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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 6 Collections and/or Records:

Butler Ives – Research Findings, 1850-1851

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:05.19
Scope and Contents

Letter to Kay Atwood from Sarah Starr regarding the enclosed photocopy of Butler Ives’ Diary from October 1850 – June 1851, dated February 4th, 2004; Photocopy of Butler Ives’ diary from May 1st, 1851 – May 30th, 1851; Photocopy of Butler Ives’ diary from May 31st, 1851 – August 20th, 1851

Dates: 1850-1851
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

Butler Ives – Research Findings, 1851-1853

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:05.20
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of Butler Ives’ diary from August 15th, 1851 – November 19th, 1851; Photocopy of Butler Ives’ record of expense accounts from August 20th, 1852 – July, 1853; Photocopy of Butler Ives’ diary 1852

Dates: 1851-1853
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

Chinese Research, bulk: 1855-1862

 File — Box: 48, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:06.04
Scope and Contents

White miner names and locations featuring James Buckley, Jacob Pence, and James Sterling; Diaries of James Mason Hutchings, dated 1855; List of important pages from Kay Atwood’s Chinese research material; 1860 Chinese Census

Dates: Majority of material found within 1855-1862
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

Chinese Research, bulk: 1870-1880

 File — Box: 48, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:06.08
Scope and Contents Diary entry from late March of 1877; Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Description of historical happenings during 1870; Diary entry from April of 1879 regarding a missing bamboo basket; Written description of a report from The Oregon Sentinel about a Chinese miner named Tom (or Tong), March 17th, 1880 (2 copies); Chronological list of events relating to the Oregon Chinese population (2 copies); Chronological list of events relating to the Oregon Chinese population from TIMES (2 copies);...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1870-1880
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

Mickey diary, 1854

 File — Box: 27, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:03.90
Scope and Contents

These materials are related to the diary of John M. Mickey. Two documents are transcripts of his diary, and a third is a description of the diary and its history. Mickey was one of the early pioneers in the Jacksonville, Oregon territory.

Dates: 1854
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

William Ives – Research Findings, 1852

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:05.17
Scope and Contents

William Ives Diary, begins March 14th, 1852

Dates: 1852
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

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