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A Photo Tour of the Opening of OCTA's Western Overland Trails Collection at the California State Library Photography by Kathy Lewin and Mary Mueller For more information on the Western Overland Trails Collection please see articles in both the November 2003 and Winter 2004 issues of Trail Talk. There are more than 1000 titles in the Collection. As of April 7, 2004 the state library website has 361 of them listed. Go to www.lib.state.ca.us and click on "main catalog." Then click on "special resources" and scroll down to "Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) Western Overland Trails Collection" and click on that. If you then click on "more info" you will see a blurb on OCTA.
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Ford Osborn and Leslie Fryman, Chapter Preservation Officer |
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Don Buck, Dick Brock, Dick Davis, Tom Hunt, Charlie Little: OCTA Collection CA State Library Committee |
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Herbert Hunn and Charlie Little. Herbert is finishing his second term on the Board of the California State Library Foundation. |
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Committee Cal State Library, OCTA - Buck, Brock, Davis, Hunt, Little |
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Pat Loomis - Donner Exhibit |
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Bob Iverson and Virginia Hammerness - Lewis & Clark exhibit |
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Charlie Little, Pat Loomis, Nola Little - old newspaper |
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The Fat Family gift in remembrance of Frank and Mary Fat's pioneering spirit - 1999 |
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Gary Kurutz, Jean and Bill Watson |
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J.S. Holliday and Nancy Ehlers |
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Gary Kurutz, Tom Hunt and J.S. Holiday |
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Entrance to Exhibit - Virginia Hammerness, Bob Iverson, Pat Loomis |
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Jerry and Sandra Swafford. Sandra is a Board Member of the CA State Library Foundation |
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Dick Brock and Ellen Osborn |
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Mary Mueller, Fran Taplin and Tom Hunt |
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Shann Rupp |
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Charlie and Nola Little holding souvenir copy of "Daguerotype Treasures of the CA State Library." |
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John Bidwell's early writings |
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Bob Iverson, Chapter President Jim Allison, and Joyce Everett |
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Alison Portello, Don Buck and Chuck Dodd |
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Gary Kurutz, Curator at State Library - pointing to OCTA library |
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First set of books donated to State Library in 1854 (not open to public). |
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Mary Mueller |
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J.S. Holliday |
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Virginia Hammerness, Nola and Charlie Little |
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Rare Books - not open to the public |
