OHYCOLL617.xml Guide to the John S. Day papers 1915-1971 Day (John S.) papers Jeffrey A. Hayes Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library 2019
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John S. Day papers Day, John S. (John Stewart), 1909-1986 Coll 617 12.5 cubic feet 4 record cartons; 1 legal document case; 8 letter document cases; 2 slim letter document cases; 2 flat boxes (11x14); 2 flat boxes (13x16); 1 flat box (16x20); 2 telescoping boxes; 11 flat folders (30x42) Includes blueprints, negatives, positives, stereoviews, and slides. 1915-1971 Papers and photographs relating to the life and activities of John S. Day. Materials include correspondence, newspaper issues and clippings, and real estate documents. Day was a rancher and big game hunter who lived in the Medford, Oregon, area. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was active in mountaineering and competitive skiing.

John Stewart Day was born in 1909 and grew up in Medford, Oregon. His father was judge and state representative Earl Benjamin Day, and his younger brother Ben also served in the Oregon Legislature. As a young man, John S. Day worked at Crater Lake National Park, and he studied at Oregon State College (later Oregon State University); the University of Oregon; and the Babson Institute in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Day co-owned the Blue Moon Ranch near Medford, Oregon, with movie star Ginger Rogers. In the late 1940s, he made efforts to create a Medford-area resort, Table Rock Estates, for celebrities. While this project faltered, another of his real estate developments, Verde Hills, was successful and incorporated into the city of Medford.

Day was athletically inclined throughout his life, playing football in high school, and going on big game hunting expeditions as an adult. His athletic activities took on a new importance when, at about age 40, he was diagnosed with arthritis. Doctors told him that he could no longer ride a horse, but did encourage him to walk and lift weights. This spurred Day's mountaineering career, during which he set a number of mountain-climbing records in North America. In 1960, he attempted a climb on Mt. McKinley (later Denali), but this ascent ended in tragedy when his party experienced a fall, injuring Day and killing one of his fellow climbers. One of the rescue planes sent for them also crashed, killing two more people.

In the 1960s, Day began to ski competitively. He founded the Oregon Nordic Club, and was vice president of the Pacific Northwest Ski Association in 1967. He was also involved with the United States Ski Association, the United States Ski Education Foundation, and the United States Ski Team. He was an avid promoter of ski touring. Day was also active in bicycling and canoeing, and remained physically active late into his life.

In 1935, Day married Mary Brown Parsons, the daughter of businessman Reginald H. Parsons; they had one son, Jack. Day was also a member of the Explorers Club and the Adventurer's Club. John S. Day died in his Medford home in May 1986, just a few months after his wife's death.

The collection consists of papers, clippings, and photographs relating to the life and activities of John S. Day. In addition to extensive correspondence, including with figures such as Lela Rogers and Ray Atkeson, the collection contains ledgers from Day's Blue Moon Ranch; papers and plans relating to the construction of Day's home at Gold Hill and his real estate development ventures; and papers relating to Day's mountaineering and skiing careers. These papers include records from the Pacific Northwest Ski Association, the United States Ski Association, the United States Ski Educational Foundation, and the United States Ski Team.

Also of note are magazines, newspaper issues, and newspaper clippings, most of which include material written either by or about Day. Photographs in the collection include prints, negatives, and color positives. The images document Day's work at Crater Lake; the Blue Moon Ranch; celebrities visiting Day's planned Table Rock Estates; hunting trips in Oregon and Alaska; and ski trips.

Collection is open for research.

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

John S. Day papers, Coll 617, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

The collection is arranged in six series: Series 1. Personal papers and ephemera; Series 2. Mountaineering papers; Series 3. Professional skiing papers; Series 4. Residence and property development records; Series 5. Publicity materials; Series 6. Photographs.

Gifts of Chad Day and Kathy Tucker, May 2017 and November 2018 (Lib. Accs. 29063, 29412).

1929 yearbook for Oregon Normal School (later Western Oregon University) was separated to Serials Collections, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Photographs in Box 15 require assistance to view. Negatives and positives are not available for direct access. Contact library staff for assistance.

