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Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1942 - 2014

Biography

Local historian and author Kay Atwood, who has written extensively about the Southern Oregon region. Atwood’s books include Illahe: The Story of Settlement in the Rogue River Canyon, Mill Creek Journal: Ashland Oregon, 1850-1860, and Chaining Oregon: Surveying the Public Lands of the Pacific Northwest, 1851-1855. Her many other books and articles explore the settlement and development of communities in Southern Oregon, and include National Register nominations, cultural resource inventories, and environmental and organizational histories.

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

American Heritage – Stegner, 2007

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:05.30
Scope and Contents Email to Kay Atwood from Stan Larson regarding The Wallace Stegner Collection at the Marriott Library at the University of Utah, dated October 25th, 2007; Letter to Richard F. Snow from Kay Atwood regarding a permission request for an article to be featured in Chaining Oregon, dated October 6th, 2007; Tracking chart for manuscript permissions for Chaining Oregon; Email to Kay Atwood from Julie Richards regarding a letter Richard Snow, dated October 24th, 2007; Search for Stegner on the...
Dates: 2007

Beinecke Library, bulk: 2004-2007

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:05.45
Scope and Contents List of autograph and manuscript dealers in the area; Letter to Laurie Klein from Kay Atwood regarding permission requests from Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, dated October 6th, 2007; Tracking chart for manuscript permissions application for Thomas Nelson Letters; Letter to Kay Atwood from Laurie Klein regarding collection material provided for research but not publication, dated February 5th, 2004; Information regarding library instructions from the Beinecke Rare Book and...
Dates: Majority of material found within 2004-2007

Blossoms and Branches, 1978-1981

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.57
Scope and Contents

These materials are related to one of Atwood's previous publications, Illahe: The Story of Settlement of the Rogue River Canyon, and include press releases, illustrations, and letters of correspondence.

Dates: 1978-1981

Book(s) publicity, 1976-1979

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.91
Scope and Contents

These materials are related to the publicity of two of Atwood's books, Illahe and Blossoms & Branches. The materials include newspaper clippings and copies of magazine articles. Also included are some of Atwood's handwritten notes and correspondence from fans.

Dates: 1976-1979

Burton Collection – Ives, bulk: 1864-1966

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS025:05.39
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter to Butler Ives from William Ives, dated January 3rd, 1864; Photocopy of “Michigan History” published by the Michigan Historical Commission, dated December 1966; Notes on the journal kept by Julia M. Ives, daughter of William Ives from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Main Library

Dates: Majority of material found within 1864-1966

Burton Collection – Text, bulk: 2003-2007

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:05.46
Scope and Contents Correspondence from Atwood to Mark Patrick, Coordinator for Special Collections at Detroit Public Library requesting permission to use manuscript excerpts for Chaining Oregon, dated October 8th, 2007; Correspondence from Atwood to Mark Patrick requesting permission to reprint materials for Chaining Oregon, dated October 8th, 2007; Tracking chart for manuscript permissions for William Ives Papers, dated October 15th, 2007; Letter to John Gibson from Kay Atwood regarding the Ives collection...
Dates: Majority of material found within 2003-2007

Ives, Freeman, Hyde et al photograph Research, 2003

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:05.42
Scope and Contents Email to Kay Atwood from John Hunting regarding William and Butler Ives research, dated November 18th, 2003; Email conversation between Kay Atwood and Martha Duncan regarding William and Butler Ives stereographic research, dated September 16th, 2003; Letter to David D. Hunting Jr. from Kay Atwood regarding microfilm from the Sacramento Daily Union, dated July 25th, 2003; Letter to Kay Atwood from Martha Duncan regarding letters written between William and Butler Ives, dated July 21st;...
Dates: 2003

JJ Hill Library – photographs ; TEXT, 2006-2007

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:05.48
Scope and Contents

Tracking chart for Reed/Hyde Papers, dated August 3rd, 2006; James J. Hill – Library Photos and Letters, related documentation; Letter to Dr. W. Thomas White regarding permission requests for a letter from the James J. Hill Library collection; Email to Kay Atwood from Eileen McCormack regarding descendants of the Hyde family, dated October 22nd, 2007

Dates: 2006-2007

Later Correspondence re: book, 1985-1987

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:03.80
Scope and Contents

These materials are correspondence between Atwood and others regarding her book, Mill Creek Journal. Other research materials are also included.

Dates: 1985-1987

LT Sketches, bulk: 1920-2001

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS025:05.38
Scope and Contents List of titles for Kay Atwood sketches; photograph of Table Rock; photograph of Flat Rock Ranch; photograph of the Rogue River and Table Rock; photograph of Table Rock through trees and bushes; Cover page for the Oregon Historical Quarterly publication from Winter of 1994-95, a special issue focusing on “Aspects of Southern Oregon History”; Two watercolor illustrations of Table Rock; Photograph of an illustration of a small, older town or camp; List of sketch titles; Photograph of a man...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1920-2001

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