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The West Point Military History of The Second World War

Brigadier General Thomas E. Griess, 1989. Contains three books, "Asia & the Pacific", "Military Campaign Atlas", and "Europe & The…

940.53 S44 1989 Library
The First Enlisted Women 1917-1918

Eunice C. Dessez, 1955, women in the U.S. navy during World War I

940.54 D48 1955 Library
The Posters that Won the War: The Production, Recruitment and War Bond Poster of WWII

Derek Nelson, 1991

940.54 N42 1991 Library
US Navy War Photographs: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Harbor

A collection of Official U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Photographs. Compiled by Captain Edward Steichen, U.S.N.R. U.S. Camera, appears…

940.54 S75 Library
Retaliation: Japanese Attacks and Allied Countermeasures on the Pacific Coast in World War II

Bert Webber, 1975, World War II, Japanese attacks on Oregon

940.54 W42 1975 Library
World War II Personal Accounts: Pearl Harbor to V-J Day

Gary A. Yarrington and James Stokesbury, 1992

940.54 W92 1992 Library
Beauty Culture Holds October Graduation

11 Oct 1934 article with photograph shows the graduates of the Medford School of Beauty Culture- the first class to graduate from this school,…

Vertical File- Beauty,Personal Vertical File Subjects
John Stewart Old Pioneer of County, Passes

undated newspaper clipping; Obit for John Alexander Stewart, brother of James died 738 West 14th St. [Medford,, Oregon] came in with 2024.63…

Vertical File, Stewart Vertical File Biographies
The Camp White Rogue Vol. 1, no. 1

1943, World War II

The Camp White Rogue Vol. 1, no. 3 (two copies)

1943, World War II

940.5405 C44 1943 no.3 Library
The Camp White Rogue Vol. 1, no. 2

1943, World War II

940.5405 C44 1943 No.2 Library
Mapping was our Mission: History of the 650th Engineer Topographic Battalion WWII

Otto A. Ewaldsen, 1996, Camp White Oregon. Signed by the author and presented to SOHS on April 2nd 1997.

940.541 E94 1996 Library
Camp White Oregon The 91st (Fir Tree) Infantry Division (three copies)

Chris Hald, Bert Webber, Webb Research Group Publishers, World War II. Copy three was signed by Webber in 1994  

940.541 H3 Library
Medical Students Vade Mecum 7th ed.

George Mendenhall, 1863

616.02 M53 1863 Library
A Treatise on the Diseases of the Nervous System 9th ed.

William A. Hammond, 1893

616.8 H22 1893 Library
Fuller Brush Ad

The flyer for the  Fuller Brush company from the local agent, E.J. Neumann.

Vertical File Subjects: Medford, Oregon, Business, General Vertical File Subjects
The Truth about the Courthouse Site

The article, (which no longer has a source citation) gives reasons why the Washington school site is inappropriate for a new court house.  …

Vertical File Subjects: Medford, Oregon, Washington School. Vertical File Subjects
Impressions of Fred Lockley: Rev James S. Read

Reverend Read was a newly minted preacher who arrived in Southern Oregon in the mid 1800's.  He was commissioned by the American Baptist Home…

Vertical File Biographies, RE Vertical File Biographies
Impressions of Fred Locklery: Olive Bush Swaggert

Olive Bush's mother came to Oregon on a wagon train where she met her future husband Williiam Bush.  They were married shortly after arriving…

Vertical File Biographies, BU Vertical File Subjects
Impressions of Fred Lockley: Col. Robert A Miller

Colonel Miller was a former newspaper man who was also the first grand patron of the Order of the Eastern Star of Oregon.  He moved to…

Vertical File Biographies, Miller. Vertical File Subjects
Impressions of Fred Lockley: Harry Hoefs, and transportation in the 1800's

Harry Hoef was born in Jacksonville and became paymaster of the US Navy.  His column also addresses ship traffic times and stage coach times…

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Impressions of Fred Lockley: Blacks in Jackson County

Lee Tuttle told the story of a wagon train that brought many families into Southern Oregon.  Among the families was Dr. Charles Brooks who…

Vertical File Subjects, Blacks in Southern Oregon Vertical File Subjects
Impressions of Fred Lockley: L Tuttle, Dr. Brooks, Garretts. and Blacks in Oregon.

Mr. Tuttle tells of wagon trains to Oregon and the settlers who made their homes here,  Elbert Taylor, Bob Garrett, Tom Garrett, joined the…

Vertical File Biographies, L. Tuttle, Dr. Brooks, and Garrett family. Vertical File Biographies
Basye, Charles H

MMT 10-26-2014 article, Jackson County Deputy Sheriff killed on 4-5-1917, Oregon Fallen Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial

BA Vertical File Biographies
Hadley, Samuel B.

Oregon Journal 6-18-1938 and 7-1-1938 interview, adopted an Siskiyou Indian boy named Joe Bowers, Albert Hadley, Melville Hadley, Hank Hadley,…

HA Vertical File Biographies
Ward, Rev. W. C.

Oregon Journal 5-27-1937 interview, Tent preacher, Seventh Day Adventist, Jacksonville

WA Vertical File Biographies
Howland, Arthur

Oregon Journal 7-21-1938 interview, George Howland, Risdon Iron company

HO Vertical File Biographies
Skipworth, Dr. Walton

Oregon Journal 4-29-1937 and 5-2-1937 interviews, Medford Methodist church, revivals, D. T. Lawton

SK Vertical File Biographies
Kay, Tom

Oregon Journal 1-5-1937 interview, Brownsville woolen mill, Fred Croft, W. R. Kirk, R. H. Crawford,, Hugh Dinwiddie, John Caroline, Luther White,…

KA Vertical File Biographies
Hyde, John

Oregon Journal 12-4-1936 interview, Eliza Tyler Hyde, In the Hyde wagon train a young man killed an Indian woman,  The captain of the train…

HY Vertical File Biographies