Subject File Index
The William Kyle Research Library maintains an extensive file collection on subject matters of Florence and its surrounding areas, beginning with early pioneer history. The collection includes articles, events, photos, research and stories. These files are available for viewing on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact the library (541-997-7884, ext. 1) for further information. The following index is updated on a periodic basis and provides a list of files in our Subject collection.
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| SUBJECT | FILE FOLDER NAME(S) and CONTENTS |
|---|---|
| A | |
| Acme/Cushman (Community) | Cushman - Cheese Factories; Photo File |
| Ada (Community) | |
| Airport | Civil Air Patrol (C.A.D.); Florence Municipal, Ground Observation Corps (G.O.C.) |
| Arts | Astoria Clowns - see: Rhododendron Festival Events, Anchor on Bay Street, Art Galleries - See Businesses, Galleries, Community Chorus,Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA), Flo Tones, Performing Arts - see: Theater |
| B | |
| Bandon (Community) | |
| Beach & Beach Life | |
| Bears and Beavers | see: Wild Life - Oregon |
| Beck (Community) | |
| Beeswax | |
| Bell | |
| Betzen, Railroad Siding | |
| Birding | see Wild Life - Oregon |
| Blachly (Community) | General, Photo File |
| Boats / Ships, Barges, Tugs | Accidents, Boat Building, Captains, Commercial fishing, Dredges, Ferries, Mail Boat Service, Row Boats, Canoes; also view Boats, Schooners and Barges |
| "Bob the Beach Comber" | |
| Booth (Community) | |
| Brickerville (Community) | |
| Bridges | Area and Oregon Bridges, Siuslaw River Drawbridge; Covered Bridges; Also see books on bridges: Big Creek Bridge, Coastal (Ed Shiflets), Covered Bridges. Also view Feb 2024 Rotating Display also view The History of the Cushman Railroad |
| Brush Picking | Brush Picking for a Living Story |
| Buildings | General, Historic, Homes, Brochures, walks |
| Businesses - current to post 1950's | General, photo files, Advertising Historical, see also: Yearbooks in Kyle Museum Library |
| "C" | General Subjects |
| Calendars (1945-1994) | |
| Callison Building | Old school building, Siuslaw Graduates, Brush Picking for a Living Story |
| Cameras | Brochure, Instruction Manuals for cameras on display in museum |
| Camp Grounds | see Parks/Camp Grounds/Resorts |
| Camps - Florence & Surrounding Area | Camps Baker, Cleawox Florence, Mapleton, Siltcoos, Civilian Conservation Corps, Girl Scout |
| Canary (Community) | see: also Fiddle Creek |
| Canneries | |
| Canning & Preserving | |
| Cape Creek - Photo File | |
| Cape Creek Tunnel, Bridge & Community | |
| Cape Perpetua | |
| Carnivorous Plants | see: Darlingtonia, Waterways, Mercer Lake |
| Cattle Industries | see: "Farming/Ranching/Dairy":"Ranching" |
| Cemetery Files | Cemetery Research, Markings, Care, Pioneer Cemetry Listing |
| Cheese / Factory | see: Acme/Cushman, Cushman Cheese Factory; also see North Fork Cheese Factory Story |
| China Flat / Chinese | |
| Citizens in the News - Florence | |
| Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) | see: Camps in Florence |
| Coast Guard | see: Federal Agency":"U.S. Coast Guard |
| Coast Resource Management | |
| Coast Management Plan | |
| Coastal Zone Management | |
| Communications - Cell, Land | see: Telephone Books - Florence |
| Community Emergency Response Team | see: "Fire Dept":"Residential & Busiess":"2002 - 2020" |
| Cookery | |
| Cox Island House | see: BUILDINGS, HISTORIC |
| Creeks | see: Water Ways and Bodies |
| C.R.O.W. | C.R.O.W. Children's Theater |
| Crabs/Clams | see: Beach & Beach Life |
| Cushman/Acme (Community) | see: Acme/Cushman Community |
| Cushman Railroad History | Feb 2024 Rotating Display also view The History of the Cushman Railroad |
| "D" | General Subjects |
| Dairies & Dairying | see: Farming/Ranching/Dairies |
| Davidson Industries | see: Mills, Sawmills |
| Darlingtonia | Mercer Lake Road |
| Deadwood (Community) | |
| Department of Transportation | see: Lane county Oregon Gov't & U.S.:Gov't Organizations |
| Disasters | see: Storms |
| DMV | |
| DMV 1931 Manual | |
| Dog Team (Mail Run) | |
| Drive-in Rhododendron | Miller Park location |
