OITshl012.xml Guide to the Janis Kafton Collection on Klamath County, Oregon Local History 1905-2000 Kafton (Janis) Collection on Klamath County, Oregon Local History Finding aid prepared by Anne Hiller Clark and Tessa Simpson Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Shaw Historical Library at Oregon Institute of Technology 2012
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SHL012 Kafton, Janis Janis Kafton Collection on Klamath County, Oregon Local History 1905-2000 25 linear feet 47 boxes and 1 audio cassette cabinet The Janis Kafton Collection on Klamath County, Oregon Local History is organized by family, location, business, and organization. This series is made up of documents, photocopies, newspaper clippings, hand written notes, audio cassette tapes, card files, sketches, maps, and photographs covering the period 1905-2000. Janis Kafton was a Klamath County educator and amateur historian. Shaw Historical Library Collection materials are in: English

Janis Kafton was a Klamath County educator and amateur historian. She and her husband William were active volunteers and supporters of the Klamath County Museum and the Klamath County Historical Society. In 1988 William and Janis Kafton received the National Community Service Award from the American Association of Retired Persons due to their outstanding volunteering and contributions to the community.

Janis Blackman was born April 15, 1919 in Weleetka, Oklahoma. Her family moved to the Klamath Basin in Oregon to take up farming when she was very young. She and her five siblings attended Henley grade school and high school. After graduation in 1938, Janis attended Ashland Normal School and in 1940 began teaching in Klamath Falls, Oregon where she met William Kafton. They were married in December of 1940. Together they had two daughters, Sharon and Linda, and a son, Eddie. Janis was a stay-at-home mother and a homemaker until 1955 when she resumed teaching.

After William’s death in 1988, it became Janis’s passion to continue volunteering and collecting extensive research in several areas regarding Klamath County. She served on the Klamath County Museum Board, Klamath County Historical Society, and the Landmark Commission Board. Janis Kafton died on February 6, 2002.

The Janis Kafton Collection on Klamath County, Oregon Local History is organized by family, location, business, and organization. This collection is made up of documents, photocopies, newspaper clippings, hand written notes, audio cassette tapes, card files, sketches, maps, and photographs.

Series I: Klamath County Local History consists of materials documenting many Klamath County, Oregon families, businesses, organizations and events. Many of these topics correlate with one another.

Series II: Audio-Visual Series consists of 93 audio cassettes. Some cassettes document Klamath County Historical Society programs, and others contain interviews by Janis Kafton. The contents of some cassettes are not documented.

Series III: Janis Kafton Papers consists of information on Janis Kafton and her family. This includes her autobiography, personal journals, photographs, drawings, paintings, and poetry.

The collection is arranged into three series: Series I: Klamath County Local History, Series II: Audio-Visual Series, and Series III: Janis Kafton Papers.

The collection is open for research use. Researchers should contact the library in advance of their visit if they wish to use the audio-visual materials in this collection.

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[item identification], Janis Kafton Collection on Klamath County, Oregon Local History, The Shaw Historical Library, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Donated to the Shaw Historical Library by Janis Kafton and her family.

Portions of the collection arranged by library staff.

