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Charles Congleton was born in Kentucky and moved to Oregon in 1904. He worked as a forest ranger from 1907-1927 with the Paulina Ranger District. Collection includes diaries describing Congleton's work with the Forest Service; correspondence regarding fishing and the history of the Ochoco National Forest; certificates; and autobiographical materials.

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Research materials by John H. Hall, who studied and wrote on the life of John Minto (1822-1915), an emigrant to Oregon in 1844. Materials include typed transcripts of Minto's autobiography and his other writings, notes on Minto, and typescripts of a paper that Hall wrote about Minto for a class at Reed College in 1964.

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Oral history interview with Wendell H. Harmon and Florence E. Harmon conducted by Elizabeth Buehler on March 16, 1983. The Harmons homesteaded near Elk City, Oregon, in the 1930s.

Abstract Oral history interview with Becky Johnson conducted by Rick Harmon and Jim Strassmaier from June 25, 1986, to March 31, 1993, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Johnson, who was the wife of Oregon State Representative Samuel S. Johnson, discusses her family background; her experiences during the Depression, Prohibition, and in college; her experiences serving with the WAVES during World War II; her husband and his work in the timber industry and as an Oregon legislator;...

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Oral history interview with Howard N. Magness conducted by Charles Digregorio on December 21, 1977. Magness discusses the donation of his farm to the Western Forestry Center, now known as the World Forestry Center, earlier that year. The land later became the Magness Memorial Tree Farm.

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Collection includes corporate records and minutes, 1946-1964; minutes and records of annual meetings; treasurer's reports; correspondence from Thornton T. Munger and various logging companies; ephemera.

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Oral history interview with Richard F. Smith conducted by Charles Digregorio on September 20, 1978. Smith was the county forester for Clark County, Washington.

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Typescript photocopy of Henry Haefner's reminiscences about his service in the Siskiyou National Forest from 1909-1925 and in 1930.

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Oral history interview with Loran L. Stewart conducted by Clark Hansen from October 29, 1992, to June 22, 1993, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Stewart was an Oregon state representative from 1951 to 1955.