Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

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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 108 Collections and/or Records:

Allen Gulch / Allentown, 1939

File — Box: 22, Folder: 02

Identifier: MSS025:03.22

Scope and Contents

The primary material in this file is an excerpt from a book entitled Pioneer Catholic History of Oregon by Edwin O'Hara (1939). The excerpt concerns a place in southern Oregon referred to as Allen Gulch. The other materials are index cards detailing information about photos from the Southern Oregon Historical Society's collection.

Dates: 1939

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Ashland background research

File — Box: 10, Folder: 03

Identifier: MSS025:02.17

Scope and Contents The book excerpts describe the town of Ashland, in the Rogue River Valley up to the city's incorporation in October 1874. A listing of the settlers of Ashland, businesses, churches, and schools are detailed, as well as government practices. The thesis by G. Byron Backes discusses the location and physical setting of Ashland. The papers describe Ashland's settlement and the continued growth, as well as area resources such as its fertile soil, timber, and the importance of the railroad...

Dates: 1890-2004

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Ashland Community Hospital, 1996

File — Box: 32, Folder: 05

Identifier: MSS025:04.31

Scope and Contents

Atwood, Kay. Ashland Community Hospital, a century of caring. Page Logsdon, Peter Gross, Pamela Garrett.

Dates: 1996

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Illahe

Ashland Hospital

File — Box: 18, Folder: 09

Identifier: MSS025:02.88

Scope and Contents

The photographs and negatives of Ashland hospital and its medical staff include newspaper clippings about the hospital and notes regarding the hospital.

Dates: 1890-2004

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Ashland Hospital, Century of Caring photographs, 1992

File — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS025:02.87

Scope and Contents

The photographs of Ashland, hospitals, and medical staff in over a century of caring for the sick in Ashland Oregon include correspondence on the subjects of the photographs.

Dates: 1992

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Ashland - Sanborn Maps, 1981

File — Box: 11, Folder: 01

Identifier: MSS025:02.26

Scope and Contents The maps from the Sanborn-Perris Map Company outline the city of Ashland, Oregon. The pages can be joined to get a better idea of the area of Ashland. The Sanborn Insurance maps were used in calculating insurance premiums for customers. Included are maps dated 1884, 1888, and 1890. The maps provided information on the location, function, building materials, and dimensions of structures for each year listed. Also included, is a pamphlet outlining the Sanborn company and what they provided,...

Dates: 1981

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

At home on the range

Digital Work

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16085coll23/id/8969

Dates: 2001

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

Aulthouse, Sucker Creek, Browntown

File — Box: 22, Folder: 20

Identifier: MSS025:03.40

Scope and Contents

The materials consist of three notecards with what appear to be captions or descriptions of various newspaper articles from the nineteenth century. Two are typewritten, one is handwritten. One refers to Aulthouse, the second refers to Sucker Creek, and the third concerns Browntown.

Dates: 1801-2001

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Beauty spots of Oregon

File — Box: 32, Folder: 08

Identifier: MSS025:04.34

Scope and Contents

Beauty spots of Oregon. “The summer playground of America.”

Dates: 1822-2014

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Illahe

Binder of film slides

File — Box: 34, Folder: 01

Identifier: MSS025:04.38

Scope and Contents

Binder containing film slides in plastic pocket organizers.

Dates: 1822-2014

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Illahe

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