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Rajasthani Folk Music
This photograph of Dr. Nisha Joshi, on left playing the tabla, and apprentice Shareen Joshi, singing and playing the harmonium, was taken by Folklife coordinator …
Reconnaissance for a Military Road
This map charts the western portion of the Oregon Trail as well as the route of the 1859 Wallen expedition, which explored eastern Oregon in …
Recruits at the Forest Grove Indian School
Photographs like this one of an 1882 group of Spokane Indian children seven months into their residency at the Forest Grove Indian and Industrial Training …
Redmond Now, Promotional Pamphlet
This promotional pamphlet of Redmond, Oregon was co-published by Southern Pacific and the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company in 1910. The railroad companies hoped to …
Reply to Questionnaire on Interracial Practices in the YWCA
In 1943, the National YWCA asked officials of YWCA associations in different cities to answer a questionnaire regarding interracial policies, programming, and participation levels. In …
Report by William H. Rector, 1862
This report describes a conflict between Umatilla Indians and white settlers over northeastern Oregon’s Grande Ronde Valley in the summer of 1862. It was written …
Report by W.V. Rinehart, 1879
This excerpt is from a report written on August 15, 1879, by W.V. Rinehart, agent for the Malheur Indian Reservation. It describes the removal of Paiute …
Report from Joel Palmer, 1854
Joel Palmer, superintendent of Indian affairs for Oregon, wrote this report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on September 11, 1854. It describes a massacre …
Reservations & Tracts of Land Purchased from the Various Indian Tribes
By 1864, Oregon representatives of the U.S. government had bought up most of the traditional tribal land in Oregon. The government recognized Indian ownership of …
Residents of Agness in front of Post Office
In 1897, a post office was established in the mining town of Agness, thirty-two miles from the mouth of the Rogue River in Curry County. …Interpretive Essays
Interpretive essays use primary documents from the Oregon Historical Society archives to help readers imagine the events, people, and issues that shaped Oregon history.
