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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 51 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

“Claim Contracts”, 1853

 File — Box: 45, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:05.63
Scope and Contents

Letter to B. F. Cartes from unknown sender, dated July 12th, 1853

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

Evans and Shumard, bulk: 1820-1869

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:05.75
Scope and Contents

Biographical statement on Benjamin Franklin Shumard (1820-1869); 1st Index entry for John Evans, dated June 1st, 1852; Copy of “Oregon and Washington Surveys” by John Evans, 1851

Dates: Majority of material found within 1820-1869
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

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

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

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

Gardner, Charles, bulk: 1809-1900

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:05.73
Scope and Contents

Temporary record for the George Clinton Gardner papers, dated 1809-1900; Document outlining the life and death of Ann Eliza Gardner and Col. Charles Kitchel Gardner; Biographical description of Charles K. Gardner; Glossary of “Surveyor General”; Excerpt of written material pertaining to C.K. Gardner; Information about John Zieber and his journal, 1851

Dates: Majority of material found within 1809-1900
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

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