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Tule Lake Project: Master Plot Plan
The Tule Lake Relocation and Segregation Center operated between 1942 and 1946 as one of ten federal installations for internment of Japanese and Japanese-Americans during World War II. Collection consists of a copy of a map of the Camp, drawn March 16, 1945. The map shows both the original structures and what was left as of April 14, 2001.
Walter Runyan CCC Camp "Swinford Springs" Collection
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of the New Deal programs created by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to provide relief and a speedy recovery from the Great Depression by employing millions of young men in manual labor projects. Collection contains a folder with materials related to the CCC Swinford Springs Co 1907-D.G.7 camp.
Warranty Deeds of George Nurse and His Wife, Mary E. Nurse
George Nurse, the founder of the town of Linkville, was born in New York in 1820 and moved to Oregon in the early 1860s. The collection contains copies of the 1800s warranty deeds for the sale of lots by George and Mary E. Nurse to various persons.
Water Courses of the Klamath Region: Map
The Klamath Region, typically known as the Klamath Basin, refers to the region in Oregon and California that is drained by the Klamath River. Collection contains a map of South-Central Oregon and Northern California with locations of lakes, rivers, marshes, Klamath Indian Reservation, and added images of birds, animals and fish inhabiting the area.
White Lake City Collection
White Lake City, Oregon, was founded in June 1905, with the sale of lots advertised in May of the same year. The city didn’t last long, and was completely gone in a few years. Collection consists of assorted materials: maps, city plans, newspaper clippings, and correspondence related to the White Lake City.
Willamette Cattle Co. Enterprise, 1836
The joint-stock Willamette Cattle Company was formed in 1837 by settlers and pioneers in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, to drive cattle from California. Collection contains a sheet of paper with a title: "Community Development in Oregon: The 1836 Kind" - a description of the delivery of the first 632 head of Mexican cattle to Oregon in 1836. On the reverse side: list of ranches in the alphabetical order by owner's last name, with the accompanying cattle brands for each ranch.
Wool Fiber in the Making
Pendleton Woolen Mills is a textile manufacturing company in Pendleton, Oregon. It is known for its Native American blankets and woolen clothing. Collection consists of a cardboard sheet with text, photographs and attached physical objects describing the process of wool manufacture.