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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Mathis Welch House, 162 North Second Street, Central Point, Oregon, 1997

File — Box: 09, Folder: 06

Identifier: MSS025:02.12

Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Mathias Welch House as a private residence built in 1888 by the local brick-mason George Priddy. The Welch house is the only brick dwellings built in the original town boundary. Mr. Welch was a predominant member of the community, politician, and a businessman. A brief history of Mr. Welch is available in the nomination form, and there are images of a plot plan, floor plans, and newspaper articles. Photographs,...

Dates: 1997

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

The Driver House, Edward Raymond Driver, 4140 Old Stage Road, Central Point, Oregon, 1989

File — Box: 03, Folder: 08

Identifier: MSS025:01.39

Scope and Contents

The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form describes the Driver House, built as a private residence for Edward Raymond and wife Mabel Gipson Driver, in the area that was known as Millionaire Row in Central Point.

Also found is correspondence concerning the nomination, plot plans of the land, the house floor plans, photograph slides, negatives, and images of the home and other buildings.

Dates: 1989

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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