Janis Kafton’s local history books and periodicals have been cataloged into the book collection of the Shaw Historical Library.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Kafton, Janis--Archives Klamath County (Or.) — History Klamath County (Or.) -- Biography Oregon Series I Klamath County Local History 23 linear feet, 46 boxes 1 People A - B George Ager Family Gilbert Anderson Family Gilbert Anderson Applegate Family Wm. F. Arant Audrieu Wallace Baldwin Dan Barry Ludwig Biehn Family Biehn - Klamath Falls Brown - Olene Brown - Crystal Daniel Brown Family - Crystal Creek Browns Bunnell Family Burleighs - Merrill Burton Robinson - Autobiography - Klamath Falls 2 People C - G George L. Chase Family Ray Chase - Fort Klamath Chase Family John and Dan Colwell Miscellaneous Andy Collier & Judge Siscmore - Fort Klamath May Deboy - Ragtown Glenn Dehlinger Diridon Thomas and Percy Dixon Dixons Bailey - John Donnell Families Donnell, Bailey and Hildebraud - Dairy Dorris Family Henry Duncan Family - Langell Valley Pres Dorris & Family Si Dotch Josiah Doten Family Emmitt Fairchilds - Langers H.G. Fairclo and J.A. Fairclo Fairclos Martin Frain Family Giacomini Family Sam Dixon - Galbreath Family Shur - Tokk - Hattie Gay - Keno Louis Gerber Family John F. Goeller Family Goellers - K. Falls Ed Gowen Grigsby - O.T. Brown John B. and Stephen Griffith 3 People H - O Ichabod Hall Wm - Hall Hamaker Brothers Hamakers Hanks and Lenz - K. Falls David Haynes - Henry Bussey Families Helfrich Families Henleys - Steeles Hammonds - Merrill Louis Hessig Family Louis and Bill Hill Hill Family Henry Hoagland Family Wm. Horton Family Howe - K. Falls S. Kendall Levi and Chas. Kester Family Silas Kilgore Family Van Landrum - K. Falls LaPrarie Family - K. Falls Liskeys Family Merle Long - Tule Lake John Loosley Family McCornack Family Melhase Family G. Neubert Family Joseph and John Nichols M. Nitschelm "Capt" Nosler Wendolyn Nus Obenchain Family Philip Oden Family George Offield 4 People P - Z Paugh Family Catherine Prehm Roberts Vinnie Shadler John A. Short Family Shorts Henley Turners James Shreeve Family Stukel Family O.A. Stearns Alonzo Storey Family Stukel Family Sam - Joseph Taylor Keith Charles (Red) Wells - Jackson and Josephine Counties Wests ElKanah Whitney Family Simpson Wilson - Langell Valley 5 Malin Malin - Events and Places Malin People Malin Modern Times Malin 6 Keno/Plevna Old Keno Families John Chapman, Flowers, McCollum, Rambo Dotens and Whittles Fulkersons Gays of Bear Valley Howards - Keno Thomas McCormick Keno Prentiss Ruckett - Keno Pucketts of Keno Spencers Sterns - Agers Notes on Keno Early Keno Keno Keno Historical Material Keno after 1930 Maps Klamath River Canyon Round Lake Keno Schools Keno Store Plevna Stagers, Steamers Kena - Plevna 7 Klamath County Weather History Weather Records Klamath General History Baldwin Museum Subject Cards - re Klamath County History Oil Wells Early Explorers Magazine Articles 8 Klamath County Newspaper Articles 1947 1952 1960s Nespaper Clippings 1970s Newspaper Articles 1980s Altamont Hager Homedale Letter from George Nurse Desk 1979 Bootlegging Days Journals and Articles Altamont - Summers Ln 9 Klamath County Chemult Northern Klamath Co. - Odell - Crescent Historical Resource Survey Upper Klamath - West Side Town Wood River V. - I Town Wood River V. - II Population Williamson R. Church Klamath County Mt. Laki - Klamath County 10 Klamath County History Mt. Laki, Spring Lake, Lone Pine Russian 11 Klamath County Places Stages - Topsy Grade, Teamsters Merganster Rogue Valley Ashland Olene Historical Overhead Material - Crater Lake Miscellaneous Crater Lake Pine Grove Bly - Beatty 12 California Picard Tulelake Town - People CCC Camps - Tulelake Bloody Point Willow Creek Pot Hole Springs Dorris - Picard