[Libs-Or] Offers from the State Library

Robby Pietz robby.pietz at state.or.us
Fri Nov 7 08:48:33 PST 2014


The following items are being offered by the State Library.  If you are interested, please email robby.pietz at state.or.us<mailto:robby.pietz at state.or.us>


Reference Sets
American book prices current.<http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org.proxy.osl.state.or.us/WebZ/FSFETCH?fetchtype=fullrecord:sessionid=fsapp8-50243-i26jlgnj-io8kck:entitypagenum=5:0:recno=1:resultset=2:format=FI:next=html/record.html:bad=error/badfetch.html:entitytoprecno=1:entitycurrecno=1:numrecs=1>  New York, Bancroft-Parkman [etc.] 1895-2004; Library owns volumes covering 1916-1983 (69 books);includes indexes.
The Book review digest. Annual cumulation.   Fanning, C. E.; Jackdon, Margaret,, and others.  New York [etc.] The H.W. Wilson Co. 1905- 1987  [89 books approximately 200 inches of space]

American bibliography; a chronological dictionary of all books, pamphlets, and periodical publications printed in the United States of America from the genesis of printing in 1639 down to and including the year 1820. Charles Evans; 1941-1959; 14 volumes
New York, P. Smith,

Bookman's price index:  Detroit, Mi.: Gale Research Co. 1964- Volumes 1-42 (1964-1991)

OPB, Oregon Experience D.V.D's

CCC Civilian Conservation Corps /
Author: Horton, Kami. Publication: Portland, Or. : Oregon Public Broadcasting, 2008
Document: English DVD   Five days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called an emergency session of Congress to install the Civilian Conservation Corps -- known as the CCC. The program targeted unemployed young men, veterans and American Indians who were hard hit by the Great Depression. The "CCC boys," as they were called, were required to send a portion of their money home to their parents....  [2 copies availabile]

Beatrice Morrow Cannady;Nadine Jelsing
2007 ; DVD (29 min.) Portland, OR : Oregon Public Broadcasting,
>From container: "Beatrice Morrow Cannady was a leading African-American civil rights activist in Portland during the early part of the 20th century. As a newspaper publisher and lawyer, she challenged racial prejudice and discrimination at a time when the Ku Klux Klan was rising to power. She became known as Portland's "ambassador of interracial goodwill."  [2 copies availabile]


Abigail Scott Duniway; Lisa Suinn-Kallem;  Maia McCarthy;  2006
English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (27 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.[Portland, Or.] : Oregon Public Broadcasting, A documentary on Abigail Scott Duniway and her work with the women's suffrage movement in Oregon.  [2 copies availabile]

The spirit of Tek; Author: Jelsing, Nadine.; Kallem, Lisa Suinn. Publication: Portland, OR : Oregon Public Broadcasting, 2010; Document: English : Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video; In 1946 the field of electronics was exploding. Portland radiomen Howard Vollum and Jack Murdock were home from the War and, along with a handful of military buddies, decided to start their own business. They called it Tektronix. Together they produced the single most powerful test and measurement tool needed by engineers. The Spirit of Tek uses engaging archival film and interviews from early employees to explore the heyday of a unique company that changed the world"--Container   [2 copies availabile]

White plague ; Eric Cain;  2010 English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (DVD) (29 min., 15 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. master. 1 videodisc (DVD) (29 min., 15 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. viewing copy. [Portland, Or.] : Oregon Public Broadcasting, Also called consumption or "wasting disease," tuberculosis once ran rampant in America. It still claims 8 million lives a year worldwide. Oregon led the Northwest in the fight against TB in the early 1900s. Yet even then, and until the advent of modern antibiotics, most treatments remained crude and ineffective. This program explores the historical impact of TB in Oregon.  [2 copies availabile]

The braceros; Author: Cain, Eric.; Gravitt, Corita. Publication: Portland, OR : Oregon Public Broadcasting, 2007
Document: English : Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video; "World War II created a huge demand for American farm products. But the war also caused vast numbers of farm workers to abandon the fields, either to join the military or seek work in the cities. The solution would be a unique contract-worker agreement between the United States and Mexico -- the Bracero Program."--Container  [2 copies availabile]

Lola G. Baldwin ; Gloria Manon;  Nadine Jelsing;  Wendy Morgan;  2007
English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (29 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. Portland, OR : Oregon Public Broadcasting, "On April 1, 1908 Lola G. Baldwin was sworn in "to perform police service" for Portland, Oregon and became the nation's first policewoman. Her mission was to prevent young, single working women from entering into lives of prostitution and crime. Along the way, Detective Baldwin would pioneer a new profession for women and a new way of policing"--Container.  [2 copies availabile]

Beth Harrington;  Lisa Suinn-Kallem;  Cal Scott;  2007 ; English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (29 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. Portland, OR : Oregon Public Broadcasting, History of Oregon breweries and brewmasters.  [2 copies availabile]

The art makers; Eric Cain;  Kelly Morris;  Nadine Jelsing;  2008;  English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (28 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.  Portland, OR : Oregon Public Broadcasting, This video looks back nearly 100 years at the art and colorful individuals who doggedly paved the way for the art communities of today.  [2 copies availabile]

Bill Bowerman; Author: Simon, Scott.; Jelsing, Nadine. Publication: Portland, OR : Oregon Public Broadcasting, 2006 Document: English : Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD videos; Chronicles the life and career of Bill Bowerman.  [2 copies availabile]