| Duncan Island (Waite Island) | |
| Dunes City/Westlake Community file 1 & 2 | |
| Dunes | see: Beach & Beach Life: Sand Dunes Restorative Project |
| "E" | General Subjects |
| Earthquake Tsunami - 1965 | |
| Equestrian | All Horse Events |
| Estuary | (1974 recommendations) see: "Waterways":"Estuaries" |
| "F" General | General Subjects |
| Fair Local | |
| Fair - Western Lane County Fairs | Starting 1929; also see Story Time (2020) Video on 1922 Fair |
| Farming / Ranching / Dairy | Cheese Factory - see: Acme/Cushman, Cushman - Cheese Factory; Libby Dairy, Diary Creamery, Milk Separator Machine, Mushrooms, Wasabi Growers, Cattle Industry |
| Federal Agencies | Bureau of Land Management, Department of Forestry, U.S. Forest Service - Managing a Forest Story, Indian Creek Watershed, Siuslaw National Forest, U.S. Coast Guard |
| Ferries - River | see: Boats, also view Boats, Schooners and Barges |
| Fiddle Creek (Community) | see also: Canary (Community) |
| Fire Department (Rural) | Employees, Equipment, New Fire Station, Drills, Controlled Burns, Fire Lookouts, Fires 1800's, Forest Fires, Residential & Business Info and Fires; Western Lane Ambulance District |
| Fishing | Commercial, Hatcheries, Salmon, Salmon Trout Enhancement Program, State & Federal Fish & Game Department |
| Flora & Fauna | see: Lane County |
| Florence Firsts List | |
| Florence City Government | City Budget Commission, Charter, Council, Water Department, Planning & Building Commission, Police Department, Public Works, see also Lane County, |
| Florence Chamber of Commerce | Brochures, Siuslaw Boosters Club, Sister City, Athletic Club |
| Florence Events Center | see: "Theaters" |
| Florence History | Multiple files including brochures, population, voting, photos, events, early name origins, 1910 Fire |
| Florence Municipal Airport | see: "Airports" |
| Florence Post Office | see: Post Office |
| Forest Rangers | see: "Federal Agencies" |
| "G" | General subjects |
| Game Licenses & Information | |
| Gardiner (Community) | |
| Genealogy | see: Archival Information |
| Geology | see: Lane County Government, Planning |
| Geology & Maps | see: Lane County Govnment, Planning |
| Glenada (Community) | Photo File, Highways & Roads, Proposed Community Center 1936 |
| Glenada Speedway | Jaycee Racers 1950's - 1960's |
| Granges | Ada, Canary, Glenada, Main River/Cushman, Maple Creek, Mapleton, Minerva, North Fork |
| "H" | General |
| Hair Jewelry | |
| Handicrafts | |
| Hans Petersen Memorial Field | see: Buildings |
| Haunted | see: Lighthouses and Heceta Head Lighthouse |
| Head Start | see: Schools, Siuslaw" |
| Heceta Head | 1880-1950, Coastal Conference, Devils Churn, Devil's Elbow |
| Heceta Head Directory | see: Telephone Books |
| Heceta Head & Needles Eye | |
| Heceta Head Lighthouse | see: Lighthouses |
| Herbicides | see: Forestlands, Lumber:Mills |
| Heritage Players (aka John Quay Players) | see: Museums, Siuslaw Pioneer Museum |
| Herman Peak | |
| Highways & Roads | Accidents, Florence Street Name Changes, Landslides, Mapleton, Cushman, North Fork, Roosevelt Highway, Route F, Stagecoach Road, Tunnel |
| Honeyman Park | see: Parks:, Campgrounds |
| Hospitals | Hospice, Peace Health Hospital, Harbor Hospital, Western Lane Hospital |
| Housing - Florence | see: Florence City Gov't, Planning, Housing Developments |
| Humane Society | see: Organizations, Community |
| Hunting - Photo File | |
| "I" | General Subjects |
| Ice Cream Parlors | see: Businesses post 1950's |
| IOOF Mapleton | see: Organizations, Fraternal |
| IOOF - Florence | see: Organizations, Fraternal |
| Indians (American) | Articles, Museum Artifacts, Photos, Basketry, Books, Casinos, Construction, News Articles, Foundation and Community Suport, Public Against Casinos, Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw Confederated Tribes, Descendants, Indian Dan, Milliken Collection |
| Invasive Species in Oregon | see: Waterways, Mercer Lake, Darlingtonia |
| Indian Creek (Community) | |
| "J" | General Subjects |
| Japanese - Oregon | |
| Jetties, North and South | Abbreviated History of Siuslaw Jetty, Construction of Jetty |
| Joshua's Mermaid | |
| "K" | General Subjects |
| "L" | General Subjects |
| Lakes | see: Water Ways & Bodies of Water |