 Day, John S. (John Stewart), 1909-1986 Pacific Northwest Ski Association United States Ski Association Day family Skis and skiing Mountaineering Ranching--Oregon--Jackson County Big game hunting--Oregon Big game hunting--Alaska Real estate development--Oregon--Jackson County Sports and Recreation Correspondence Clippings (information artifacts) Photographs Personal papers and ephemera Series 1 1925-1967 General papers and ephemera Subseries 1 1925-1967 Adventurer's Club announcements and bulletins 1951-1955 1 1 Article on Olympic canoe racing undated 1 2 Business cards and small certificates 1927-1936; undated 1 3 Certificate of membership, American Hereford Association 1947 September 25 1 4 Certificate of Honorable Mention in 1953 North America Big Game Competition, and enclosed materials 1953 1 5 Miscellaneous clippings and articles 1966-1967 1 6 Correspondence and records concerning Day's work at Crater Lake National Park 1931-1933 1 7 Letter of introduction for Day to work as emergency firefighter at Crater National Forest 1929 April 3 1 8 Educational records and ephemera 1925-1937 1 9 Medford High School yearbooks 1927-1928 1 10-11 Oregon State College yearbooks 1929; 1931-1932 5 Explorers Club Annual Dinner materials 1954; 1957 1 12 Handwritten work about wolverines, "A Family Row" circa 1931 1 13 Financial records - cattle purchase agreement 1940 November 6 1 14 Financial records 1946-1948; 1955-1956 1 15 Financial records - insurance for stuffed stag and cricket bat from Scotland 1949 December 12 1 16 Financial records - loose ledger sheets 1943-1949 1 17 Financial records - Letter and attached records concerning sold securities 1954 March 27 1 18 Form invitation letters 1949; undated 1 19 List of petitioners against planned Medford Meat Company plant 1947 1 20 Mailing lists circa 1950 1 21 Publication, "Population and Household Trends 1960-1980" 1965 April 1 22 Clippings and articles about physical fitness 1966 1 23 Studies on physical fitness 1954-1965 1 24 Unsorted papers and ephemera circa 1935-1965 1 25 Correspondence Subseries 2 1927-1956

Includes both letters sent and letters received. The bulk of correspondence from 1927-1946 is letters sent to Day, whereas letters from 1947-1956 are a mix of correspondence sent to Day and copies of letters that Day wrote.

