Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)
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 529 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. Loren Messenger, November 6, 1979
The transcript of Dr. Loren Messenger's interview concerns his time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was a professor. The transcript contains some notes on Angus Bowmer.
Dr. Loren Messenger, June 28, 1979
The oral history describes Dr. Loren Messenger's time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was a professor. Cassette format: tape 1 of 2.
Dr. Loren Messenger, June 28, 1979
The oral history describes Dr. Loren Messenger's time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was a professor. Cassette format: tape 2 of 2.
Dr. Walter Redford, February 16, 1979
The transcript of Dr. Walter Redford's interview concerns his time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was a professor.
Dr. Walter Redford, February 16, 1979
The oral history describes Dr. Walter Redford's time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was the president. Cassette format.
Draft Notes and Ideas
Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Chinese writing practice; Events and time frames related to the Chinese in Jacksonville; List of item to include in book; Piece of textured art paper; Handwritten notes on large, brown paper
Dutchman Peak Lookout, Applegate Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1998
Easterling house, 394 Liberty Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1982
John Easterling was a businessman who purchased property and built many businesses in the Railroad District of Ashland. A unique feature of the John Easterling house is the porch obtained from Southern Oregon Normal School and incorporated into his new home.
The file consists of a preliminary workup for the Easterling house including a property plot plan.
Eastwood Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Medford, Oregon
The records of the graves in Eastwood/IOOF Cemetery in Medford, Oregon, include burials listed by block and lot numbers. The documents cover blocks three through three hundred two. An additional sixty graves added to the list were copied from newspaper obituaries. The information lists names and known birth and death dates. There are no records for blocks one and two.
Eddings - Provost house, 364 Vista Street, Ashland, Oregon,, 1980
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