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Book Collections

The Shaw Historical Library Book Collection includes approximately 3,000 volumes which can be accessed via the OIT Library Online Catalog>.

The Book Collections contain materials relating to:

• The American western migration:
  • The pioneer's trails, their published diaries
  • The Indian cultures that preceded them in the West
  • The human activities in this area for the last 200 years
• The timber and lumber industries, railroads, and agriculture in the Klamath Basin.
• The Modoc War of 1872-1873.
• There are numerous pioneer diaries including:
  • Covered Wagon Women: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails
  • Fremont and Applegate diaries and narratives on their early explorations into the region.
• Another unusual, though not unique, collection is the 129 volume of the War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies and accompanying maps.
• Library users can also find information on:
  • The Klamath Tribes, including M.A.R. Barker's three volumes on the Klamath language and texts
  • Gatschet's two volumes on the Klamath culture and language published in 1890
  • The government documents on the Klamath Tribe Termination of Federal Supervision act 

 

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