Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

Person

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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Surveyor General’s Office; Political, 1851-1854

File — Box: 46, Folder: 12

Identifier: MSS025:05.80

Scope and Contents Oregon statesmen index; Excerpts of newspaper articles from Oregon publication during mid-19th century; Notes regarding acts of Washington territory during 1853-54; Quote from “Public Land Surveys” by Stewart (p.50-51); Information regarding the Oregon Legislative Assembly (3rd territorial) including Thomas Nelson; Letter to Hon. J. Butterfield from J. B. Preston regarding travelling and the “Steamer California”, dated March 31st, 1851; List of U.S. presidential elections and Oregon...

Dates: 1851-1854

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

To New York, NY; to Oregon, bulk: 1851-1940

File — Box: 46, Folder: 08

Identifier: MSS025:05.76

Scope and Contents Typed notes regarding Empire City; Copy of “Long Day’s Journey: The Steamboat & Stagecoach Era in the Northern West” by Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes; Excerpts of articles regarding “Samuel Thurston and the teachers”; Miscellaneous handwritten notes regarding “the trip specifics”; Article excerpt listing passengers on the steamer Columbia, dated May 8th, 1851; Excerpt of “San Francisco: The Story of a City” by John Bernard McGloin; List of steamer boats with brief descriptions; Written...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1851-1940

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

Towns; Willamette Valley Steamboats, etc., 2003

File — Box: 46, Folder: 11

Identifier: MSS025:05.79

Scope and Contents

Notes on Champoeg/Steamboats; Notes on Willamette Landings (Corning); Notes on Fairfield Marion County; Excerpt of the article “Champoeg: Unusual Brick Hearth Tells a Story of Home’s Inhabitants” published by The Oregonian, dated August 13th, 2003

Dates: 2003

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

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