Klamath County Local History
Scope and Contents note
The Janis Kafton Collection on Klamath County, Oregon Local History is organized by family, location, business, and organization. This collection is made up of documents, photocopies, newspaper clippings, hand written notes, audio cassette tapes, card files, sketches, maps, and photographs.
Series I: Klamath County Local History consists of materials documenting many Klamath County, Oregon families, businesses, organizations and events. Many of these topics correlate with one another.
Series II: Audio-Visual Series consists of 93 audio cassettes. Some cassettes document Klamath County Historical Society programs, and others contain interviews by Janis Kafton. The contents of some cassettes are not documented.
Series III: Janis Kafton Papers consists of information on Janis Kafton and her family. This includes her autobiography, personal journals, photographs, drawings, paintings, and poetry.
Dates
- Creation: 1905-2000
Creator
- From the Collection: Kafton, Janis (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research use. Researchers should contact the library in advance of their visit if they wish to use the audio-visual materials in this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General Physical Description note
23 linear feet, 46 boxes
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Institute of Technology Libraries, Shaw Historical Library Repository