Stephen Dow Beckham is Pamplin Professor of History at Lewis & Clark College and the author of such books as ""Requiem for a People: The Rogue Indians and the Frontiersmen"" and ""Many Faces: An Anthology of Oregon Autobiography,"" Doug Erickson is Head of Special Collections, Jeremy Skinner is an assistant archivist, and Paul Merchant is an editorial assistant, all at Lewis & Clark College.