The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society

Oregon Historical SocietyProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.3

Word count: 193K words
Chapters: 20

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society (Vol. I, No. 2)Author: Oregon Historical Society,Language: English, Class: F850.5: United States local history: Pacific States, Release Date: Nov 14, 2017

Editor's review

This book is a public electronic edition of Volume I, Number 2 of the Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, belonging to the category of regional history and local-document source materials. Its value lies not in a general narrative but in preserving the feature articles, source compilations, and society news published in an early society journal, offering primary-text leads for research on the history of the Pacific states. As a public-domain e-book, this edition is easy to search and cite, and is suitable as supplementary material for footnotes or local-history topics. Readers should note that it is a journal issue rather than a systematic monograph: the articles are not necessarily thematically连贯, and the writing dates from an early period, so some formulations differ from current research perspectives. For general readers it can serve as a window into Oregon's local-history writing tradition; for researchers it is better used by selecting individual articles and reading them against later scholarship.

Who it's for

A good fit for

University teachers, students, and scholars researching the local history of the Pacific states
Source compilers who need to consult the original texts of early society journals
Advanced readers interested in U.S. Western history and Oregon state history
Staff engaged in digitization and textual collation of public-domain documents

Not a good fit for

Beginners seeking a general history overview or popular narrative
Readers with limited English proficiency who need a Chinese translation
General readers expecting a complete, continuous narrative rather than a journal compilation

Reading tips

Read the table of contents and the opening paragraphs of each article first, and select pieces relevant to your research rather than reading the whole issue.
Note the source and page numbers of articles as you read, to facilitate later citation and verification against the originals.
Be cautious about judgments and formulations from an early period, and read them against more recent Oregon history scholarship.
If reading only for interest, prioritize articles with stronger source material and more complete narrative.

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FAQ

Is this quarterly a complete history of Oregon?

No. It is the electronic edition of Volume I, Number 2 of the Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society—a single journal issue containing the articles and society content published in that issue, not a general history covering the entire state. Readers should treat it as source fragments and use it article by article.

Is the English original difficult to read?

As an early society journal, the prose is fairly formal and includes many personal, place, and institutional names, posing some difficulty for non-native readers. It is advisable to use dictionaries and maps as aids and to start with clearly structured articles.

Can this electronic edition be cited in academic papers?

It can be used as a public-domain electronic text, but rigorous citation should verify the original journal's volume, issue, page numbers, and publication information, and note the source of the electronic edition used, rather than citing from electronic layout pages alone.

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About the author

Oregon Historical Society Author

The Oregon Historical Society is an institution dedicated to preserving, organizing, and disseminating the history of Oregon, and its signed works generally fall into the categories of compiled historical sources and scholarly periodicals. The three works listed here all center on the Society's Quarterly, including The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society and its Volume IV, covering local historical research, the publication of primary documents, and historical narrative, and reflecting an editorial style that emphasizes first-hand materials and rigorous writing. Such periodicals typically provide researchers with archival leads and specialized articles and serve as important references for understanding Oregon history. Because public information is limited, the Society's specific founding background, organizational evolution, and personnel cannot be ascertained at present; readers may consult the periodicals themselves to grasp their editorial direction and documentary value.