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 8 Collections and/or Records:

“Gazelle”, 1854

File — Box: 46, Folder: 10

Identifier: MSS025:05.78

Scope and Contents

Excerpt of the Oregonian from April 15th, 1854

Dates: 1854

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

Ives, William – Progress in Oregon, 1851

File — Box: 42, Folder: 05

Identifier: MSS025:05.16

Scope and Contents Letters to John Preston from William A. Burt, dated 1851; Letter to Mr. Preston from William Ives, dated June 13th, 1851; Letter to John B. Preston from William Ives, dated July 1st, 1851; Letter to John Preston from William Ives, dated July 22nd, 1851; Letter to John Preston from William Ives, dated September 6th, 1851; Letter to John Preston from William Ives, dated September 9th, 1851; Letter to John Preston from William Ives, dated November 5th, 1851; Field notes book “A” W.M. and...

Dates: 1851

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

LT Illustrations – Instruments, 2006

File — Box: 45, Folder: 12

Identifier: MSS025:05.66

Scope and Contents

Series of illustrations of surveying instruments with list of contents attached; Photocopy of The American Surveyor issue from October 2006

Dates: 2006

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

McFall, George, Diary and Bio, 2003

File — Box: 42, Folder: 04

Identifier: MSS025:05.15

Scope and Contents

Open letter from Roger Roberts regarding the Diary of George McFall, dated September 15th, 2003; Email to Kay Atwood from Ellen McFall regarding George McFall’s Journals, dated November 18th, 2003; United States Census record for George McFall; Land patent details search results for patentees Millie Heirs of Arthur and William Arthur; Government Corner Re-Establishment Notes File Search Index reference map plus Ives and Hyde Notes

Dates: 2003

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

Oregon City - Descriptions etc., 1948-1949

File — Box: 46, Folder: 14

Identifier: MSS025:05.82

Scope and Contents Handwritten notes pertaining to Oregon City research; Excerpt of “The Spousal Letters of Samuel R. Thurston, Oregon’s First Territorial Delegate” by James R. Perry, Richard H. Chused, and Mary DeLano; Notes regarding QHQ Volume 49 (1948) Barker, Burt Brown, “The Estate of Dr. John McLoughlin: The Papers Discovered”; Copy of Oregon Historical Quarterly published in September 1949; Written description of Oregon City and Oregon in the early 1850’s by Shwartes; Article titled “Early...

Dates: 1948-1949

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

Washington – Description/Cowlitz River, bulk: 1972-2004

File — Box: 41, Folder: 09

Identifier: MSS025:05.09

Scope and Contents Issue of Pacific Northwest Quarterly, volume 63 n. 4, dated October 1972; Article titled “Slow Boats and Fast Water: A Maritime History of the Cowlitz River” by Bruce Weilepp, dated Winter 1996-97; Article titled “Web Exclusive: The Late Great Puget Sound Meridian” by Denny DeMeyer, dated July 10th, 2000; List of names with descriptions pertaining to the Cowlitz River; Report on the Cowlitz Trail Tour November 8th, 1998 by Tom Laidlaw, dated July 5th, 2002; Written material pertaining to...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1972-2004

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

Webster, Kimball, 1917

File — Box: 45, Folder: 03

Identifier: MSS025:05.57

Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes on scratch paper pertaining to Kimball Webster; Photocopy of “The Gold Seekers of ‘49” by Kimball Webster, published in 1917; Excerpt of “The Gold Seekers of ‘49” by Kimball Webster, attached is a book review published by American Memory

Dates: 1917

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

William Ives, Michigan, Notes and Diaries, bulk: 1844-1982

File — Box: 42, Folder: 03

Identifier: MSS025:05.14

Scope and Contents Excerpt from “A Michigan Survey – William Ives” by Marie E. Gilchrist, dated 1844; State Archives of Michigan document pertaining to David Johnson and William Ives; Excerpt from “William Ives’ Huron Mountains Survey, 1846” by Marie E. Gilchrist, dated 1846; Excerpt from “Isle Royale Survey” by Marie E. Gilchrist, dated 1847; Article titled “U.P. Surveyors” by LeRoy Barnett regarding the early surveying of Michigan September/October 1982; Article titled “William A. Burt and the Upper...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1844-1982

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

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