The end of the treaty system in 1871 marked an important shift in the United States’ policy towards Indians. Since its founding the U.S. had negotiated …

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The 1935 Curry County Reporter editorial reproduced here marks the final chapter in the conflict between commercial and recreational salmon fishing interests on the Rogue …

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The Oregon Journal published this William L. Finley (1876 – 1953) letter, titled “Other Side of Basin Argument,” on December 26, 1940.  Finley wrote this …

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This editorial by Oregonian editor Harvey W. Scott appeared in the newspaper on February 16, 1880. In it, he criticized the public school system in …

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This editorial appeared in the Oregonian on March 2, 1899. Titled “The Filipinos and the War,” it argues that one of the best ways to …

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Industry provided the elements that brought new settlements to central Oregon: economic growth, communication with the outside world, increased population, and increased community resources. As …

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Dr. Newton K. (Uyesugi) Wesley, an optometrist and medical doctor in Oregon, was a pioneer in the development of plastic corneal contact lenses in the …

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Portland became a mature processing and distribution center between the 1880s and 1914 as it joined the new national railroad network. As work proceeded after …

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The New Western History is not that new anymore. Nonetheless, this collection of images and documents and its accompanying essays on Columbia River canneries remind …

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This photograph of Maynard White Owl Lavadour beading a cradleboard was taken by Eliza Buck in 1994. At that time, Lavadour was teaching Marlene Lavadour, …

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