Lava Beds Shasta, Lassen, Weaverville, Weed Oklahoma Valley/Dorris History of Winnemucca Newspaper Clippings - Undated 13 Klamath County History Midland Worden Lower Lake 14 Merrill J.F. Adams Van Brimmer Family Potatoe Festival Lairds Merrill Miscellaneous Merrill Questions Merrill Obituaries and Anniversarys Merrill (more modern) Newspaper Clippings Newspaper Clippings Miscellaneous for Merrill Sharon Massey as an 18 yr old won History Contest Elkanah Whitney Merrill Cattlemen and Sheepmen 15 Merrill Merrill and Bonanza Newspaper Clippings Merrill Ranchers 40, 50, 60, etc Photos and copes - Merrill and area The Merrills Merrill Roads Telephones Miscellaneous copies of articles, etc Mills - Merrill area Church and Library Merrill Cemetary Merrill Photographs Merrill Sports Merrill Maps 16 Klamath County Places Chiloquin - Willianson River Applegate Bros. Swan Lake Tennant - Bray Pokegama Crater Lake Miscellaneous Families Swan Lake Upper Lake - West Side Upper Lake - West Side Maps Sprague River 17 Swan Lake Swan Lake 1 Swan Lake Notes 2 Swan Lake 3 Swan Lake 4 Swan Lake 5 Swan Lake Tid Bits 6 Lincoln Gabriel (lived in Swan Lake) Miscellaneous Swan Lake 18 Other Places - Lakeview Lakeview Co. 1 Lakeview Co. 2 Lakeview Co. 3 Lakeview Co. 4 Lakeview Co. 5 Lakeview Co. 6 19 Modoc War, Tribes, Ben Wright Indians Generally Modoc War I Klamath Indians Modoc War II Modoc War III Ben Wright Klamath Agency - Yainax Winema 20 Klamath County History Early Explorers Fremont Explorers Miscellaneous Odds & Ends Note Cards Autos Landmark Commission Committee Papers Oregon Art WWII (1940's) articles Veterans World War II Drawings Calandars Evening Shadows - poem by Janis Kafton 1999 "Harper" the play Material to be re-filed in better location Green Springs 21 Bonanza Bonanza - Pictures, articles, photos People of Bonanza Bonanza Hotel Bonanza as of the 1950s Bold Family - Bonanza Note Cards - Bonanza South Side Bonanza North Side Bananza - Bank, Bolds, Horn House Hotel Roads - Bonanza Shootings, Feuds - Bonanza Livery Barns - Bonanza Sherriff Sam Walker Hickman Hotel - Bonanza Black Bridge - Bonanza Nichols Cabin Sewell House - Bonanza Big Springs Hotel - Bonanza After Fire 1910 - Bonanza Market Street P.O., Bank, etc Bonanza Miscellaneous information on Bonanza Bonanza OR. Newspaper Clippings 22 Poe and Langell Valleys Hildebrand Freuers Poe Valley General Shook Brothers Ira Oream Algoma Yonna Valley Hildebrand (2) Poe Valley/Hildebrand Miscellaneous Notes 23 Merrill Merrill School Merrill Miscellaneous Merrill Agriculture Merrill newspaper picture copies Merrill Disasters and Fire Merrill news Merrill - the story of our town 24 Klamath County History 1900-1920 1920s 1930-1940 Early Newspapers Auto Tours Court House Early Business Establishments 25 Klamath County History 1960s Mt. St. Helens Theatres Stevens Hotel Miscellaneous Hotels Sanitation Street Work Miscellaneous Algoma/Modoc Pt Pioneer Society Citizens before 1920 Airport History Libraries Earthquakes 26 Klamath County History White Pelican Early Homes in K-Falls Lodges/Clubs Lairds Landing Trains Weyerhaeuser 27 Klamath County History Miscellaneous Lumbering Mills 1950s 1970s 1980s Churches Klamath Falls Views Flour Mills 28 Klamath County History 1952 Fire Departments Ronald Reagan's Visit to Klamath Falls Klamath Falls Churches Klamath People and Places Upper Lake - East & West Space Shuttle Complete Main Street 1936 District 20: 82-1930 Klamath County Historical Society Christian Church 29 Poe Valley Poe Valley Poe Valley Poe Valley 30 Poe Valley Langell Valley Langell Valley Churches Main Street 1936 Langell Valley Schools Creamery Electric Power Horton Chapman Galbreath Kester Casey Webber/Holzhouser Rightmeir/Breithaupt McFall Roberts Barton Museums Spud Harvest Camps Tule Lake