Cornelia Marvin

The First State Librarian

The State Library celebrates the Oregon Documents Depository Program Centennial!

The Oregon Documents Depository Program was founded in 1907 on a principle that still can be found in our state documents depository law today:

"It is a basic right for citizens to know about the activities of their government, to benefit from the information developed at public expense and to have permanent access to the information published by state agencies."

For 100 years, the State Library, depository libraries, and state agencies have made information about our state government available to citizens, and have preserved it for future generations.

This exhibit celebrates the Depository Program's centennial.
We hope you enjoy it and visit us often!

Welcome to the Oregon Documents Depository Centennial Web Exhibit.

To begin choose a category below, or Click here to tour the whole exhibit.


Documents that changed Oregon


History of the Oregon Documents Program


The New Oregon Documents Repository


Fun Stuff

A special thanks to the Southern Oregon University Library for scanning documents for the centennial.
Click here to view the Southern Oregon Digital Archives.

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