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1873 Modoc War Tour Map
Modoc War was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army in northeastern California and southeastern Oregon from 1872 to 1873. Collection contains a tour guide with a map and lists of sites and museums related 1873 Modoc War. Accompanied by small photographs with descriptions. Supplemented by a chronological timeline of events and an alphabetical list of historical sites. Created and donated by Daniel Woodhead III.
A Note from Laurence Shaw to the Journal Committee Chairman
Laurence L. Shaw was a well-known Oregon timber man and philanthropist. Together with his wife Dorothy he founded the Shaw Historical Library at Oregon Institute of Technology. Collection contains a handwritten note from Laurence Shaw to a Chairman of the Journal Committee on a subject of including 2 stories in the next issue of the journal.
A Study of the Basin Indian Music Prepared for Dr. Sven Liljeblad by Betty C. Anderson
Sven S. Liljeblad (1899-2000) was a prominent folklorist, linguist, and anthropologist, who participated in an important chapter of Great Basin Native American studies. Collection consists of a paper donated by Betty Anderson: includes descriptions of songs and sheet music of the Basin Indians: Northern and Southern Utes, Paiutes, Shoshoni, Bannock, Modoc and Klamath tribes.
"A Treatise of the Big Lakes Box Company, Squaw Flat Logging Operations from 1917 to 1951" by Harry C. Mesner
The Big Lakes Box Company was organized by Merle West, Burge Mason, and A. J. Voye in 1917. It was one of the largest retail lumber businesses in the area. Squaw Valley Logging company leased equipment from Big Lakes Box Company because of the heavy demand for lumber from World War II. Collection contains treatise written by Donald C. Mesner in September 2012; amended and revised in November 2014.
A Treatment of Indigenous Plants in the Klamath Basin: A Joint Effort Between the Klamath Tribes, the US Forest Service, and Chiloquin High School
The Klamath Indian Tribe were fishermen, hunters and plant gatherers. The tribe lived along the shores of the Klamath River and Upper Klamath Lake in southern Oregon, subsisting on the local plant and animal life. Collection consists of a self-published book on local plants with their Modoc language names, illustrations and locations.
Abstract of Title
The Buena Vista Addition is a subdivision of the City of Klamath Falls, Oregon, lying to the northwest of the city. Collection contains the Abstract of Title for this property, dating back to 1883 – 1947.
Aerial Photograph of Klamath Falls, Oregon
Klamath Falls, Oregon, is a city in and the county seat of Klamath County, Oregon, founded in 1867. Collection consists of aerial black and white photograph of Klamath Falls and adjacent areas. A few locations’ names are written in pen.
Aerial View of Collier Memorial State Park
TThe Collier Memorial State Park/Logging Museum is located in southern Oregon. It was established in 1945 by the brothers Andrew and Alfred D. Collier as a memorial to their parents. Collection contains a print of an aerial view of Collier Memorial State Park, Region 4.
Charles Aiken Papers, 1971
The Sagebrush War (1850s-1860s) was an armed conflict between the California county of Plumas and the now-defunct Nevada County of Roop over the jurisdiction of Honey Lake Valley and Susanville, California. Collection consists of a box with 4 folders, containing a copy of Charles Curry Aiken’s Master of Liberal Studies Thesis for the University of Oklahoma Graduate College: “Sagebrush War: The California-Nevada Boundary Dispute on the 120th Meridian”.