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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 26 Collections and/or Records:

Allan Cartography – PDF Files, 2008

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:05.26
Scope and Contents of files names for contract maps, dated 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 1, dated February 29th, 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 8, dated February 29th, 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 24, dated February 29th, 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 25, dated February 29th, 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 26, dated February 29th, 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 28, dated February 29th, 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 29,...
Dates: 2008

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

Ashland Vegetation, 1979

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.16
Scope and Contents

The Ashland areas' vegetation with the types of plants, trees, and locations are described in the research paper. The document provides examples of poisonous, showy, unusual, edible, shade, screening, fire hazard during the dry season, and wildlife specimens. The paper includes recommendations for grasses and shrubs suitable in erosion control and ground cover, with scientific plant names.Oversized: Potential Native Original Vegetation of th Ashland Oregon Area, 1979.

Dates: 1979

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

“Engravings”

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:05.25
Scope and Contents

Illustration of a solar compass; Plot outline showing base lines and meridians; TS divided into sections; Detailed illustration of a solar compass; Illustration of Mound, Stake, and Stone corner boundaries; Illustration of a surveyors compass; Illustration of a solar compass

Dates: 1809-2013

General Land Office – Maps

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:05.27
Scope and Contents Map with Oregon GPS coordinates and plot sections 16-21 and 28-33; Map with Oregon GPS coordinates and plot sections 15 ,16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, and 34; Map with Oregon GPS coordinates and plot sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36; Map with Oregon GPS coordinates and plot sections 10, 11, 14, 15, 22, and 23; Map with Oregon GPS coordinates and plot sections 2, 3, 10, 11, 14, and 15; Map with Oregon GPS coordinates and plot sections 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, 34; Map with Oregon...
Dates: 1809-2013

General Land Office Maps, bulk: 1851-2006

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:05.43
Scope and Contents List of map titles used for research; General Land Office Map – Township 1 North, Range 1 East W.M. Willamette Meridian North from Initial Point to Willamette River 1851; General Land Office Map – Township 1 North, Range 3 West Willamette Base Line West through Hillsborough 1851; General Land Office Map – Township 1 North, Range 3 West Willamette Base Line near present Forest Grove, Oregon 1851; General Land Office Map – Township 2 North, Range 1 West Willamette Meridian North; Crossing...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1851-2006

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

Happy Camp Lower Station, 1991-2001

 File — Box: 25, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:03.64
Scope and Contents

The materials relate to the history of the ranger station and surrounding structures at the Happy Camp site in Klamath National Forest in California. The materials include maps, photos, and government documents about the area.

Dates: 1991-2001

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