personal narratives

Scope and Contents The biographies, obituaries, and interviews contain Mr. Powers' summaries of people's experience in the 1964 Tsunami in Crescent City, California. The summaries are attached to copies of obituaries, articles, and Mr. Powers' handwritten interview notes. The documents pertain to Ruth Long, Mick Miller, Roy Magnuson, Peggy Coons, Joseph McKay, Macie Pearl Franco, Mrs. Lorraine Kelly, Joan Clark and Bud Clark, Bill Parker, Wally Griffin, Ruth Long, Drexel B. Swanson, Diane...

Scope and Contents The biographies, obituaries, and interviews contain Mr. Powers' summaries of people's experience in the 1964 Tsunami in Crescent City, California. The summaries are attached to copies of obituaries, articles, and Mr. Powers' handwritten interview notes. The documents pertain to Ruth Long, Mick Miller, Roy Magnuson, Peggy Coons, Joseph McKay, Macie Pearl Franco, Mrs. Lorraine Kelly, Joan Clark and Bud Clark, Bill Parker, Wally Griffin, Ruth Long, Drexel B. Swanson, Diane...

Scope and Contents The biographies, obituaries, and interviews contain Mr. Powers' summaries of people's experience in the 1964 Tsunami in Crescent City, California. The summaries are attached to copies of obituaries, articles, and Mr. Powers' handwritten interview notes. The documents pertain to Bill Whippo, Joyce London and Lavella Hillsbery, Mable Martin, Bill Parker, Glenn Smedley, Doug Pyke, Ernie Pyke, Bob Ames Jr., Guy Ames, Cosey Collins, Dale Cleveland, Dan Mather, Harold Rankin...

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The Charles "Charlie" Givan folder provides research in photographs of the Ranch, farm equipment, structures, and family. A 1976 taped interview with Charlie, Ruth Kneas, and Kay Atwood describes the Old Givan Ranch and life back in the day. Also included are a list of people in the photos and handwritten notes.

Scope and Contents The "The Givan Ranch" is an excellent example of 19th-century farming. Two personal narratives from Charles Givan, one of the sons of the original settlers are included. Jackson County purchased the ranch with all the tools and farming equipment in 1972. The property sold with conditions to be set up as a park for the public to visit and see an example of a century farm, and an area where the Klamath Indians came to fish on the Rogue River. A test excavation was conducted at the...

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The small collection of letters concern the history of Southern Oregon. The topics include the Woolen Mills, the Butte Creek Mill, and 'Gin Lin' of Jacksonville, Oregon. Two significant letters include a personal narrative by a member of the Takelma Indians of the Rogue Valley, and research documenting minorities in early Jacksonville, Oregon.

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The correspondence concerns research about people connected to the construction, operation, and rebuilding of the Saint George Reef Lighthouse. Featured people include Alexander Ballantyne, Albert Henry Payson, John E. Lind, Theophilus Magruder, David Chalmers, Floyd Shelton, Don Nuss, John R. Trewavas, and Guy Towers.

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L- 45 Correspondence from Fred Buehling to Barbara Mumblo, dated June 21, 2006. A one-page letter with attached photocopied photographs and article about Mr. Buehling's years, 1942, 1947-48, as a temporary FS employee on the Applegate and Ashland districts. Fred Buehling served as a lookout on Windy Peak and as summer fire guard at Wagner Gap. [RR-SNF/SOUHL]

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L-25 Gordon Jesse Walker's recollections of various trips during the 1950s-70s in the high country of the Cascades. Gordon Jesse Walker was the Forest's horsepacker. The recollections emphasize the Sky Lakes area. The file includes Mr. Walker's obituary and a 1995 letter referring to various books/stories he has written. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

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L-24 Letter to Forest Service from Hal M. Von Stein of Napa, California. A brief and humorous recollection of von Stein's long career as a fire guard and lookout on the Rogue River National Forest. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]