Inquired Info. From Carol Barrett Klamath Falls History Algoma Landings 31 Poe Valley Poe Valley Continued 3 History of Klamath County Miscellaneous Masten Bradbury History of Early Midland Horton Courthouse Controversies Hagelstein Bord Tipton Marshall Van Riper 32 Maps Americana Catalogues/Nations of the World Map Klamath Falls maps and info State Maps: Oregon, Nevada, Pennsylvania, California 33 Miscellaneous Box Various Janis Kafton Ernest Burnham Miscellaneous card Riddle Poe Valley Merrill Deschutes Country (yesteryear) Cutouts/Miscellaneous Card file/newspaper index Perry Shellburne Recollections - Helfrich Klamath Falls Past Laws Klamath/Linkville Jails Miscellaneous (to look through) 34 Baldwin Family Miscellaneous Baldwin Baldwin Hotel George T. Baldwin Baldwin Family Maud Baldwin Miscellaneous Pictures Baldwin Museum Baldwin Businesses Baldwin Museum 1991 Tour Guide 35 Klamath County History Henry Duncan Family Lorella Family Miller Family Cheynes Family Celia Dromgoole Reference Swingle Family Langell Miscellaneous Langell Family Bussey/Dillard 36 Langell Valley Miscellaneous Klamath Falls Miscellaneous from Langell Valley Collection Poe Valle Miscellaneous Langell Valley Miscellaneous Continued 37 Langell Valley Feuds - Langell Valley Griffith Algoma Florence Horn Kilgore Kilgore - Malone Area Fulkerson Viwson Wilson - Galls - McDonalds Wilkersons Campbell's Continued Campbell's J.O. Hamaker Barnes Valley - Gerbers - DeVauls Langell Valley Miscellaneous 38 Early Doctors & Early Hospitals in Klamath County Lightfoot Hospital Miscellaneous Hospitals/pictures Blackburn Sanitarium Miscellaneous Klamath's early physicians Miscellaneous Doctors Klamath County Infirmatory Meryl West Medical Center Intercommunity Hospital 39 Klamath County History Miscellaneous Carol Barrett Correspondance Early Linkville/Klamath Falls Klamath History Linkville Newspaper/History Miscellaneous stores/jobs/hobbies Early views of Linkville Rodeos Lost River Ranch Sports in Klamath Falls/County Hunting in Klamath Falls/County 40 Early Klamath County George Nurse Pickett Family Baldwin Museum Finances Baldwin Museum Baldwin Museum Continued Arounds Klamath Falls Miscellaneous Linkville to Klamath Falls Hot Springs/Geothermal 41 Miscellaneous Files 2 Newspaper Clippings, 1990s, 2000 Pelican Bay, OR photo negatives Newell Relocation Center Crawley Cabin - Stone Bridge Jacksonville - Yreka (Siskiyou County) Crossing the Plains - The Applegates 42 Klamath County History Street Car City Government Early Planes Law and Order Parades - Entertainment Link River Telephones 1940s Post Office Boating 43 Early Agriculture/Ranches Ranchers, Eastern Oregon, Sheemen Carr Ranch Arant Ranch Early Ag. 1 Early Ag. 2 Unidentified Ranches Local Agriculture, 1940 44 Merrill Merrill Index Stone Bridge - Merrill's Beginning 1946-1883 Van Brimmer Ditch to Early Merrill Settlers 1882-1892 Jesse Carr Ranches of fields in Merrill 1893-1900 Stone Bridge Families to Dr. Patterson 1901-1904 Merrill Area 1905-1907 1908-1909 1910-1913 1914-1919 1920-1925 1926-1931 1931-1940 1941-1955 1956-1989 History of Merrill Book 1-5 Notes 45 Places in Klamath County Henley I Henley II Dairy/Clover Leaf Mt. Pitt and Mt. McLoughlin Area Cemetaries Clippings on roads in K-Falls Co. Roads in Klamath Co. II 46 Agriculture & Logging Lumber Mills Logging and Logging Camps Sheep/Cattle Homesteads: Tule Lake/Klamath County Reclamation Potatoes Series II Audio-Visual Materials 93 audio cassettes

Klamath County Historical Society programs, interviews by Janis Kafton, and untitled cassettes

 Series III Janis Kafton Papers 1 box, 0.4 linear feet 1 Poems by Janis Kafton 1 Janis Kafton Family 1 Janis Kafton's Writing 1 Klamath Falls Riddles 1 Janis Kafton Collection Creator 1 Evening Shadows 1 Janis Kafton