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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Nelson, obituary | Newspaper death announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; death of Charles Nelson aged 72, resident of Phoenix OR |
Vertical File Biographies, Nelson | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Joseph Hannah, obituary | Newspaper death announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; death of Joseph Hannah at age 88; potter by trade, resident of homestead on Rogue… |
Vertical File Biographies, Hannah | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Mary Kelsoe, obituary | Newspaper death announcement, undated and unknown paper; death of Mary Kelsoe at 86 years in St. Helens OR; previously of Rogue River valley |
Vertical File Biographies, KE | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Mary Dugan, obituary | Newspaper announcement undated, unknown paper; death of Mary Dugan at age 37 of tuberculosis, daughter of T.F. Dugan of Jacksonville OR. Nun and… |
Vertical File Biographies, DU | Vertical File Biographies | |
| A Suicide, John Stuffer | Undated newspaper clipping, unknown paper. Suicide of John Stuffer, shoemaker in Ashland |
Vertical File Biographies, ST | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Advertising map | Jackson County advertising map |
Drawer 45 Folder 1 | Library | |
| Tourism advertisement | "Vacation in Southern Oregon" advertisement, 1949 |
D45 Folder 1 | Library | |
| Map of Rogue River National Forest | Map of Rogue River National Forest, 1963 |
D43 Folder 3 | Library | |
| Survey maps | Survey maps of T315 R4E, 1938 |
D43 Folder 1 | Library | |
| Railroad map | Map of Oregon South Pacific Railroad, Oregon Steamship, and Navigation Co. lines |
D43 Folder 1 | Library | |
| Orchard contour map | Western Oregon Orchard Company contour map, 1908 |
D42 Folder 2 | Library | |
| Kentner's Big Department Store | Kentner's Big Department store (tissue), Medford |
D41 Folder 3 | Library | |
| Poster of Billy Whiskers | Poster of Billy Whiskers party game |
D41 Folder 2 | Library | |
| Map of Jackson County | Map of Jackson County, made in 1970s |
D41 Folder 1 | Library | |
| BLM poster | Poster made by BLM for Zane Gray's cabin site |
D41 Folder 1 | Library | |
| COPCO blueprint | Blueprint from COPCO abstract, #26290 |
D40 Folder 3 | Library | |
| Medford railroad map | Map of Pacific & Eastern railroad right-of-way, Medford 1927 |
D40 Folder 3 | Library | |
| Photograph of Medford airport | Aerial photo, Medford airport |
D40 Folder 2 | Library | |
| Fremont survey copy | Copy of Fremont's survey of the West, 1843 |
D40 Folder 1 | Library | |
| Photographs of Jacksonville | Panoramic photos of California Street, Jacksonville OR |
D39 Folder 4 | Library | |
| Map of Jacksonville | Map of Jacksonville historic properties, created for SOHS |
D39 Folder 4 | Library | |
| Poster of Jacksonville US Bank | Poster, Jacksonville US Bank safe door and study plan |
D39 Folder 3 | Library | |
| Applegate-Sargent collection: | newspapers: Medford Sun 12/20/14,// Medford Mail Tribune, 12/21/14,// Ashland Daily Tidings, 9/3/39, 8/27/40// Los Angeles Times 1/19/26, 5/… |
M21 A 5 | Mezzanine List | |
| Dunne, Marilyn | Ashland.news, obituary, 6-22-1930 to 12-22-2025, Bill Werner, Ed Dunne, |
DU | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Applegate-Sargent collection: | Applegate-Sargent collection: correspondence from Alice Applegate Sargent, ephemera, newspaper clippings, articles, ballot, political flyers and a… |
M21 C 4 | Mezzanine List | |
| Dr. Meredith "Merrie" Lowry, DO | Ashland.news 2-24-2026 obituary, Pioneered a holistic approach to patient care. Her practice seamlessly integrated traditional medicine with… |
Lowry | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Applegate-Sargent collection: | Newspapers, Medford Mail Tribune 10/3/40// … |
M21 C 3 | Mezzanine List | |
| Applegate Sargent collection | empty |
Mezzanine List | ||
| Historic Oregon | b Philip H. Parrish, 1955 One small section on the Southern Oregon Gold Rush |
979.5 P26 1955 | Library | |
| Where Past Meets Present | The Amazing People, places and stories of Southern Oregon by Dennis Powers, 2017 |
979.5 P69 Copy 1 | Library |