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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 10 Collections and/or Records:

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

Boundary Maps for survey contractor, 2005

 File — Box: 39, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:04.58
Scope and Contents

Sample Tracking chart maps and list of information to supply for them; Contract map 1 (eye) of Oregon; Note sheet for how to proceed with the boundary maps provided; Letter to Stuart Allan from Kay Atwood regarding his surveyor’s history manuscript. Dated December 30th, 2005

Dates: 2005

Calligraphy Illahe maps and drawings

 File — Box: 29, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:04.13
Scope and Contents Original pen drawing of “Black Bear”; pen drawing of table saw; drawing of flowers; pen drawing “Tool Shed”; hand-drawn map of Mule Creek vicinity; pen drawing of man with water pales; hand-drawn map of Billings – Fry Packtrain Route from Klamath to Rogue River 1868; hand-drawn map of Oak Flat; hand-drawn map of Big Bend; hand-drawn map of Clay Hill Creek to Burns Creek; hand-drawn map of Mule Creek; hand-drawn map of Winkle Bar to Horse Shoe Bend; hand-drawn map of Horseshoe Bend to...
Dates: 1822-2014

Grants Pass - Sanborn Maps, 1981

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:02.24
Scope and Contents The folder contains maps from the Sanborn-Perris Map Company outlining the city of Grants Pass, Oregon. The pages can be placed together to get a better idea of the area of Grants Pass. Known as the Sanborn Insurance maps, they were used to calculate insurance premiums for customers. Included are maps from 1888, 1890, 1894, 1898, and 1907. These maps provide information about the location, function, building materials, and dimensions of structures for each year listed. Also included is...
Dates: 1981

Maps of KNF CCC Centers, 1930s

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.27
Scope and Contents Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Butte Falls, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Central Point, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Eagle Point, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Gold Hill, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Phoenix, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Talent, OR; Metsker's Atlas of Jackson County, Oregon 1932, original; Photocopied CCC maps of KNF CCC Centers, 4 pages, 10/24/35; Photocopied CCC maps of KNF CCC Centers, 2 pages, 7/23/35; Photocopied...
Dates: 1930s

Marble Gulch Quarry, bulk: 1909-2013

 File — Box: 39, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:04.64
Scope and Contents MapQuest map of Williams, Oregon; Hand drawn directional map to the Quarry; Letter to Merry Haydon from Richard Chaney regarding information about the Jones Quarry, dated December 26th, 2012; Notes relating to mining laws of 1866, dated July 24th, 2013; Letter to Kay Atwood and Terrance Christian from Merry Haydon regarding the Josephine County Historical Society, dated January 5th, 2013; Letter to Merry Haydon from Christian Terrance regarding mining laws in Grants Pass, dated January...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1909-2013

Medford - Sanborn Maps, 1981

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:02.25
Scope and Contents

The set of maps from the Sanborn-Perris Map Company outline the city of Medford, Oregon. The pages can be placed together to get a better idea of the Medford area. The Sanborn Insurance maps are what they used for calculating insurance premiums for customers. Included are maps from the years 1888, 1890, and 1893. These maps provide information about the location, function, building materials, and dimensions of structures for each year listed.

Dates: 1981

OHS photograph map, bulk: 1852-2007

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:04.59
Scope and Contents Letter to Kay Atwood from Lucy Berkley regarding the completion of her manuscript, dated October 18th, 2007; Instructions on how to care for and proceed with sample tracking charts for the Oregon territory 1852; Instructions on how to care for and proceed with sample tracking charts for the “B” Map; Instructions on how to care for and proceed with sample tracking charts for the Oregon territory west of the cascades 1855; Letter to Lucy Berkley from Kay Atwood regarding permission to use...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1852-2007

Research excerpts, bulk: 1858-1888

 File — Box: 37, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:04.43
Scope and Contents Excerpts Bradstreet’s report of California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, the British Territories, and British Columbia from January 1879 (Sent in an email to Kay Atwood); Email to Kay Atwood from Richard Chaney regarding the Jones quarry including a hand drawn map for reference; Emails to Kay Atwood with photocopied newspaper clippings regarding gravestone designs; Email to Kay Atwood regarding the Oregon sentinel (Jacksonville, Or) 1858-1888; Photocopied newspaper clipping with...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1858-1888

Yreka Sanborn Maps, 2004

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:02.29
Scope and Contents

The maps from the Sanborn-Perris Map Company outline the city of Yreka, California on a CD. The Sanborn Insurance maps are what they used for calculating insurance premiums for customers. Included on the CD are maps for 1885, 1888, 1890, 1897, 1901, 1908, and 1927. The maps provided information on the location, function, building materials, and dimensions of structures for each year listed.

Dates: 2004

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