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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 4 Collections and/or Records:

Ives and Hyde surveys, 1854

 File — Box: 39, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:04.57
Scope and Contents Ives and Hyde Survey of Southern Oregon 1854 v. 1; Ives and Hyde Survey of Southern Oregon 1854 v. 10; Ernst and Smith Boundary Ledger (Hyde Book 1); Misc. Ives and Hyde Ledger (Book 10); Misc. Ives and Hyde Ledger (Book 1); Misc. Ives and Hyde Ledger (Book 1, section 2); Ives and Hyde Survey of the Willamette Meridian, dated January 4th, 1854; Ives and Hyde Ledger June 10th – June 19th (Book 3); Letter to Butler Hyde in which he is urged to return home, sender and date are unknown....
Dates: 1854

Pioneer Marble works – PowerPoint presentation, bulk: 1865-1915

 File — Box: 39, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:04.62
Scope and Contents

Printed PowerPoint presentation titled “James H. and Ann Hill Russell Proprietors of a Pioneer Marble Works in Southern Oregon 1865-1915” by Kay C. Atwood and Elisabeth Walton Potter (2 copies)

Dates: Majority of material found within 1865-1915

PowerPoint material on Russell family, 2013

 File — Box: 39, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:04.63
Scope and Contents

Narrative for PowerPoint presentation, AGS conference, Salem, Ore. First draft, dated June 16th, 2013; Narrative for PowerPoint presentation, AGS conference, Salem, Ore. reduced draft, dated June 19th, 2013

Dates: 2013

Survey contracts

 File — Box: 39, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:04.60
Scope and Contents

Contract N. 39 with Ives and Hyde; Contract N. 54 with Ives and Hyde; Contract N. 39 with Ives and Hyde; Nara Document: Contract 54 (Lake and Hyde); Contracts N. 39-47 with Ives and Hyde; Contract N. 47 with Ives and Hyde; Bound Field Notes; Contract N. 39 (47 possibly); Contract N. 39 notes; Statement pertaining to contract N. 47

Dates: 1822-2014

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