History, Local

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These materials are related to the Esterly family, their mining business, and their home. The materials include photograph slides, newspaper article clippings, book excerpts, and Atwood's relevant notes and correspondence.

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The collection contains materials from Southern Oregon State Normal School, such as publications from the Alumni Association, articles of incorporation, newspaper clippings and correspondence.

Scope and Contents The real estate documents show that all of Donation Land Claim No. 48 belonged to Fermin and Lizzie G. Zana and that Charles L. and Ella Frances Weaver mortgaged the property in 1938. Fermin Zana died in December 1940 and left a will dividing his assets. They were to be divided between Lizzie Zana, his wife, Albert Highberger, The First Methodist Church of Ashland, The Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in Portland, Oregon, Dominica Senestrato his sister, The Public Library of Ashland,...

Scope and Contents The real estate abstract documents ownership of the Donation Land Claim Daniel Chapman received from the United States in 1866 through 1938. The records list the owners of the land during these years. Some principal owners include Johanna Houck, John E Pelton, Leander Andrew Neil, and Mary M. Dunn. Legal documents of Foreclosure between Houck and Chapman are present. Other materials of note are the Articles of Association for "The First National Bank of Ashland" with a list of the first...

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The real estate documents show the ownership of property located beginning at the South line of Section 9, Township 39 South, of Range 1 East of the Willamette Meridian, Jackson County containing 2.5 acres of land. In 1926, Dana P. and Lucy F. Blue sold the property to Fermin Zana. Included in the documents are regarding the Estate of Fermin Zana and the distribution of his assets by the executor George H. Billings.

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Programs for the 5th and 7th annual Pi Ume Sha festival which includes an itinerary of each day of the event, a scorsheet for the different dancers presenting, and other information

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This file contains various financial documents and includes receipts from the Union Savings and Loan Association and the Bond and Goodwin and Tucker, Inc. This file also contains dividend dates from the California Oregon Power Company and a letter from Freeman, Smith and Camp Co.

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This file contains a manuscript written in 1997 by Kay Atwood titled, "The Ashland Fire Department: A History." Also available are research papers and the handwritten notes as well as images firefighters, buildings and equipment.