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Klamath Falls (Or.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Cy Haager Collection: Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: SHL208
Abstract

Cy Haager was a photographer at East Side Pharmacy (exact location unknown). The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) is an American fraternal order, originally founded as a social club in 1868 in New York City. The Klamath Falls Order of the Elks was founded in the beginning of the 20th century and is located on Main Street. Collection contains an envelope with 12 black and white photographs, depicting the 1930s and 1940s downtown Klamath Falls.

Dates: 1939-1944

Early Settlers, Modoc War and OC&E RR: Assorted Newspaper Articles

 Collection
Identifier: SHL207
Abstract

The Herald and News provides local news to the counties of Klamath, Siskiyou, Lake, and Modoc. Collection contains a folder with assorted articles from various newspapers: Herald & News, The Sunday Oregonian and The Redmond Spokesman.

Dates: 1953-1976

Fairgrounds Study Committee #8: Report

 Collection
Identifier: SHL046
Abstract

The Klamath County Fairgrounds and Klamath County Event Center are located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The Fairgrounds host a wide variety of year-round recreational and educational activities. Collection consists of Recommendations on the creation of a community center and fairgrounds complex in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Dates: 1973

Fillers for the "Klamath Echoes"

 Collection
Identifier: SHL154
Abstract

Klamath Echoes is a series of 16 volumes published by the Klamath County Historical Society. Their goal is to preserve the history of the Klamath Basin, Southern Oregon, and Northern California. Collection contains a folder with typed news articles to be used as fillers for (supposedly) "The Klamath Echoes."

Dates: 1873-1912

Herald and News Klamath Falls Newspaper: Clippings

 Collection
Identifier: SHL049
Abstract

The Herald and News newspaper provides local news to the counties of Klamath, Siskiyou, Lake, and Modoc. Collection contains a folder with 5 newspaper clippings on the historic events in Klamath Falls, including a fire at the White Pelican Hotel.

Dates: 1953-1988

History of the U.S. Naval Air Station, Klamath Falls, Oregon and U.S. Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Lakeview, Oregon, 1943-1945

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Identifier: SHL194
Abstract

NAS Klamath Falls was established in 1942, during WWII, from the Klamath Falls Municipal Airport. NAAF Lakeview operated under the command of NAS Klamath Falls. Collection contains a folder with copies of documents regarding the Klamath Falls and Lakeview Naval Air facilities.

Dates: 1943-1945

Klamath County Fairgrounds Committees' Records: 1973-1974

 Collection
Identifier: SHL172
Abstract

The Klamath County Fairgrounds and Klamath County Event Center are located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The Fairgrounds host a wide variety of year-round recreational and educational activities. Collection consists of documentation of the activities of the two Fairgrounds Committees: Advisory Committee and Organizational Committee: memos, meeting minutes, surveys, Klamath County Chamber of Commerce Organization list, and reports

Dates: 1973-1974

Klamath Ice and Cold Storage Warehouse Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SHL149
Abstract Donald Henry Nabakowski moved to Klamath Falls in 1925. He worked at Klamath Ice and Cold Storage, eventually becoming Chief Engineer and later Plant Superintendent before retiring in 1978. Klamath Ice and Cold Storage was founded by Andrew McCornack Collier in 1918. Collection consist of a collection of papers donated by D. H. Nabakowski’s daughter Donna W. Masterson. Collection consists of personal papers, newspaper clippings, and copies of publications mentioning her father. Also...
Dates: 1940-1992

Klamath Yacht Club History, 1947-1999

 Collection
Identifier: SHL206
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1999

Letters to the Klamath Valley Warehouse and Forwarding Company

 Collection
Identifier: SHL148
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1910-1912