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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 34 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

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

Chaining Oregon research, 1809-2013

 Series — Box: 41
Identifier: MSS025:05
Scope and Contents

Research, photographs, maps and corresponcence regarding surveyors

Dates: 1809-2013

Field Notes; Indexes/Summaries, bulk: 1854-2004

 File — Box: 45, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:05.65
Scope and Contents

Excerpt of “Original Survey Field Books of Ives and Hyde Index”, dated 1854; Notes on the field notes, dated March 30th, 2001; Notes on DLC Claim Records from the Medford Library

Dates: Majority of material found within 1854-2004

Field Notes – Oregon and Washington (BLM)

 File — Box: 45, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS025:05.68
Scope and Contents

Series of letters and documents related to the Willamette Meridian; Series of letters and documents related to the Willamette Meridian North of the Baseline; Series of letters and documents related to Oregon and Washington surveying; Miscellaneous handwritten notes on scratch paper

Dates: 1809-2013

Freeman, James – In Oregon, bulk: 1851-2006

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:05.22
Scope and Contents Letter to the Grant County Historical Society Library from Kay Atwood regarding photographic images of James Freeman, dated September 12th, 2006; Survey contract 1 – James Freeman 1851; Letter to John Preston from James Freeman, dated June 20th, 1851; Letter between James Freeman and John Preston, dated July 20th, 1851; Letter from James Freeman, dated August, 1851; Miscellaneous handwritten notes pertaining to James Freeman; Field notes for the Willamette Meridian South of the Baseline;...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1851-2006

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research notes 15
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Photographs 3
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