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Scope and Contents The "Cultural Resource Inventory and Evaluation Report on the McKee Campground Shelter" discusses the impact and options for continued use of the Historical site. A discussion of each alternative suggestion details how it would impact the area. The paper outlines the history of the bridge and picnic area between the 1850s and 1970s. One idea suggests having the area placed on the National Registry of Historic Places as it still retains the structures constructed during The New...

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These materials are related to Atwood's 1976 publication, Minorities of Early Jackson County: The Chinese, The Negroes, The Jews. Included are some drafts of the text for the book, but this file mostly contains photographs of the various subjects included in the book (Chinese, Jewish, and African Americans) from the nineteenth century.

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Miscellaneous handwritten notes on scratch paper regarding research; Screenshot of a google search for Leonard Gibbs and Betsy Robards; History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties by W.E. Alexander; Land patent details for John Gibbs’ Mountain House; Handwritten notes on Hugh Franklin and the Russell family; To do list for Kay Atwood regarding Emil Wienecke research

Scope and Contents 12 double sided distribution copies of the completed draft nomination of the Mountain House for the National Register, dated March 11th, 2003; Memorial statement for James H. Russell by the Southern Oregon Pioneer Association (W.W. Kentnor); Letter from Ashley Howard Russell to Nan Hannon regarding the diary of Elizabeth Hill, written during 1988 (approximately); Written material from Ann H. Hill regarding the Russell family and the Mountain House; Account of The Hill Cemetery written by...

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The research compiled in 1976 outlines the Parker Meadows Shelter. Materials provide an evaluation and recommendation of the area with images of the existing structures and a copy of a map. A second research paper expands on the findings of the Parker Meadows Shelter with handwritten notations.

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The records concern the population of Medford, Ashland, Jackson County, and surrounding areas in Oregon. Also available are copies of the thirteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth Census of the United States. A graph notes the total population breakdown from 1890 to 1920. Excerpts from the United States Bureau of the Census, "Increase of Population: 1910-1920."

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These materials are prints and negatives of historical Jackson County, Oregon. Many of the photos are undated, but most of them appear to be from the nineteenth century. These are photos for the Mill Creek Journal project.

Scope and Contents Excerpts Bradstreet’s report of California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, the British Territories, and British Columbia from January 1879 (Sent in an email to Kay Atwood); Email to Kay Atwood from Richard Chaney regarding the Jones quarry including a hand drawn map for reference; Emails to Kay Atwood with photocopied newspaper clippings regarding gravestone designs; Email to Kay Atwood regarding the Oregon sentinel (Jacksonville, Or) 1858-1888; Photocopied newspaper clipping with...

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These are primary source documents or copies of primary source documents mostly from the nineteenth century related to the history of southern Oregon, particularly Jackson County, Oregon. These materials are presumably related to Atwood's Mill Creek Journal.

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These materials are research notes and materials related to Atwood's research for her book on the early history of Jackson County, Oregon, Mill Creek Journal. Included are photographs, primary source documents, and Atwood's typed and handwritten notes.