Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)
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 6 Collections and/or Records:
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Preservation Plan Current 1
The materials include a variety of photographs and negatives of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows cemeteries. These images include headstones, family plots, different views of the town, and buildings in the area. See folder 8 for research on the preservation plan.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Preservation Plan, Eastwood IOOF Cemetery, Medford, 2000
The report was compiled to outline the steps needed for the management of the property in preparation for preserving the Eastwood/IOOF Cemetery in Medford, Oregon, established in 1890. The National Register of Historic Places form provides the history of the cemetery, images, maps, legal documents, and newspaper articles. See folder 7 for the photographs used in this assessment.
John Gibbs Mountain House – letters, bulk: 1834-1926
Photograph film slide of John Gibbs’ tombstone; Handwritten letter to Christian Herold from Mrs. J.H. Russell regarding the Gibbs family, dated April 20th, 1926; Handwritten letter to James Rulpell from Leonard Gibbs, date unknown; : Handwritten letter to James Rulpell from Thomas Davis, dated April 10th, 1854; Handwritten letter to James Rulpell from a member of the Gibbs family, dated May 13th, 1854; Ledger by Probate Judge J.M.F. Patton dated March 16, 1834
Minorities of Early Jackson County, 1880-1976
These materials are related to Atwood's 1976 publication, Minorities of Early Jackson County: The Chinese, The Negroes, The Jews. Included are some drafts of the text for the book, but this file mostly contains photographs of the various subjects included in the book (Chinese, Jewish, and African Americans) from the nineteenth century.
Prints and negatives, 1850-1900
These materials are prints and negatives of historical Jackson County, Oregon. Many of the photos are undated, but most of them appear to be from the nineteenth century. These are photos for the Mill Creek Journal project.
Research notes, 1850-1987
These materials are research notes and materials related to Atwood's research for her book on the early history of Jackson County, Oregon, Mill Creek Journal. Included are photographs, primary source documents, and Atwood's typed and handwritten notes.
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- Cemeteries 2
- Historic buildings 1
- Minorities 1
- personal correspondence 1
- research notes 1