C.E.S. Wood; Nadine Jelsing;  Laurence Cotton;  John De Graaf;  Jeff Douglas;  2008; English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording 1 video disc : digital, sd. ; 4 3/4 in. Portland, OR : Oregon Public Broadcasting, From case: "As a young West Point graduate, Charles Erskine Scott Wood fought in the tragic Nez Perce War of 1877. He's credited with recording Chief Joseph's famous surrender speech. An artist, poet, essayist, civic leader and prominent Portland attorney, C.E.S. Wood was a powerful advocate for the poor and dispossessed."
[ 1 copy availabile ]

Reub Long's Oregon desert; Eric Cain;  2006 ; English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : Videodisc 1 videodisc (28 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.; [Portland, Or.] : Oregon Public Broadcasting : Oregon Historical Society, Reuben A. Long was a horseman, rancher and philosopher, as well as one of Eastern Oregon's most colorful characters. Many of his collections wound up in a book, co-written with E.R. Jackman, titled "The Oregon Desert." This program looks back at the places, events and people Reub Long wrote about and features several interviews with local folks who knew him.  [2 copies availabile]


The river they saw. Nadine Jelsing;  Eric Cain;  2008; English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : Videodisc 1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. & bw. ; 4 3/4 in. Portland, OR : Oregon Public Broadcasting,
Chronicles the history of the Gorge with rarely seen images crafted by Carleton Watkins, Sarah Ladd, Benjamin Gifford, Al Monner and many others. These early photographers left a stunning visual legacy through images still considered among the greatest landscape photos ever made.  [2 copies availabile]

Oregon experience.Opal Whiteley ; Kami Horton;  Nadine Jelsing;  2009; English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Portland, OR : Oregon Public Broadcasting, "Child prodigy, nature writer, princess or fraud? In 1920, everyone in Oregon seemed to have an opinion about Opal Whiteley. She was an international literary sensation with the publication of a childhood diary detailing her life in the logging camps of Oregon. The diary was hailed as the work of a genius, but it became the center of controversy. It contained clues that she was really a kidnapped French princess....  [2 copies availabile]

Oregon at war. Oregon Public Broadcasting.; Oregon Historical Society.   2007.  English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (58 min., 46 sec.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. [Portland, Or.] : Oregon Public Broadcasting, "The onset of World War Two found Oregonians still reeling from the Depression. But Oregon emerged from the war with a thriving economy, fast-growing cities and a changed population. Seventeen Oregonians describe what happened - on the battlefield and at home - in Oregon at War"--Container.  [2 copies availabile]

William Gladstone Steel; Kami Horton;  Nadine Jelsing;  Lisa Suinn-Kallem;  Gloria Manon;  2007; English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (29 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. [Portland, Or.] : Oregon Public Broadcasting, A documentary on William Gladstone Steel who was considered the "Father of Crater Lake National Park" and was instrumental in preserving the Cascade Range Reserve.  [2 copies availabile]

Road to statehood ; Nadine Jelsing;  Lisa Suinn Kallem;  2009; English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (30 min. 5 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. [Portland, Or.] : Oregon Public Broadcasting, In 1859, Oregon became the 33rd state in the Union. Road to statehood celebrates Oregon's 150th birthday by exploring the lives of Native peoples already living here and the missionaries determined to change them, the mountain men and fur trappers who came for adventure and wealth and the pioneers who brought their hopes and prejudices with them over the Oregon Trail.  [2 copies availabile]

Oregon experience. Leo Adler. Nadine Jelsing; 2008; English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (ca. 29 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.; Portland, Ore. : Oregon Public Broadcasting, "Every small town could use a citizen like Leo Adler. A self-made man, he was Baker City's most enthusiastic booster and the charitable conscience of the community. Local folks called him "Mr. Baker." But few realized the depth of his devotion - and the long-term impact it would have."--Container.  [2 copies availabile]


Bull Run ; Eric Cain;  2009; English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (29 min., 10 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 1/2 in. Portland, OR : Oregon Public Broadcasting, For 115 years, Portland, Oregon has enjoyed some of the purest and best-tasting drinking water of any large American city. The water is diverted from a river in a very wet area of the Cascade Range, a small, isolated watershed with high levels of rain and snow. The river, the lake that feeds it and the surrounding forested slopes all share the same name: Bull Run....  [2 copies availabile]


The logger's daughter; Gwen Trice;  Eric Cain;  Eve Epstein;  Emily Shreefter;  Greg Bond;  Nick Fisher
2009 ; English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (27 min., 5 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Portland, OR : Oregon Public Broadcasting, In 1923, a Missouri lumber company built a town in northeastern Oregon named Maxville. Hundreds of loggers left Arkansas and Mississippi to live and work there. Many brought their families, and many were African-American. The town has long since disappeared, but as one logger's daughter (Gwen Trice) learns, the Maxville story is still unfolding.  [2 copies availabile]

Oregon experience.Kam Wah Chung, Nadine Jelsing;  Beth Harrington;  2009; English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (approximately 29 min.) : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in. Portland, Or. : Oregon Public Broadcasting, "The discovery of gold brought thousands of Chinese to eastern Oregon in the 1880s - including herbal doctor Ing Hay and businessman Lung on. Together they practiced medicine and operated a general store, Kam Wah Chung & Co., near the town of John Day becoming highly regarded members of the community. Meet people who remember these two men and visit the recently restored building - an Oregon treasure filled with thousands of different herbs and artifacts....  [2 copies availabile]

Sam Hill; Mike Midlo;  Charlotte Becker;  2006 ; English Visual Material Visual Material  : Videorecording : DVD video DVD video 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. [Portland, Or.] : Oregon Public Broadcasting, A documentary on Sam Hill's life and his involvement with Good Roads Movement in Oregon.  [2 copies availabile]






















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