| Land Settlements | Abstracts of title |
| Lane Community College | see Schools Lane County |
| Lane County & U.S. Gov't Organizations | Elections, F.E.M.A., Land Management, Geology & Maps |
| Libraries | Siuslaw Public Library, Mapleton Public Library |
| Lighthouses | Construction of Coastal Lighthouses, Bandon, Cape Arago, Cape Meares, Coquille River, Heceta Head, Port Orford, Umpqua, Yaquina Bay |
| Lookout Stations - Oregon | |
| "M" | General Subjects |
| Mapleton | Photo file, Mapleton Public Library, Swimming Pool, see Schools, Mapleton |
| Maps | Coastal, Lane County |
| Marine Life | see: Beach & Beach Life |
| Mill Work | Original Newspaper Articles |
| Mill Work Binder | Registered Log Brands |
| Mills: | Early Siuslaw Logging, Logging, Lumber, Shingle Sawmills of Florence , Dictionary of Logging Terms, Photo File, Replica Sawmill on Display; See also: Shingle Mills |
| Minerva (Community) | |
| Mining & Gold | |
| Moonshine | |
| Motor Cycles Races - 1930's | |
| Mushrooms | see: Farming/Ranching/Dairy, Farming |
| Museums | Brochures, Doll Museum, Oregon Coast Military Heritage Museum, Heritage Museum, Oregon Trail Museum; See Siuslaw Pioneer Museum |
| Music | |
| Musical Instruments | |
| Mysteries Unsolved (Including Treasures) | |
| "N" | General Subjects |
| Names of Places | see: Florence History |
| National Oregon Dunes Seashore | see: Beach & Beach Life |
| Newspapers | The ARCH, Florence Newspaper History, A Chat With A Former Newspaper Editor |
| Nobody's Magazine - September 1908 | |
| North Fork (Community) | |
| Noti (Community) | |
| "O" | General Subjects |
| Old Man Siuslaw | |
| Oral History Project | see: Index, Stories and Story Time Presentations |
| Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) | |
| Oregon Department of Transportation | see: Lane County Oregon Gov't & U.S. Gov't Organizations |
| Oregon Fish & Game Department | see: "Fishing" |
| Oregon History | Booklets, Buildings, Historical Quarterly Magazine, Trails, Lore & Health |
| Oregon Invasive Species | see: Darlingtonia |
| Oregon Parks & Recreation Department | see: Parks / Camp Grounds / Resorts |
| Organizations | see Organizations |
| "P" | General subjects |
| Parks / Camp Grounds / Resorts | General Information, Florence Park Commission, Oregon Parks & Recreation Department, Oregon Statewide Outdoor Recreational Resource/Facility |
| Patterns | |
| Poetry - Florence | Hurd, Margie Knolls Collection, Joaquin Miller |
| Police Dept. and Jail | see: Florence City Government |
| Port of Siuslaw | General, Port Commissioners |
| Postcards - also see the "postcard binders" | General |
| Post Office | Origin of Post Office Names, Locations |
| Point Terrace (Community) | |
| Q | General Subjects |
| Quilts & Quilting | General Subjects, Books |
| "R" | General Subjects |
| Railroads - General | General Subjects; also view The Early Railroad and The History of the Cushman Railroad |
| Rainrock | Community |
| Rainbow Ballroom | |
| Real Estate Offices | see Businesses |
| Resorts | see: Parks/Camp Grounds/Resorts |
| Retirement Facilities | see: Businesses, Retirement Residences and Care Facilities |
| Reedsport (Community) | |
| Rhododendron Festival Events | Astoria Clowns, carnival, clam chower, Budweiser Clydesdales, Grants Pass Cavemen, Junior and Senior Courts, Grand Marshalls, Themes, see also 1952 Rhody Princess and Her Prince Story |
| Rockport | see: Tiernan Community |
| Roosevelt Hwy 101 | see: Highways & Roads |
| Rivers | see: Water Ways/Bodies of Water |
| S | General file subjects |
| Salmon | see: Fishing |
| Sand Dunes | see: Beach & Beach Life:"Dunes Studies & Informtion, Sand Dunes Restoration Project |
| Sand Dune Sally - 1959 | Lane County Schools |
| Schools | see General (includes early schools), files by year |
| Sea Lion Caves | |
| Seaton (Community) | |
| Sewing Machine Collection | |
| Ships | see: Boats; also view Boats, Schooners and Barges |
| Sister City - Ijera, Japan | see: Florence City: Chamber of Commerce |
| Shoreline Coastal Mgmt. | see: Waterways: Estuaries |
| Siltcoos Station Retreat | Learning Center (Lane Community Center) |
| Siltcoos Lake | see: Waterways: Lakes, Siltcoos |
| Siuslaw Boom Company (Siboco) | see: Mills:, Sawmills |