 Correspondence with family 1927-1953 1 26-32 Personal correspondence 1928-1935 1 32-35 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name A 1947-1952; 1956 1 36 Abercrombie and Fitch 1947-1953 1 37 Aitken, Russel B. 1952 1 38 Anders, Rafe 1951-1953 1 39 Atkeson, Ray 1951 1 40 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name B 1947-1953 1 41 Bayliss family 1947-1951 1 42 Bemis Brothers Bag Company 1950 1 43 Blair, Bud 1947-1953 1 44 Brennan, James and family 1947-1953 1 45 Briggs, Jack 1948-1949 1 46 Brittain, Walter F. 1949-1952 1 47 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name C 1947-1953 1 48 Canfield, B. R. 1948-1949 1 49 Cohen, Nate Hart 1939; undated 1 50 Corcoran, Inc. 1947-1948 1 51 Crow, Nelson R. 1947-1950 1 52 Coburn, F. Ward 1948-1949 1 53 Cuny, C. H. 1948-1952 1 54 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name D 1936-1940; 1947-1952 1 55-56 Day, John and Darlene (unrelated couple from Illinois) 1948-1950 1 57 Durkin, Lt. Commander Thomas C. 1947-1953 1 58 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name E-F 1938-1940; 1947-1953 1 59-60 Eastman Kodak Company 1948-1953 1 61 Explorers Club 1952 1 62 Evans, Mrs. R. Kenneth 1947 1 63 Fairweather, Don 1950; 1953 1 64 First National Bank, Medford, Oregon 1947-1952 1 65 Frazier, Col. William D. 1949-1951 1 66 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name G 1938; 1948-1953; undated 2 1-2 George L. Coburn Laboratory 1951 January-February 2 3 George, Mildred 1930-1933 2 4 Grant, William T. 1948-1952 2 5 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name H 1938-1940; 1947-1953; undated 2 6-7 Herdman, Bill 1948-1953 2 8 Herrick, Eugene 1947-1949 2 9 Heywood, Seth 1952-1953 2 10 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name I-J 1935; 1948-1952 2 11 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name K 1948-1951 2 12 Kessler, Thayer C. 1932-1937 2 13 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name L 1947-1953 2 14 L. L. Bean, Inc. 1947-1952 2 15 Lemmon, Byron 1949-1951 2 16 Lewis, Lester L. 1947-1949 2 17 Loiselle, Humberto, and others, concerning missing parcel 1947 2 18 Lowe, William (managing editor of Look Magazine) 1951-1952 2 19 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name M 1935-1940; 1947-1953 2 20-22 McElwaine, Bob 1949 2 23 McFarland, Jack S. 1947-1949 2 24 Meacham, Walter and Mary 1947-1951 2 25 Meier, Jack L. 1952 2 26 Mitchell, John J. ("Jack") 1947-1951 2 27 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name N 1941; 1948-1952 2 28 Newbury, Earl T. 1948-1949 2 29 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name O 1938-1939; 1947-1951 2 30-31 O'Brien, George J. 1947-1951 2 32 Oregon state agencies 1947-1951 2 33 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name P 1938-1940 2 34 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name P-Q 1947-1953 2 35 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name R 1939-1942; 1947-1953 2 36-37 Ridgway, Katherine 1934-1935 2 38 Robinson, Vernon; Robinson, Potter and Shepherd Insurance 1947-1952 2 39 Rogers, Ginger 1951 2 40 Rogers, Lela (mother of Ginger Rogers) 1949-1953 2 41 Rostell, Ernest A. 1949 2 42 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name S 1937-1941; 1947-1953 2 43-45 Schindler, Raymond and Walter 1948-1953 2 46 Scott, Lester E. 1948-1951 2 47 Shepard, Paul F. 1947-1948 2 48 Smith, George A., Jr. 1948-1949 2 49 Steudel, A. W. 1945-1946 2 50 Swanson, Norman E. 1947-1953 2 51 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name T 1948-1952 2 52 Tedrow, Maurice R. 1949-1952 2 53 Theissen, Earl (of Look Magazine) 1948-1952 2 54 Tooze, Lamar 1932 January-March 2 55 Tumy, Earl S. 1939-1940 2 56 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name U-V 1948-1952 2 57 United States government agencies 1940; 1947 2 58 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name W 1937-1940; 1947-1953 2 59-60 Werner, Carl 1947-1951 2 61 Williams Electric Company 1948-1949 2 62 Winter & Co. 1947-1951 2 63 Multiple correspondents, surname or firm name Y-Z 1949-1951 2 64 Bob, surname unknown 1939 October-November 2 65 Gertrude, surname unknown undated 2 66 Winifred, surname unknown 1930-1932 2 67 Unidentified 1947-1949; undated 2 68 Correspondence with various people about Erb Memorial Building, University of Oregon 1947 2 69 Mountaineering papers Series 2 1952-1965 Northern Consolidated Airlines brochure on Mt. McKinley circa 1960 2 70 Correspondence and records relating to mountain rescue training school 1964 2 71 Report sent to Day, "8th Ascent of South Peak of Mt. McKinley" 1952 2 72 Issues of "Wy-East