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Mark K Brown, obituary.

Sept 13,1945 to Dec 6, 2024.  Ashland based Journalist and videographer passed away after a battle with cancer.  He grew up in Denver,…

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Richard F (Dick) Martin , Founder of D & S Harley Davidson

September 5, 1935 to March 8, 2025. Dick Martin loved driving fast, playing sports, and caring for family.  He grew up going from oil field…

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Roy Sutton, obituary Nov. 22, 1930 to March 22, 2025

Rpy grew up in Hollywood, studied Mathematics receiving degrees from UCLA and Stanford.  He assistedJohn Wooden at UCLA, and began a lifelong…

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Sugeet Posey obituary Jan 5, 1942 to January 5, 2025

Sugeet Posey developed Creative Visions, a feng shui business in Ashland, and volunteered for OSF, Britt, and OLLI.  His degree from…

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SOU to host official memorial service for William Thorndike, Jr.

University President Rick Bailey said, "We will join his family in paying tribute to him and to  the wide variety of causes that were…

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Throusands join "Hands Off' Protests in Medford

Demonstrators gathered Saturday on streets near Hawthorne Park and then Vogel Plaza for more than four hours.  Between 2000 and 3000 people…

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Preserving Sweat Equity, North Medford High Gym

Athletic Director Piet Voskes was on his way to remove and restore trophies and sports memorabilia when the gym roof caved in.  The 60 year…

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Ann Curry: A top-tier journalist with roots in Southern Oregon

Paul Fattig is a local journalist who was with Ann Curry in a University of Oregon journalism class.  She had graduated from Ashland High in…

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Weather, Early Day Highlights of the Weather in the Rogue Valley, 1853-1897

White folder with typed report included.  Pages 24. 

PAM 551.509 B39 1967 Library
Oregon State Weather Bureau, April, 1889. PAM 551.509 P3 Library
Forecasting Frost in the North Pacific States, E. A. Beals, 1912

Booklet, 49 pages.  Department of Agriculture. 

PAM 551.572 U55 1912 Library
Frost and the Prevention of Frost Damage, F. D. Young, 1947

Booklet.  Agriculture impact.  2 copies present.

PAM 551.572 Y58 1947 Library
Weather Bureau, Circular of Information, Protection from Lightning.

Written by Alexander McAdie.  1894.

PAM 551.56 U55 1894 Library
Climate of Crater Lake National Park, G.L. Sternes, 1963

8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, winter snow scene at the park.  Charts, photos and dialog. 

PAM 551.59 C73 1963 Library
A History of the Ashland Mine, Edna Smith, 1960

Typed report for Dr. Francis Haines, at Southern Oregon College.  Ashland Mine from 1886-1960.

PAM 553.409 S65 1960 Library
Term Report, Old Channel Mine, E. A. Tenny

Red folder, with report typed for Dr. Haines. 

PAM 553.409 T45 1959 Library
Oregon Underfoot, D.E. McMullen, 1975

OMSI press guide, Agate, Jasper, Opal and related gems. Colored glossy pictures and photos. 2 copies present. copy 2-access number-1978.1

PAM 552 M15 1975 Library
Pacific Coast Miner, April, 1928

The Geological Structure and the History of the Auriferous Gravels of the Area known as Southwest Oregon.  A.E. Kellogg.

Mining is an…

PAM 553.413 P32 1928 Library
Investigations of Nickel in Oregon, 1978

State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.  Pages 68 and map included.

PAM 553.48 R34 1978 Library
The Open Door, To An Opportunity in "The Granite City" of Oregon.

History of the Blair Quarry, located in Ashland, Oregon. 

PAM 553.5 B53 1927 Library
The Mineralogist, Jackson County, Oregon, 1959

Article in magazine, written by Arthur Dysart.  Speaks of local mineral finds. 

PAM 553.805 M55 1959 Library
Crater, 1988, Medford High School, Class of 1943 Reunion

Red, 8 1/2 inches by 11, covered book.  Pages filled with photos, letters, copies of newspaper clippings.  

PAM 373.06 C7 1988 Library
Crater, June 1987, Fifty Years Later

Reunion of fifty years, from 1937, Medford High School. 

PAM 373.06 F46 1987 Library
The Normal Student, Ashland State Normal School, 1889

Fragile light weight paper, 12 page. Pink colored with navy blue, highlights on front cover. 

PAM 378.053 A85 1889 Library
Annual Catalogue, 1896-97, Southern Oregon, State Normal School

With announcements for 1897-98, Ashland, Oregon.   Taupe colored 6x9inch paperback book.

PAM 378.053 S69 1897 Library
Lamron Dnalhsa, 1903, Ashland Normal School

2 copies in fragile condition, burgundy color with black writing on cover. 

PAM 378.053 S69 1903 Library
Chrysanthemum, 1909, Southern Oregon State Normal School.

Purple with gold lettering and illustration, yearbook, 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches.  4 copies in fragile condition. 

PAM 378.053 S69 1909 Library
Southern Oregon Normal School, Catalog 1935-36

6 inches by 9, beige colored with black writing. 

PAM 378.058 S69 1935 Library
The Oregon Son, May, 1938

Off white and burgundy colored cover, 7 inches by 10 inches. 

PAM 378.058 S69 1938 Library
A Souvenir History of Southern Oregon College, 1872-1955

5 x 6 1/2 inches of pamphlet, gold colored with red writing.  

PAM 378.0795 T39 1955 Library