| Siuslaw Outreach Services (SOS) | see: - Organizations, Community |
| Siuslaw National Forest | see: Department of Forestry |
| Siuslaw Newspaper | see: Newspapers and A Chat With A Former Newspaper Editor |
| Siuslaw Pioneer Association | see: Museums, Suislaw Pioneer Museum |
| Siuslaw Pioneer Museum | Heritage Players (aka John Quay Players), also view A Day in the Life of a Museum Docent and Curating an Exhibit |
| Siuslaw Port & River | see:: Port of Siuslaw or Water Ways: Rivers |
| Siuslaw Public Library | see: Libraries, Siuslaw Public |
| Siuslaw Soil & Water District | see: Department of Forestry |
| Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue | see: Fire Dept., Residential - Business, WLFCA |
| Siuslaw Water Shed Council | see: Federal Agencies, Department of Forestry |
| Skateboard Parks | see: Parks/Campgrounds, Miller Park |
| Smith River, Oregon | Memories |
| Snowy Plover Controversy | see: Wildlife, Birds |
| Soap Making | |
| Sports - Adult events | |
| Spruce Point Cape | |
| Stage Lines | Bangs & Barretts, also see: Transportation; Early Travel By Stage |
| Stagecoach Rd & Territorial Hwy | |
| Stagecoach books | book notes (Dale Pretzer), see: Transportation |
| Stamp Collections | |
| Steam Donkey | Tillamook Forestry Center: A Steam Donkey In the Woods - Story; also see Del Phelps - Story |
| Stereo Scopes | |
| Storms | see: Weather |
| Sutton Creek | see: Water Ways/Bodies, Creeks |
| Sutton Lake | see: Water Ways/Bodies, Lakes |
| Swisshome (Community) | |
| S.T.E.P | see: Salmon |
| "T" General | |
| Takenitch Lake | Train Derailment 1987; General Subjects, also see Waterways, Lakes |
| Telephone Books - Florence | |
| Television | see: Business, Western Lane Translator |
| Tenmile Creek | see: Water Ways/Bodies, Creeks |
| Theater | General, see also Arts |
| Tiernan (Community) | |
| Time Capsule | |
| Transportation, (O.D.O.T.) | see: Lane County, OR., Dept of Transportation |
| Transportation - General | Automobiles, Bicycles, Bus, Cruise ships (1900's), Eugene to Bandon, Railroads, Stage, Trains, also view The History of the Cushman Railroad, and Early Travel By Stage |
| Trash Disposal | see: Florence City, Private Utilities |
| Truffle Industry | see: Farming/Ranching/Dairy, see also: Businesses |
| Tsunami | see: Weather |
| "U" | General Subjects, U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service, see: Federal Agencies |
| "V" | General Subjects |
| Veneta (Community) | |
| Veteran's & War Activities | Veteran's Remembered - newspapers, Area Veterans, Civil War, Ground Observers, National Guard, Veterans Moving Wall, Vine Maple Savages |
| Vine Maple Savages | |
| W | General Subjects |
| Waite Island | see: Duncan Island |
| Walton (Community) | |
| Wasabi Growers | see: Farming/Ranching/Dairy, Farming |
| Water Tower | see: Florence City, Government, Public Works Dept. |
| Water Ways/Bodies Of Water | Misc. |
| Weather | General, Earthquakes, Florence Annual Rainfall, Extreme Weather & Flooding, Slides, Tsunami, Tides, El Nino slides - see: Highways & Roads, Landslides Coastal, Tsunami |
| Slides - see: "Highways & Roads": "Landslides Coastal" | |
| Tides, El Nino, etc. | |
| Tsunami (2 files) | |
| Weaving Loom | |
| Western Lane Ambulance District (W.L.A.D. & E.M.S.) - see: "Fire Dept.": Residential & Business" | |
| Western Lane Community Foundation | see:Organizations/Community |
| Western Lane Taxpayers Assn. | see: "Business Post 1950's" |
| Western Lane Translator - Original Television Service- see: "Businesses post 1950's to current" | Original Television Service- see: Businesses post 1950's to current |
| Westlake (Community) | see also: Dunes City |
| Wetlands | see: Federal Agency, Department of Forestry |
| Whales / Squid | Squid, Whales, Whales - beached, explosions, Whale Watching |
| Wildlife - Oregon | Bats, Bears, Birding, Maps: Mapleton Forestry Dept and Bald Eagle Nesting Sights; Also see: Snowy Plover controversy, Cougar, Deer, Elk, Moose, Tanning Hides, Trapping, Hunting, Turtles |
| Wineries | see: "Business" "Wineries" |
| Winter Folk Festival | see: Theater, Florence Events Center |
| Woahink Lake | see: Waterways: Lakes, Woahink |
| "YZ" General | |
| Yachats (Community) |