Marion County Historical Files

The Marion County Historical Files contain research notes, copies of documents and newspaper articles, published and unpublished manuscripts, and other materials relating to Marion County history. Materials are found first by determining the geographical location of your research topic, and then according to a standardized set of general subjects.

Geographical Location

Towns and Cities

If your topic is found in a specific town, look at the file of general subjects for that town. You may also want to look in the county file for that general topic, as materials dealing with a subject in more than one Marion County town are placed in the Marion County files.

If your subject is near a specific town, look in the files both for that town and for Marion County.

County

If your topic is countywide, involves a countywide organization, occurred in a rural area or may have taken place in more than one town, look at the file of general subjects for Marion County.

State

If your topic is statewide or involves at least one other county besides Marion County, look at the file of general subjects for Oregon. For example, information about the activities of state government agencies are found in this section.

Nation

If your topic is national or involves other areas outside of Oregon, look at the file of general subjects for the United States. For example, information about the activities of federal government agencies in Marion County are found in this section.

Subject Topics

The general subject headings used in our historical files are:
Buildings
Business
Cultural
Domestic Life
Education
Environment
Government
Medical
Politics
Sports and Recreation
Transportation