Box 35
Container
Contains 30 Results:
Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-025
Abstract
Local historian and author Kay Atwood has written extensively about the Southern Oregon region. Atwood's collection includes her publications, accompanied by her research notes, correspondence and photographs. Related publications, many written for cities and forest agencies, are also included.
Dates:
1850-2016
Maps of KNF CCC Centers, 1930s
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.27
Scope and Contents
Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Butte Falls, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Central Point, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Eagle Point, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Gold Hill, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Phoenix, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Talent, OR; Metsker's Atlas of Jackson County, Oregon 1932, original; Photocopied CCC maps of KNF CCC Centers, 4 pages, 10/24/35; Photocopied CCC maps of KNF CCC Centers, 2 pages, 7/23/35; Photocopied...
Dates:
1930s
Historic Grants Pass Courier, 1935
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.28
Scope and Contents
Historic Grants Pass newspapers including the Golden Anniversary Edition of the Grants Pass Courier – April 3, 1935. Stories in this edition reminisce about the history of the gold discovery, recounting the mining tales of old, the tragedies of the early days, ghost towns, size of gold nuggets, and the people living in the area.
Dates:
1935
Lookouts, Siskiyou National Forests Research, 1991-1994
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.45
Scope and Contents
The materials continue the research for the Siskiyou National Forest lookouts. Documents include indepth information on the lookouts with focus on the watchtowers at the Hershberger Mountain and Wildhorse. The booklet "Fire Lookouts on the Deschutes National Forest" was copied and sent to Kay in September 1999. The nomination form for the Snoqualmie National Forest lookout on Mt. Baker is included. Images of maps, structures, and handwritten notes are also available.
Dates:
1991-1994
Rand Ranger Station, Rand Visitor Center, Rand Ranger Station Ensemble, 14335 Galice Road, Merlin, Josephine County, Oregon, 1998
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.53
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places describes the Rand Ranger Station as being built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1933 and 1937. The station is located in the Rogue River Canyon near Galice, in the Siskiyou National Forest a part of the United States Forest Service from 1916 to 1964. Improvements came about by the government response to the Great Depression and the CCC implementation in the construction of the station. Included are descriptions of the buildings...
Dates:
1998
Hargadine Cemetery, Sheridan and Walnut Streets, Ashland, Oregon, 1997
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.60
Scope and Contents
The nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places describes Hargadine Cemetery as officially established in 1867, in the city limits of Ashland. Many first-generation settlers and pioneers (1867–1910) are laid to rest here. The cemetery initially began as a family burial ground where Robert and Martha Hargadine buried their one-year-old daughter on December 8, 1867. But two weeks later, young Cuyler Farnham was also laid to rest in a nearby grave. These are the first...
Dates:
1997
Research for Ashland Cemetery Multiple Resource National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property, Ashland, Oregon, Jackson County, 1994
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.63
Scope and Contents
The nomination forms for the National Register of Historic Places focus on the Ashland Cemetery and Mountain View Cemetery. The Ashland Cemetery and the Mountain View Cemetery were selected for their role in the settlement and development of Ashland. The documents provide a brief history of the area. Supporting materials include images and maps of the cemeteries. Additional materials include newspaper articles, handwritten notes, and correspondence concerning the nomination. Also, an...
Dates:
1994
Mountain View Cemetery, Normal Avenue and Highway 66, Ashland, Oregon, Jackson County, 1994
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.64
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places form describes Mountain View Cemetery as established in 1904. The cemetery, located in the southeastern part of Ashland, was added to meet the need for burial space. The cemetery consists of two sections separated by highway 66. The smaller portion of the cemetery, formerly the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F) cemetery, was laid out in 1907. The Ashland Memorial Mausoleum was added in 1924 on land purchased from the I.O.O.F. Many...
Dates:
1994
Butte Falls, The Sawmill Site at Big Butte Creek Falls, Falls, Jackson County, Oregon, 1997-1999
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.65
Scope and Contents
The materials provide research on the town of Butte Falls and the Sawmill site at Big Butte Creek Falls. The materials contain oral history interviews with Charles Patton, Elga Abbott, and handwritten narrative by Earnest Smith, an early Butte Falls citizen. There are images of Jackson County Deeds, the Commissioner's Journal from July 1911, and the petition of incorporation and organization of the town, as well as newspaper articles. Additional materials include correspondence regarding...
Dates:
1997-1999
Fernwood pioneer cemetery, Everest Cemetery, Newberg, Oregon, 1993
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.78
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Fernwood Pioneer Cemetery established in 1882 and located near Newburg, Oregon. Four prominent headstones mark the graves of the Brutscher and Everest families. Many of the first generation settlers were laid to rest here between 1882 and 1922. Fernwood Pioneer Cemetery Association acquired the deed to the cemetery in 1967 and continue to care for it. The early period of settlement, post-1880, is linked to the...
Dates:
1993