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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Although the result of this project reveals a history
of political conflict and social strife, my research effort
was met with kindness and cooperation at every turn.
To the
many people who have helped during the preparation of this
study, I am thankful.
Richard Maxwell Brown, my adviser,
gave consistently insightful and encouraging guidance
throughout the course of this project.
His criticisms were
always on the mark.
The manuscript also profited from
suggestions made by Jeffrey Ostler as well as from comments
by Glen Love, Jack Maddex, and Louise Wade.
My research benefitted in crucial ways from assistance
given by staff members of the following institutions: the
Beinecke Library of Yale University, the Jackson County
Archives, the Jackson County Library, the Knight Library of
the University of Oregon, the Medford Irrigation District,
the Medford Mail Tribune, the Oregon Historical Society, the
Oregon State Library in Salem, the Southern Oregon
Historical Society, the Southern Oregon State College
Library, and the State of Oregon Archives.
In addition to the helpful people at the above
institutions, many other individuals contributed to the
project in a wide range of direct ways: Kay Atwood, Cecile