Climbers" 1963-1965 2 73-75 Skiing papers Series 3 1960-1971 General materials Subseries 1960-1968 Bud Werner League Skiing brochure circa 1966 2 76 Clippings concerning skiing and skiers 1966; undated 2 77 Clippings and programs concerning ski touring in Norway and Finland, in Norwegian and Finnish 1964-1965 2 78 Materials concerning 4th Annual Cross-Country Ski Touring Race 1966 2 79 Materials concerning 5th Annual Cross-Country Ski Touring Race 1967 2 80 Invitation to 1967 Dartmouth Outing Club Ski Touring Workshop 1966 December 2 81 Far West Ski Association resolution on San Gorgonio undated 2 82 Fitness test results 1966 2 83 Handwritten list of time results circa 1966 2 84 Instructions on planning cross-country ski events 1961-1963 2 85 The International Ski Competition Rules 1963 3 1 International Ski Federation mailings written by John S. Day 1967 December 6; undated 3 2 Time results for Kongsbergers Annual Nordic Tournament 1965 January 16 3 3 National Ski Association of America Ski Competition rules for Junior National Nordic Championships 1960 3 4 Invitation to 10th Annual Nordic Clinic at Crested Butte, Colorado 1966 3 5 Materials concerning North American Nordic Championships, Crested Butte, Colorado 1963 3 6 Ski Industries America news release concerning Burt Sims 1967 June 11 3 7 Ski race results 1967 February 3 8 Ski Touring Council bulletins 1967 January 3 9 Ski Touring Council workshop invitation and program 1966 3 10 Testimony of William F. Lenihan in opposition to creation and expansion of national parks due to negative impact on the ski industry (Senate Bill S-1321) 1968 3 11 Ungdomsläger och Expeditioner mailing about summer camps (in English) 1965 3 12 United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association records and ephemera 1966; undated 3 13 United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association instructions on Nordic skiing circa 1965 3 14 Pacific Northwest Ski Association Subseries 1962-1967 Records and correspondence 1962-1967 3 15 Articles and bylaws 1965 June 15 3 16-17 Pages from amended bylaws circa 1966 3 18 Medford Mail Tribune clipping about Pacific Northwest Ski Association 1965 September 16 3 19 Meeting minutes, Draft of Competition Policy Council 1967 July 3 20 Competition program reports 1966 October 11-November 29 3 21-22 Convention booklet 1966 3 23 Financial and membership reports 1966 December 30-1967 January 16 3 24 Information on Leavenworth Winter Sport Club School 1966 December 3 25 Mailings 1965-1966 3 26 Meeting minutes 1965-1967 3 27 Nordic Committee progress report and attachments 1963-1964 3 28 Proficiency testing program 1966 3 29 Race schedule for 1964-1965 1964 3 30 Race schedules for 1965-1966 1965 3 31 Race schedules for 1966-1967 1966 3 32 Seeding list 1966 December 15 3 33 Publications Subseries 1963-1971 Issue of Central Oregon Vacationer with focus on skiing 1965 March 3 34 Issue of Crested Butte Chronicle 1965 January 22 3 35 The Cross-Country Ski Book 1964 3 36 Eastern Ski Atlas 1971 3 37 Books on skiing in Swedish and Italian 1964; 1967 3 38 Issue of Illustrated Aspen News 1965 May 21 3 39 Issue of The Mountaineer with review of cross-country ski book 1965 February 3 40 Issues of Nordic Skiers Bulletin 1963 December-1967 April; undated 3 41 Issue of Northwest Skier 1969 October 10 3 42 The Norwegian Training Program 1965 3 43 Ski Area Management 1965 3 44 Sitzmarks or Safety? 1960 3 45 Issue of Ski Magazine 1966 December 1 3 46 Issue of Skiing Magazine 1967 3 47 Skiing Injuries 1963 3 48 Issue of Stratton Skier 1966 March 3 49 Materials concerning Western Ski Time Magazine 1967 3 50 United States Ski Association Subseries 1964-1967 Records and ephemera 1966-1967 3 51 Board of Directors meeting minutes 1966 November 5; 1967 February 12 3 52 Annual Convention program 1965 June 3 53 Letter from John S. Day to William N. Parke 1966 November 23 3 54 Materials concerning National Cross-Country Ski Week at Durango, Colorado 1966 December 3 55 News release concerning 1968 Olympic Nordic training squads 1967 June 9 3 56 Nordic Development Program training schedule 1966 September 3 57 Nordic Report 1963-1964 1964 3 58 President's report 1965 June 18 3 59 Rules for the National Junior Championships 1966 3 60 Sanction schedule for 1965-1966 1965 August 11 3 61 Ski Touring Division annual reports 1966-1967 3 62 Tournament Procedure and Official Rules for Ski Jumping 1962-1963 1962 3 63 Men's Training Camp records 1967 June-July 3 64 Women's Training Camp records 1967 June 3 65 United States Ski Educational Foundation, Inc. Subseries circa 1964-1968 Board of Trustees meeting