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Southern Oregon UniversitySouthern Oregon University
Hannon LibraryHannon Library
February 2, 2007February 2, 2007
SOUTHERN OREGON SOUTHERN OREGON DIGITAL ARCHIVESDIGITAL ARCHIVES
(SODA)(SODA)History CollectionHistory Collection
Southern Oregon Digital ArchivesSouthern Oregon Digital Archives http://soda.sou.eduhttp://soda.sou.edu
What is it?What is it?The Southern Oregon History Collection brings together books, maps, government documents, oral histories, correspondence and miscellaneous materials that document the unique historical experience of Southern Oregon. Most materials focus on historic era settlement or economic development in Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine Counties. Agriculture, mining, forestry, commerce, education, government, and politics, religious organizations, and social life of the region are among the aspects represented.
Geographic areaGeographic area
Geographically speaking, the region is Geographically speaking, the region is the northern part of the bioregion made the northern part of the bioregion made up of the Klamath, Siskiyou, and up of the Klamath, Siskiyou, and Southern Cascades mountains, or Southern Cascades mountains, or most of that portion of the apocryphal most of that portion of the apocryphal “State of Jefferson” (northern-most “State of Jefferson” (northern-most California and southwestern Oregon) California and southwestern Oregon) lands that lie within Oregon.lands that lie within Oregon.
Project PartnersProject Partners
Southern Oregon UniversitySouthern Oregon University Southern Oregon Historical SocietySouthern Oregon Historical Society Jackson County Library ServicesJackson County Library Services Josephine County Library SystemJosephine County Library System
Personnel involvedPersonnel involved Kate Cleland-Sipfle – Project ManagerKate Cleland-Sipfle – Project Manager Jim Rible – Systems LibrarianJim Rible – Systems Librarian Sue Burkholder - CatalogerSue Burkholder - Cataloger Dorothy Ormes - CatalogerDorothy Ormes - Cataloger Susan DeRosia – Digitization assistantSusan DeRosia – Digitization assistant Student assistantsStudent assistants
Collaboration IssuesCollaboration Issues Logistics of materials acquisition.Logistics of materials acquisition. Timely sharing and return of materials.Timely sharing and return of materials. Security of valuable materials at Security of valuable materials at
digitization site.digitization site. Copyright considerations.Copyright considerations. Identifying materials - some museums Identifying materials - some museums
don’t know what they have.don’t know what they have.
Access to materialsAccess to materials
Collection contentsCollection contents
Oral historiesOral historiesMapsMapsRealiaRealia ImagesImages
Oral HistoriesOral Histories
MapsMapsEarly Jackson County toll roads, tunnels, ferries and bridges
by Lawrence E. Mark
RealiaRealia
Booster brochuresBooster brochuresStock certificatesStock certificatesProgram from Peter Pan Program from Peter Pan
(1914)(1914)WWII air raid warden kitsWWII air raid warden kits
ImagesImages
Oregon, the picturesque: a book of rambles in the Oregon country and in the wilds of northern California
by Thomas D. Murphy 1917
Ashland in 1914
Searching the collectionSearching the collection
Search term: oral history
Title: Oral history interview with Gladys Peebler
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Metadata easily available
Metadata
Highlights of year to comeHighlights of year to come
New partnersNew partners New collectionsNew collections Effect of Southern Oregon Effect of Southern Oregon
University budget reductionsUniversity budget reductions
New PartnersNew Partners Coos County Library Service District Coos County Library Service District Coos Historical and Maritime MuseumCoos Historical and Maritime Museum Chetco Community Public Library Chetco Community Public Library
(Brookings, Oregon)(Brookings, Oregon) Gold Beach Public LibraryGold Beach Public Library Port Orford Public LibraryPort Orford Public Library Curry Historical SocietyCurry Historical Society Douglas County Library SystemDouglas County Library System Douglas County Museum of History & Douglas County Museum of History &
Natural History Natural History Rogue River - Siskiyou National ForestRogue River - Siskiyou National Forest
New CollectionsNew Collections
Goal—Goal—Southern Oregonians will better Southern Oregonians will better understand their history through user-understand their history through user-friendly Internet access to materials friendly Internet access to materials representing Coos, Curry, and Douglas representing Coos, Curry, and Douglas Counties, and the historic impact of Counties, and the historic impact of Rogue River National Forest on Rogue River National Forest on Jackson County.Jackson County.
Effects of budget reductionsEffects of budget reductions