The collection contains papers from Southern Oregon Normal School compiled by President Dr. Walter Redford and his office.

The collection contains papers from Southern Oregon University compiled by Arthur Kreisman, Dean of Arts and Sciences, University Historian, and his office.

Proposal for the preparation of a Historical Report by D.D. Martin (2 copies, undated)

File includes a handwritten letter to James M. Upton from Douglas D. Martin regarding payment and contracts from 1920 as well as other letters from Douglas D. Martin.

The materials include newspaper articles reviewing books authored or reviewed by Douglas D. Martin. Other articles authored by Martin regarding Native Americans. Also includes handwritten notes and correspondence to Douglas Martin.

The materials include newspaper and magazine articles related to various tribes in the Pacific Northwest. Also contains correspondence. Tribes include the Bella Bella, Haida, Miwok, Neah Bay, Puyallup, Quileute, Samish, Snoqualmie, Snohomish, Stillaguamish, and Yakimas.

The materials include a series of correspondences, a report about an Indian school, a Ph.D. dissertation by Barbara Lane, and Douglas Martin's handwritten research notes. All materials relate to the state of Washington.

Various materials relating to Vancouver Island, BC. Materials include Douglas Martin's research notes, correspondences from the 1880s retrieved from the British Columbia Historical Archives, and an article from the October 1926 issue of National Geographic Magazine entitled "Canada from the Air."

The file contains correspondence illustrating interactions between the Great Northern Railroad and the Indian reservations. The materials include letters and telegraphs involving the Office of Indian Affairs, the Department of the Interior, and the United States Indian Service. The documents are photocopies.

A few of the letters reference Sitting Bull and Bloody Mouth. Several letters concern illegal trade. There are also brief reports regarding the Indian Schools. The 1905 report lists the salaries at the Indian School, and the 1907 report notes inconsistencies in religious education. Papers are photostats of miscellaneous handwritten correspondence.