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 85 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
Allan Cartography – PDF Files, 2008
File — Box: 43, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:05.26
Scope and Contents
of files names for contract maps, dated 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 1, dated February 29th, 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 8, dated February 29th, 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 24, dated February 29th, 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 25, dated February 29th, 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 26, dated February 29th, 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 28, dated February 29th, 2008; Map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 29,...
Dates:
2008
American Heritage – Stegner, 2007
File — Box: 43, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:05.30
Scope and Contents
Email to Kay Atwood from Stan Larson regarding The Wallace Stegner Collection at the Marriott Library at the University of Utah, dated October 25th, 2007; Letter to Richard F. Snow from Kay Atwood regarding a permission request for an article to be featured in Chaining Oregon, dated October 6th, 2007; Tracking chart for manuscript permissions for Chaining Oregon; Email to Kay Atwood from Julie Richards regarding a letter Richard Snow, dated October 24th, 2007; Search for Stegner on the...
Dates:
2007
Applegate, Jesse, bulk: 1851-1883
File — Box: 45, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:05.58
Scope and Contents
Letter to John B. Preston from unknown sender, dated September 19th, 1851; Letter to John B. Preston from Jesse Applegate, dated August 21st, 1853; Letter to John B. Preston from Jesse Applegate, dated September 2nd, 1853; Letter to John B. Preston from Jesse Applegate, dated September 2nd, 1853 (different letter); Letter to C.K. Gardner from Jesse Applegate, dated November 12th, 1853; Letter to C.K. Gardner from Jesse Applegate, dated January 25th, 1854; Letter to C.K. Gardner from Jesse...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1851-1883
Beinecke Library, bulk: 2004-2007
File — Box: 44, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:05.45
Scope and Contents
List of autograph and manuscript dealers in the area; Letter to Laurie Klein from Kay Atwood regarding permission requests from Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, dated October 6th, 2007; Tracking chart for manuscript permissions application for Thomas Nelson Letters; Letter to Kay Atwood from Laurie Klein regarding collection material provided for research but not publication, dated February 5th, 2004; Information regarding library instructions from the Beinecke Rare Book and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2004-2007
BLM Survey material, bulk: 1962-1994
File — Box: 41, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:05.03
Scope and Contents
Written material from The Oregon Cursor relating to public survey information, dated September 1994; Booklet titled “Historical Highlights of Public Land Management” published by the United States Department of Interior – Bureau of Land Management, dated 1962; Booklet titled “Landmarks in Public Land Management” published by the United States Department of Interior – Bureau of Land Management, dated October 1962; Booklet titled “Brief Notes on the Public Domain” published by the United...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1962-1994
Burt, William – Surveyor’s Companion
File — Box: 45, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:05.56
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of “A Key to the Solar Compass, and Surveyor’s Companion” by William A. Burt; Notable quotes from William Burt’s “A Key to the Solar Compass, and Surveyor’s Companion”
Dates:
1809-2013
Burton Collection – Ives, bulk: 1864-1966
File — Box: 43, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS025:05.39
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter to Butler Ives from William Ives, dated January 3rd, 1864; Photocopy of “Michigan History” published by the Michigan Historical Commission, dated December 1966; Notes on the journal kept by Julia M. Ives, daughter of William Ives from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Main Library
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1864-1966
Burton Collection – Text, bulk: 2003-2007
File — Box: 44, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:05.46
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Atwood to Mark Patrick, Coordinator for Special Collections at Detroit Public Library requesting permission to use manuscript excerpts for Chaining Oregon, dated October 8th, 2007; Correspondence from Atwood to Mark Patrick requesting permission to reprint materials for Chaining Oregon, dated October 8th, 2007; Tracking chart for manuscript permissions for William Ives Papers, dated October 15th, 2007; Letter to John Gibson from Kay Atwood regarding the Ives collection...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2003-2007
Butler Ives – Photographs
File — Box: 44, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:05.49
Scope and Contents
Photograph of a man on horse
Dates:
1809-2013
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