Mount Shasta Collection

Due to staff shortages, the COS Library is currently unable to assist with local history research, making the Mount Shasta Collection unavailable at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we look forward to resuming local history research assistance in the future!

The Mount Shasta Collection is the largest repository of information and documents about Mount Shasta. The collection consists of thousands of books, articles, manuscripts, photographs, maps, prints, and audiovisual materials about the Mount Shasta volcano and surrounding area. These materials are available at the College of the Siskiyous Library.

More About the Mount Shasta Collection

Resources

Mount Shasta Collection Pamphlet File Topics (PDF)

Mount Shasta Fact Sheet

The Mount Shasta Fact Sheet is a 4-page compilation of brief facts and information about Mount Shasta, California and the surrounding region. The purpose of the Fact Sheet is to answer the questions about the mountain most commonly asked by tourists. The Fact Sheet is also meant to be a useful resource for those who provide tourist information.

• Mount Shasta Fact Sheet - 4 pages (PDF)
• Mount Shasta Fact Sheet with References - 34 pages (PDF)

Literature of Mount Shasta

• Joaquin Miller
  • Mount Shasta (1881) (PDF)
  • Proposal for an Indian Republic (1873) (PDF)
  • Christmas Morn at Shasta (1900) (PDF)
• John Muir
• Legends (PDF)
• Poetry
  • Mount Shasta by John Rollin Ridge (c.1854) (PDF)
  • Mount Shasta by Joaquin Miller (1881) (PDF)
  • Ode to Shasta Alpine Lodge by Chief Yola Wintu (1927) (PDF)
  • The Snows of Shasta by Mary C. Bantz (1896) (PDF)
  • Shasta Spring by Prof. Chas H. Allen (c189?) (PDF)

Mountaineering

• 19th Century
• History and Memories of Shasta Alpine Lodge by William Bridge Cooke (1986) (PDF)
• Shasta Alpine Lodge at Horse Camp: A Chronology (PDF)

Names of Mount Shasta

• Mount McLoughlin, Mount Shasta, and Mount Lassen... 1834-1879 (PDF)

National Park Proposals

• Proposal for an Indian Republic by Joaquin Miller (1873) (PDF)
• John Muir's Mount Shasta National Park proposal (1888) (PDF)
• National Park in Siskiyou and Shasta Counties (1888) (PDF)
• National Park Proposed (1888) (PDF)
• The Forest: Among the Siskiyou Forests (1889) (PDF)
• The Mount Shasta National Park Movement: Its Origin and Development (PDF)
• Sisson Promotion Association (1912) (PDF)

Science of Mount Shasta

• Introduction to the Geology of the Mount Shasta Region by Dr. William Hirt, 1995 (PDF)
• The Hard Winter of 1889-1890 by May H. Southern (PDF)

Spirituality of Mount Shasta

• Spiritual Tourism and Frontier Esotericism at Mount Shasta, California (2014) by Madeline Duntley (PDF)

Mount Shasta Resources

• Links to Mount Shasta Resources

Mount Shasta: An Annotated Bibliography by William C. Miesse

All links are PDF documents.

• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Comprehensive Histories of Mt. Shasta
• Chapter 2: Native Americans of the Mt. Shasta Region
• Chapter 3: Chastacosta Tribe
• Chapter 4: Early Exploration: Lapérouse Expedition, 1786
• Chapter 5: Early Exploration: Spanish Expeditions, 1808-21
• Chapter 6: Early Exploration: Russian Explorers, 1812-41
• Chapter 7: Early Exploration: British Hudson's Bay Company, 1826-42
• Chapter 8: Early Exploration: American Trade & Migration, 1828-49
• Chapter 9: Early Exploration: American Government Expeditions, 1841-60
• Chapter 10: Early Exploration: Historical Interpretations & Reviews
• Chapter 11: Mountaineering: 19th Century
• Chapter 12: Mountaineering: 20th Century
• Chapter 13: History after 1849
• Chapter 14: The Name 'Shasta'
• Chapter 15: Legends: Native American
• Chapter 16: Legends: Lemuria
• Chapter 17: Legends: Ascended Masters
• Chapter 18: Legends: Other
• Chapter 19: Legends: Historical Interpretations & Reviews
• Chapter 20: Literature: Joaquin Miller
• Chapter 21: Literature: John Muir
• Chapter 22: Literature: Novels, Plays, Essays
• Chapter 23: Literature: Poetry
• Chapter 24: Literature: Children's Books
• Chapter 25: Recreation & Tourism
• Chapter 26: Environmental Issues
• Chapter 27: Art: Fine Arts
• Chapter 28: Art: Photography
• Chapter 29: Audiovisual Materials
• Chapter 30: Science: Geology & Climate
• Chapter 31: Science: Botany
• Chapter 32: Science: Zoology

The Mount Shasta Companion is temporarily unavailable online. Please contact the Librarywith questions about the Companion or the Mount Shasta Collection.

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