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:
Additional photographs, bulk: 1999-2007
File — Box: 44, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:05.40
Scope and Contents
Photograph of Fort Vancouver from the Southeast, Washington, 1845 from the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections with attached photograph documentation; Email to Ian Keenan from Kay Atwood regarding images of Fort Vancouver, dated November 7th, 2007; Email to Kay Atwood from Gail regarding Cowlitz Farm Photos, dated November 1st, 2007; Email to Ms. Fagundes from Kay Atwood regarding images for publication, dated October 28th, 2007; Email to Bronwen Quarry from Kay Atwood...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1999-2007
Butler Ives – Photographs
File — Box: 44, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:05.49
Scope and Contents
Photograph of a man on horse
Dates:
1809-2013
Chaining Oregon – photographs, bulk: 1850-2010
File — Box: 43, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:05.24
Scope and Contents
Photograph of William Ives man in formal suit; photograph of “Hudson’s Bay Fort Fort Vancouver, Columbia River” a watercolor painting by Mr. Kashnor, dated 1927-1928; Handwritten note to Kay Atwood from Jerry Olson regarding an image that is to be posted, dated April 26th, 2010; Letter to Jerry Olson from Kay Atwood regarding legal rights of a photo; Email to Kay Atwood from Jerry Olson regarding photos for “Chaining Oregon”, dated April 9th, 2010; Emails between Kay Atwood and Jerry...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1850-2010
“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
HBC Archives of Manitoba
File — Box: 43, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:05.31
Scope and Contents
Invoice from The Lab Works for Kay Atwood for photographs developed; Archives of Manitoba request for photographic reproductions paperwork
Dates:
1809-2013
LT People, 1920
File — Box: 45, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:05.61
Scope and Contents
Photograph of John B. Preston contained in the “Louis H. Hyde Family Book”, dated 1920; Photograph of Mrs. John B. Preston (Lucy Ann Hyde) contained in the “Louis H. Hyde Family Book”, dated 1920; Portrait photograph of John B. Preston; photograph of men on horses; photograph of William and Sarah (Hyde) Ives; Excerpt of an article about C.K. Gardner; Stats on “The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and...
Dates:
1920
Photographs /Engravings
File — Box: 45, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:05.67
Scope and Contents
Film negatives of portrait photos of men; List of illustrations for Chaining Oregon; Illustration of survey instrument; Series of sample tracking charts for photos for collection material requested; Photocopy of an Illustration of The Solar Compass with description; photograph of an Illustration of The Solar Compass; photograph of an illustration of a surveying instrument; photograph of an illustration of a small town; photograph of Table Rock; photograph of an Illustration of The Solar...
Dates:
1809-2013
Sources / Inspiration, bulk: 1864-2000
File — Box: 43, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:05.33
Scope and Contents
Photograph of barren hills at sunset; Article from National Geographic by David Thompson relating to Leon Charles, Canadian canoe guide, dated May 1996; Magazine photograph of an oak tree in Santa Monica, California with description on back, dated October of 2000; photograph of an old wooden house; Article titled “Wealth as a State of Mind’ by William Saroyan relating to the genuine values in his life; photograph of the Barron place of residence, dated 1885; Issue of Southern Oregon...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1864-2000
Stanford – MSS Text, 2004-2007
File — Box: 43, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:05.32
Scope and Contents
Envelope with Kay Atwood’s address and information written on it; Miscellaneous handwritten note; Information on obtaining a permission request for Stanford University; Letter to Margaret Kimball from Kay Atwood regarding M.A. Ives Papers, dated October 27th, 2007; Guide to Timothy Hopkins transportation collection, 1816-1942; Guide to Timothy Hopkins transportation collection, 1816-1942 preferred citation; Letter between Kay Atwood and Martha Duncan regarding photograph permission...
Dates:
2004-2007
William Ives – photographs, 2003-2008
File — Box: 43, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:05.29
Scope and Contents
Disk with photos of William Ives Michigan history; Disk with Kay Atwood photos; Email to Kay Atwood from Jeff LaLande regarding the rendering of photos, dated January 9th, 2008; Typed note to file regarding the attempts to gain permission to use photograph of William Ives, taken in 1854, dated January 14th, 2008; Note about the new address of James J. Hill Library; Email to Kay Atwood from Mark Harvey regarding a photograph that appeared in Michigan History Magazine, dated August 26th,...
Dates:
2003-2008
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- Authorship 4
- Business correspondence 3
- History, Local 1
- Maps 1
- Periodicals 1