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Klamath Yacht Club History, 1947-1999
The Klamath Yacht Club is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Collection consists of a paper on the history of the club, written and donated by Irene M. Currin, a wife of one of the members of the Club.
Francis S. and Patricia L. Landrum Collection
The collection focuses on Modoc Indians and the Modoc War of 1872-1873, John Charles Frémont's Second and Third Expeditions to the American West, and U.S. Supreme Court litigation between California and Nevada about a boundary dispute. Francis S. “Van” Landrum was a businessman, registered engineer and land surveyor in Klamath Falls, Oregon as well as a noted amateur historian and author.
Laurence L. Shaw's American Civil War Collection: Maps and Letters
The American Civil War (1861-1865) was fought between the North and the South in the United States. Collection contains materials related to the Civil War, collected by Laurence L. Shaw.
Laurence L. Shaw's Francis Drake Controversy Collection
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral (1540-1596), was a pre-eminent English navigator, politician, and civil engineer of the Elizabethan age. Collection contains stories on the hoax, concerning his brass plate, supposedly found in San Francisco in 1936.
Layers of Meaning: An Administrative History of Lava Beds National Monument, 1925-2006
Lava Beds National Monument is located in northeastern California, and consists of numerous lava tubes, available for public access. Collection contains a binder with the paper written by Matthew Godfrey and Paul Sadin, Missoula, Montana. The paper was submitted by Historical Research Associates, Inc. (HRA).
Letter from James H. Thompson to Francis S. Landrum
Francis S. “Van” Landrum was a businessman and self-taught structural engineer/land surveyor in Klamath Falls, Oregon, as well as a noted amateur historian and author. Collection contains an envelope with a short note about Bristle Cone Pine and needles, wrapped in a napkin.
Letter to Mr. Malcolm Epley, Herald and News, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Letter to Mr. Raymond H. Bitney, Superintendent, Klamath Agency, Oregon
Raymond H. Bitney joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1926 as forest assistant at the Klamath Agency. The Klamath Agency was an Indian Agency established for the Klamath Indian Reservation in 1866. Collection contains a letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior to Mr. Bitney regarding the proposed Constitution for the Klamath Tribes of Oregon.
Letters to the Klamath Valley Warehouse and Forwarding Company
Claude H. Daggett was a well-known businessman and treasurer in Klamath Falls, Oregon. His most notable accomplishment was the Klamath Falls Warehouse & Forwarding Company, which was important in the development of business in Klamath Falls and marked the construction of the first ice and cold storage plant in the area. Collection contains financial documents and correspondence of the Company.
Linsy Sisemore Papers
Linsy Sisemore lived on a ranch near Fort Klamath. The collection contains daily transactions for ranching and dry goods activities, letters and the 1889-1892 journal of the Board of Trustees for the town of Linkville.