Southwest Oregon Research Project

The primary purpose of the Southwest Oregon Research Project (SWORP) is to gather photocopies of widely scattered and overlooked original documents pertaining to the history of the Native peoples of Oregon. Native peoples have undergone a history of genocide, discrimination, and federal termination by the United States government in the past 200 years, but this history has been largely concealed in various archives and federal research institutions. SWORP aims to repatriate materials in national repositories to the Native American tribes. The project was executed in three phases, and further work is planned for the future. SWORP I began in 1995 and in 1997, the materials gathered by these researchers were shared with five Oregon and Northern California tribes in a Potlatch. SWORP II gathered further materials on Oregon tribes and also expanded their focus to include Northern California and Washington tribes. In 1999 the SWORP collection was reorganized to make the materials easier to use. The reorganization included material descriptions, indexes, and a finding aid for researchers. Future SWORP research will reach out to other archives to obtain manuscripts of wider historical importance.

From the description of Southwest Oregon Research Project collection (SWORP), 1850-1950. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53475187

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