vertical File Biographies, Porters
Norris Kent Porter

Norris died Monday, July 18, 1988, at 75 years.   He lived in the valley for 60 years.  After teaching in Alaska, he became a real…

Vertical File Biographies, Porter
Historic 1870's hotel will soon belong to Britt

The brick hotel building that's being purchased for $1,452 million by the Britt Music & Arts Festival dates to the 1870's.  Britt wishes…

Vertical File Subjects. Jacksonville, OR, Britt Music Festival, 2
Webster, Lionel R.

9-14-1918 Obituary, was Jackson County circuit judge

WE Vertical File Biographies
Keegan, Owen

JVPost 12-4-1909, article, Janitor at Jacksonville Courthouse for 25 years, jailed in Winnipeg, Canada

Keegan Vertical File Biographies
Ryan, P. J.

JVPost 11-30-1912 article, P. J. Ryan's Store, Ben Levy, Luke Ryan, W. W. Fowler, E. C. Brooks, H. K.. Hanna, D. W. Bagshaw

Ryan Vertical File Biographies
Applegate, Willis Ivan

JVPost 2-9-1918 Obituary, Private in 318th U. S. Engineers

Applegate 1900's Vertical File Biographies
Jones, M. D.

JVPost 11-23-1912 article, Marshall M. D. Jones, Lester Jones

Jones Vertical File Biographies
Lowe, Harry

MMT 5-23-1950, obituary

Lowe Vertical File Biographies
Moon, Andrew Sylvester

Gold Hill News, obituary 4-21-1900

MO Vertical File Biographies