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Rural Philomath Oregon 1850-1930 : geography and economy in oral history

Creator:

Russell, John A.

Abstract:

Ranching and lumbering were two of the primary economic practices in a small rural study area south of Philomath Oregon (in Benton County), from first Euro-American settlement through 1930. Ranching was common but lumbering was restricted by geographical and market transportation problems until after 1900. Catalysts for change came in...

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Masters Thesis

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, 1998. Tilte: Rural Philomath Oregon 1850 1930: Geography and Economy in Oral History. Abstract
Oral histories concerning early electric lighting in Oregon communities

Creator:

Hardy, Channing C.

Abstract:

One of the greatest technological breakthroughs of humanity was the ability to construct a device and eventually a system which would provide a more efficient, safe, clean, convenient and relatively inexpensive form of illumination than ever used previously electric light. The introduction of this new technology into Oregon communities in...

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Masters Thesis

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technical and practical information of historical backgrounds, oral history techniques, and names of
Using oral histories to document changing forest cover patterns : Soap Creek Valley, Oregon, 1500-1999

Creator:

Zybach, Bob

Abstract:

This thesis examines forest history of a portion of the Douglas-fir Region: Soap Creek Valley, a 15,000 acre sub-basin of the Luckiamute River in northern Benton County, Oregon. The primary reasons for the research were to test oral history methodology, document sub-basin scale forest cover pattern changes, and determine basic...

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Masters Thesis