minutes (original and partial copy) 1967 February 11 3 66-67 Ski Team Fund receipts 1965-1967 3 68 Mailings 1967 3 69 Promotional flyer, "Greater Strength through Competition" circa 1965 3 70 Write-up on US Ski Educational Foundation circa 1964 3 71 United States Ski Team Subseries 1965-1967 Newsletter 1967 November 3 72 Nordic Committee reports 1967 3 73 Nordic Program correspondence 1966-1967 3 74 Nordic Program information for press, radio, and television 1966 3 75 Nordic Program reports 1965-1966 3 76 Residence and property development Series 4 1940-1965 General records and correspondence Subseries 1 1940-1956 Contracts and permits 1940-1941 3 77 Property records 1947-1948 3 78 Blue Moon Ranch tract appraisals 1949 March 4 1 Deed and mortgage of land in Jackson County 1947 March 4 2 Correspondence and records concerning land management 1947-1954 4 3 Notifications of address change 1956 October 8 4 4 Estimated development costs circa 1950 4 5 "Jackson County, Oregon Flood Plain Information: Interim Report" 1965 December 4 6 Ledger for Blue Moon and Day-Rogers ranches 1942-1946 17 Ledger for Blue Moon and Day-Rogers ranches 1943-1946 18 Loose ledger sheets for Blue Moon Ranch 1946-1950 20 1 Plans for St. Marks Episcopal Sunday School 1955 October 28 Oversize 11 Plot map of Crater Park Subdivision and surveyor's certificate circa 1955 Oversize 10 "Treasure Seekers" contract allowing Edward P. Estrella and Malcom F. Melomet to search on Day's property 1956 May 5 4 7 Gold Ray Ranch, Gold Hill Subseries 2 1954-1965 Blueprints by Mario Corbett 1954 December 13 22 Blueprints by Terry & Moore 1956 February 10 21 Blueprints by Terry & Moore 1956 February 10 Oversize 2 Conceptual drawings of interior by Joseph Esherick 1954 December 11 16 8 Concept art of interior by Terry & Moore 1955 Oversize 3 Correspondence and records concerning construction 1956-1957 4 8 Correspondence with Meyers D. Jones and related records 1956-1957 4 9 Correspondence with Terry & Moore, Architects, and related records 1956-1957 4 10 Correspondence with S. C. Watkins and related records 1956-1957 4 11 Ground floor plan and conceptual art by Mario Corbett 1954 September-October Oversize 4 Preliminary sketch by Joseph Esherick 1954 December 11 Oversize 5 Plans by Terry & Moore 1955 May 23 Oversize 6 Plot plan by Terry & Moore 1955 March 31 Oversize 7 Specifications by Terry & Moore, sets 9-12 1956 February 10 4 12-15 Table Rock Estates Subseries 3 1949-1954 Promotional brochure circa 1950 4 16 Correspondence concerning newspaper advertisements for Table Rock Estates 1953 4 17 Lists and mailing addresses of Table Rock Estates brochure recipients 1949 4 18 Report on high water line 1954 February 20 4 19 Verde Hills Subseries 4 circa 1950-1954 Correspondence and attached records concerning sales of Verde Hills properties 1954 February 4 20 Loose ledger sheets, titled "Summary of estimated costs of roads" circa 1950 20 2 Plat maps 1951 November Oversize 8 Plat maps 1951 November Oversize 9 Plats and attached letter 1952 February 1 4 21 Scrapbook of newspaper advertisements for Verde Hills 1953 19 Publicity Series 5 1935-1966 Magazines and newspaper issues Subseries 1 1944-1962 Issue of The Alaska News with spoof headline about Day strangling a bear 1951 4 22 Issue of Alaska Weekly with article about bear killed by Day 1953 May 29 4 23 Issues of The Backlog 1959-1960 4 24 Issues of Explorers Journal 1957-1958 4 25 Issue of Gold Hill Nugget with article about contest that Day had organized 1949 February 10 4 26 Issue of Life Magazine with article about Day's failed attempt to climb Mt. McKinley 1960 June 6 4 27 Issue of Look Magazine with images of Ginger Rogers and others at Blue Moon Ranch 1949 August 2 16 3 Issue of Look Magazine with article about hunting trip Day participated in 1949 January 5 16 4 Issue of Movieland with photo story of Ginger Rogers and others at Blue Moon Ranch 1949 March 16 5 Issue of Official World's Fair News with headline "John Day Climbs Space Needle" 1962 4 28 Issue of The Rotarian with article "John Day - Collector of Mountains" 1961 November 4 29 Issue of Saturday Evening Post with article by Day, "The Mountain That Nearly Killed Me" 1960 November 25 16 6 Issue of Summit with article by Day, ". . . Or Know the Reason Why" 1961 September 4 30 Issue of True magazine with article about Day's mountain climbing 1959 March 4 31 Issue of Weekly Roar newsletter with story about upcoming talk by Day 1959 16 7 Issue of Western Livestock Journal with cover photograph of Ginger Rogers with Hereford bull at Blue Moon Ranch 1944 December 4 32 Newspaper clippings Subseries 2 1935-1966

