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Local History Information

Print Resources

The library has a small collection of reference books covering the history of West Linn and surrounding areas, including information on McLean House and Park, Maddax Woods, historic structures in Clackamas County, and the Willamette Meteorite.

See our brochure which lists library resources on the history of West Linn, Clackamas County, Portland, and Oregon.

Online Resources

Resources for Further Research

Newspapers

Historic Photographs

  • The Oregon Historical Society library has a large collection of historic photographs.
  • The Clackamas County Historical Society also has a large collection of historic photographs.
  • The Oregon Digital database contains photographs, journal articles, sheet music, manuscripts, and ephemera from the libraries at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University.
  • The Oregon State Library has a photograph collection containing several thousand glass plate negatives and prints covering a wide range of Oregon-related subjects. They have digitized a small portion of that collection and made it available online.
  • The Historic Images of Oregon database contains photos of Oregon with a special focus on the City of Salem and other Willamette Valley communities.

Genealogy