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 19 Collections and/or Records:

EWP - Preservation History, 1997-1998

File — Box: 10, Folder: 07

Identifier: MSS025:02.21

Scope and Contents

Included is the "Historic Preservation – League of Oregon Field Notes" magazine which offers suggestions to promote, protect and preserve history. Some articles focus on not using vinyl on a historic house.

Dates: 1997-1998

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

“Gazelle”, 1854

File — Box: 46, Folder: 10

Identifier: MSS025:05.78

Scope and Contents

Excerpt of the Oregonian from April 15th, 1854

Dates: 1854

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

Historic Grants Pass Courier, 1935

File — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS025:02.28

Scope and Contents

Historic Grants Pass newspapers including the Golden Anniversary Edition of the Grants Pass Courier – April 3, 1935. Stories in this edition reminisce about the history of the gold discovery, recounting the mining tales of old, the tragedies of the early days, ghost towns, size of gold nuggets, and the people living in the area.

Dates: 1935

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

Historic Preservation Briefs

File — Box: 17, Folder: 03

Identifier: MSS025:02.74

Scope and Contents

The series of articles addresses historic buildings and the best method for preservation and repairs. The information identifies practices such as retrofitting historic buildings with fire safety and evaluating a structure for the National Register of Historic Places.

Dates: 1890-2004

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

Ives, William – Progress in Oregon, 1851

File — Box: 42, Folder: 05

Identifier: MSS025:05.16

Scope and Contents Letters to John Preston from William A. Burt, dated 1851; Letter to Mr. Preston from William Ives, dated June 13th, 1851; Letter to John B. Preston from William Ives, dated July 1st, 1851; Letter to John Preston from William Ives, dated July 22nd, 1851; Letter to John Preston from William Ives, dated September 6th, 1851; Letter to John Preston from William Ives, dated September 9th, 1851; Letter to John Preston from William Ives, dated November 5th, 1851; Field notes book “A” W.M. and...

Dates: 1851

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

Jacksonville – SOHS – Maps/ photographs / Artwork, 2007

File — Box: 43, Folder: 14

Identifier: MSS025:05.36

Scope and Contents Southern Oregon Historical Society – Photograph Order for Kay Atwood; Southern Oregon Historical Society photographic reproduction guidelines, dated October 25th, 2007; Outline of publication and commercial use fees from the Southern Oregon Historical Society , last revised in September of 2007; Sample tracking chart for maps filled out by Kay Atwood for a map of the Chicago Boundary; Southern Oregon Historical Society photographic reproduction guidelines outline from the website,...

Dates: 2007

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

Landmark Journal, 1987

File — Box: 25, Folder: 07

Identifier: MSS025:03.70

Scope and Contents

A copy of the spring 1987 issue of Landmark journal, a publication of 1000 Friends of Oregon. 1000 Friends of Oregon is a non-profit public service organization working since March 1975 to realize Oregon's land use laws at the state and local levels.

Dates: 1987

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

LT Illustrations – Instruments, 2006

File — Box: 45, Folder: 12

Identifier: MSS025:05.66

Scope and Contents

Series of illustrations of surveying instruments with list of contents attached; Photocopy of The American Surveyor issue from October 2006

Dates: 2006

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

McFall, George, Diary and Bio, 2003

File — Box: 42, Folder: 04

Identifier: MSS025:05.15

Scope and Contents

Open letter from Roger Roberts regarding the Diary of George McFall, dated September 15th, 2003; Email to Kay Atwood from Ellen McFall regarding George McFall’s Journals, dated November 18th, 2003; United States Census record for George McFall; Land patent details search results for patentees Millie Heirs of Arthur and William Arthur; Government Corner Re-Establishment Notes File Search Index reference map plus Ives and Hyde Notes

Dates: 2003

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

Mill Creek Journal Publicity, 1987

File — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS025:03.77

Scope and Contents

Articles in Revels magazine concerning Atwood's 1987 book, Mill Creek Journal. Included in the article is a picture of Atwood.

Dates: 1987

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

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