Clippings primarily concern Day's mountain climbing, skiing, and ranching activities.

 Grand Junction Daily Sentinel 1962 March 18 4 33 Grants Pass Daily Courier 1959-1966 4 34-36 Gunnison News-Champion, and attached list of famous mountaineers 1963 February 21 4 37 Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1961 November 9 4 38 Kodiak Mirror 1953 May 23 4 39 Los Angeles Times 1957 September 14 4 40 Medford Mail Tribune 1957-1964 4 41-47 New York Times 1966 April 11 4 48 Oregon Journal 1959 July 26 4 49 Oregonian 1953-1966 4 50-57 Owens Valley Progress-Citizen 1957 4 58 San Francisco Chronicle 1959 January 25 4 59 Seattle Post-Intelligencer 1957-1961 4 60-63 Sports Illustrated 1959 August 24 4 64 Wichita Eagle 1957 September 28 4 65 Clippings from unidentified newspapers undated 4 66 Clipping from unidentified newspaper concerning Day's engagement to Mary Brown Parsons 1935 July 8 4 67 Assorted clippings circa 1945-1959 4 68 Other publicity materials Subseries 3 circa 1950-1959 Draft of article about Day, "Adventure in Yukon Region Hunting Trip," by J. Orbin Cooksey circa 1950 4 69 Program for Pacific Northwest History Conference, including talk by Day 1959 April 4 70 Photographs Series 6 1915-1969

