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 Study of Jesse Winburn's Life and Contributions in Ashland, Oregon | Research paper by Franklyn D. Mahar A research theme in History of the Pacific Northwest - Dr. Haines - professor Dec 7, 1960 |
920 W55 1960 | Library | |
| The Takelma and Other Tribes | Jackson County Library Inservice Fall 1992 compiled by Jeannette L. Lancaster. Collection of newspaper clippings, maps, photocopies from reference… |
979.500497 Takelmas | Library | |
| Slavery in Jackson County | The Question of Slavery in Jackson County Prior to and During the Civil War by Louise Pendleton. 1960 research paper |
979.527 O45 1960 | Library | |
| Of and About Six Generations in the Fall Creek- Jenny Creek Area | by Loren D. Close Original copy in MS431 includes family and other info about Ed Close and wife, Ida C. Moore ; Isaac Moore, John… |
979.527 C56 1969 | Library | |
| Jackson County, Oregon, Commissioners Journals 1865 | 352.2 Jackson 1865 | Library | ||
| Jackson County, Oregon, Commissioners Journals 1860-1861 | 352.2 Jackson 1860-1861 | Library | ||
| Jackson County, Oregon, Commissioners Journals 1862-1864 | 352.2 Jackson 1862-1864 | Library | ||
| Jackson County, Oregon, Commissioners Journals 1853-1859 | 352.2 Jackson 1853-1859 | Library | ||
| Jackson County and Jacksonville Officials | county commissioners, assessors, coroners, clerks, district attorneys, judges, sheriffs, school superintendents, treasurers, mayors, postmasters,… |
351.16.2 Jackson | Library | |
| Jackson County Information from the Files of the Works Progress Adminstration at the University of Oregon 1936-1937 | Photocopied in 1978 Historic houses, individual records, objects |
979.527 W67 1937 | Library | |
| Recollections of Applegate Valley and Medford 1910-1915 | by Gladys Wolf Waddingham includes description of the old Cameron places in Uniontown in the Applegate area. Author's family lived in the… |
979.527 W33 1981 | Library | |
| Slavery in Jackson County | by Louise Pendleton 1960 |
979.527 W54 1961 | Library | |
| A Kaleidoscope of Memories | by Gladys Waddingham, Inglewood, CA 1992 Family history of Charles Brandt and Charles Wolf families who lived in Applegate, Oregon for a… |
921 WAD 1992 | Library | |
| History of Old Military Road Jackson County | History paper by Joanne R. Wilcox 1961 for History 478 History of the Pacific NW |
979.527 W54 1961 | Library | |
| Lincoln residents oppose BLM sale along trail. | Where the Pacific Crest Trail crosses the steep mountainside, Doug Frank and Linda Buturain lead the fight to stop BLM's plans to clearcut near… |
Vertical File Subjects, Siskiyou Mountains. | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Pear Industry in Oregon's Rogue River Valley Big Business | This 1953 article illustrates how Harry and David's company became an industry leader in pear production. Although there are 13 other… |
Vertical File Subjects, Bear Creek Corporation. | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Joyce Lynn Hailicka (1946--March 13, 2024) | Joyce graduated from Rubidoux High in 1965, and moved to Oakland, OR where she was director of the audiovisual department. She moved to… |
Vertical File Biographies, HA 1 | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Photo of Pat Blair | Pat Blair was an artist and children's Librarian at the Medford Branch. She was founder of the Storytelling Guild. |
Vertical File Biographies, BL | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Medford Catholic Church (Historic Pictures) | 3 Views of 1911 on. |
Medford, Oregon, Churches, Roman Catholic | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Olin Thomas Whitman (obituary) | Olin Thomas Whitman died (perhaps in 1955) in Medford. His parents Mr. and Mrs. J H Whitman, early pioneers brought him to this area and… |
Vertical File Biographies, Whitman | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Pioneers Hold Annual Meet in the Jacksonville Masonic Hall | Nearly 300 men and women enjoyed a reunion and the opening of Sargent Museum . After much food, there was an address by Charles Reames,… |
Vertical File Subjects, Jacksonville, OR History 1 | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Boss Cook of Famous Hotel is 82 | MRS S E Howlett of Eagle Point continues to cook for guests and the Sunnyside Hotel because she likes to watch people eat her good food. She… |
Vertical File Biographies, Howlett | Vertical File Biographies | |
| O & C Land Act of 1937 | This act was a land grant to facilitate railroads in Oregon and California. The idea was that the railroads would put the land to use to get… |
Railroads, CA and OR | Library | |
| Jaida Ross-Bound for Paris | Medford native Jaida Ross was named the national women's field athlete of the year by the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Assn.… |
Vertical File Biographies, Ross | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Project Preserves historic Peter Britt Photos | Photography experts Matt Gebhardt and Matt Walker photographed glass negatives of Peter Britt at the SOHS. Five thousand, seven hundred and… |
Vertical File Biographies, Britt--Photography | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Water--Its Flow, Its Damage, Its future. | This series in the 1965 Mail Tribune looks at Southern Oregon floods from 1851 until publications. Pictures are included. |
Vertical File, Subjects, Floods, Not 1964 | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Howlett, Mrs. S. E. | MMT 7-22-1931, Cook at Sunnyside Hotel in Eagle Point, "Mother" Howlett |
Howlett | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Mrs. E. B. Hanley | MMT 10-30-1916, Feminist with "democratic pigs" campaigned for Hughes, Kathryn Hanley |
Hanley | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Oregon Coast Artillery | MMT 7-25-1917, Official Roster, World War I |
World War 1914-1918 WWI | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Fresh Air Taxicabs | MMT Dec 1930, Holly Theater, Amos and Andy, Walter Leverette, George Olson |
Medford Theaters, Holly | Vertical File Subjects |