Contact library staff for assistance with rolled photographs in Box 15 and with negatives and positives, which are not available for direct access.

 Alaska and Canada Subseries 1 1948-1955 Photographs of British Columbia sent to Day by F. A. Schomher and accompanying letter (prints) 1948 August 6 1 Alaska photographs (prints) circa 1949-1955 6 2-7 Trip in the Yukon (prints and negatives) 1949 6 8 Trip to Alaska via inland waterways through Canada (prints) 1949 6 9 Trip to Alaska via inland waterways through Canada (oversize print) 1949 20 3 Trip to Alaska via inland waterways through Canada (negatives) 1949 7 1 Alaska (prints, negatives, and color positives) circa 1950 7 2-9 Anchorage, Alaska (prints and negatives) circa 1950 7 10 Fairbanks, Alaska (prints and negatives) circa 1950 7 11 Kodiak Island (color positives) circa 1950 7 12 Kodiak Island boat scenes circa 1950 7 13 View of mountains near Kodiak Island from airplane (prints and negatives) circa 1950 8 1 Raymond Wyatt and wife (prints and negatives) circa 1950 8 2 Hunting trip in the Yukon (prints) circa 1950 8 3 Hunting trip on Kodiak Island (prints) circa 1953 8 4 Hunting trip on Kodiak Island (negatives) circa 1953 8 5 Hunting trip on Kodiak Island (color stereoviews) circa 1953 8 6-7 Carcass and pelt of Kodiak bear that Day killed (prints and negatives) circa 1953 8 8 Trip to Alaska (prints and negatives) 1955 8 9 Alaska (color positives) 1955 8 10 Kodiak Island (prints) 1955 8 11 Hunting and fishing in Oregon Subseries 2 1949-1954 Hunting trip (prints and negatives) 1949 September 8 12 Hunting trip with Boy Scouts (prints and negatives) 1949 December 8 13 Hunting trip (prints and negatives) 1949 8 14 Deer hunting trips (prints and negatives) 1950 9 1 Group posing with hunting trophies (negatives) 1950 October 9 2 Photos relating to hunting trips (prints and negatives) circa 1950 9 3-10 L. L. Lewis, Mrs. Crowley, and cougar carcass (prints and negatives) circa 1950 9 11 Fishing trip (prints and negatives) circa 1950 9 12 Deer hunting trip (prints and negatives) 1953 9 13 Elk hunt (color positives) 1954 9 14 Southern Oregon scenes and activities Subseries 3 circa 1929-1955 Crater Lake and Medford (negatives) circa 1929-1931 9 15 Crater Lake and Medford (negatives) circa 1929-1931 10 1 Ginger Rogers and other celebrities at Blue Moon Ranch or Table Rock Estates (matching prints and negatives) circa 1944-1950 10 2 Celebrities, models, and bison (prints and negatives) circa 1945-1955 10 3 Blue Moon Ranch and Table Rock area (matching prints, negatives, and color positives) circa 1945-1950 10 4 Blue Moon Ranch and Table Rock area (prints, negatives, and color positives) circa 1945-1950 10 5-7 Wetlands near Medford (prints and negatives) 1947 10 8 Ginger Rogers, Ann Miller, and others at Table Rock Estates (negatives) 1948 April 10 9 Ann Miller, Ginger Rogers, and others at Table Rock Estates (color positives) 1948 April 10 10 Ginger Rogers and other celebrities (prints and negatives) circa 1948 10 11 Ranch; children on bicycles (prints and negatives) 1949 10 12 Bill Herridan and Jack Briggs visiting Table Rock Estates (prints and negatives) 1949 April 10 13 Fire in Medford (prints and negatives) 1949 June 11 1 Fire in Medford; Table Rock Lake (prints and negatives) 1949 June 11 2 Government officials including Ben Day touring Blue Moon Ranch rangeland (prints and negatives) circa 1950 11 3 Ranch and surrounding areas (prints, negatives, and color positives) circa 1950 11 4-8 Blue Moon Ranch and Table Rock Estates (prints) circa 1950 20 3-4 Boys track meet; man planting fish in Table Rock Lake; cattle at ranch (prints and negatives) circa 1950 11 9 Crater and Diamond Lakes with Betty McRue and her boyfriend (prints) circa 1950 11 10 Dr. Driggs at Table Rock (prints and negatives) circa 1950 11 11 Catching fish and fish fry (prints and negatives) circa 1950 11 12 Lake of the Woods (prints and negatives) circa 1950 11 13-14 Logging truck in Medford (prints and negatives) circa 1950 11 15 Model shoots in Blue Moon Ranch area (prints and color positives) circa 1950 11 16 Rotary party from Coos Bay (prints) circa 1950 11 17 Sanya Schneider; dam on Rogue River (prints and slides) circa 1950 11 18 Sanya Schneider and John Day at Table Rock Lake (prints, negatives, and color positives) circa 1950 11 19 Table Rock Estates (prints and negatives) circa 1950 11 20 Table Rock Estates (oversize prints) circa 1950 16 3 Table Rock Estates and surrounding area (prints, negatives, and color positives) circa 1950 12 1-7 Retrieving trials at Table Rock Estates (prints and negatives) 1950 12 8 Celebrities flying into Table Rock Estates (prints and negatives) circa 1950 12 9 Ranch house in snow and Table Rock Lake frozen over (prints and negatives) circa 1950 12 10 Local models at Table Rock Lake (prints) circa 1950 12 11 Chloe Fairweather and college friends at Table Rock Lake (prints and color positives) circa 1950 12 12 Visitors to Table Rock Estates (color slides and positives) circa 1950 12 13 Trip with horses (prints and negative roll) circa 1950 12 14 Ski trip at Union Creek (prints and negatives) circa 1950 12 15 Jacksonville Jubilee (negatives) 1951 12 16 Mountains and ranch house in snow (prints and negatives) 1952 January 12 17 Boys track meet in Ashland (prints and negatives) 1952 April 12 18 Unidentified event at Jackson County Courthouse (prints) 1952 May 12 19 Junior high school track meet; junior high students at Table Rock Lake (prints and negatives) 1952 May 12 20 Jack Matson-Brown and girlfriend at ranch (mounted color positives) 1953 12 21 Model; John Day and two other men (prints) 1954 June 12 22 John Day and other man; ranch scenes (prints and negative roll) 1955 12 23 Modeling session; three men in raincoats (prints and negatives) circa 1955 12 24 Other photographs Subseries 4 1915-1969 Small photo sets (prints and negatives): John S. Day; visitors to ranch; George Smith's home; aerial view of 1948 Columbia River flood circa 1945-1950 12 25 John S. Day (prints) 1915; circa 1950-1955 20 5 John S. Day (prints) circa 1930-1955 13 1 Photographs of Day's girlfriends (prints) 1933-1934 13 2 Portrait of John S. Day (print) 1946 16 1 John Day's brother, Ben Day (prints and negatives) 1948 February 13 3 John Day, Mary Day, and Jack Day with display of camera equipment on lawn (prints and negatives) circa 1950 13 4 Briggs-Ritchie in bar at 99 Ranch near Weed, California (prints and negatives) circa 1950 13 5 Men looking at fog or wildfire smoke; automobile race; Trader Vic's advertisement (prints and negative roll) circa 1950 13 6 Oregon coast with the Richstein family (color positives) circa 1950 13 7 Oregon coast with the Richstein family (prints and negatives) circa 1950 13 8 Sea lions (negatives) circa 1950 13 9 Unidentified shooting competition (negatives) circa 1950 13 10 Unidentified mountain (prints and negatives circa 1950 13 11 Mt. Hood and unidentified lake (negatives) circa 1950 13 12 Trip to New Mexico (color stereoviews) circa 1950 13 13 Unidentified couple and their infant children (prints and negatives) circa 1950 13 14 Ski trip at Mt. Hood (prints and negatives) 1950 February 13 15 Explorers Club Annual Dinners (prints) 1954-1955 15 John S. Day making strongman poses (prints) 1955 13 16 Oregon coast (prints) 1955 13 17 Oregon coast (prints) circa 1955 20 6 Explorers Club Annual Dinner (print) 1957 March 15 Oversize 1 Ski trip (prints and negatives) circa 1960 13 18 Cabin interior scenes during ski trip (prints and negatives) circa 1960 13 19 Skiing and sledding scenes (prints) circa 1960 13 20 Holmenkollen ski slope in Oslo, Norway, with inscription to Day by Mike Gallagher (print) 1969 16 2 Unsorted prints circa 1945-1955 13 21 Unsorted prints circa 1945-1955 14 1 Unsorted negatives and color positives circa 1945-1955 14 2 Color slides of Oregon and Alaska 1947-circa 1955 14 3