Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

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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 529 Collections and/or Records:

Esterly, 1903-1982

File — Box: 22, Folder: 03

Identifier: MSS025:03.23

Scope and Contents

These materials are related to the Esterly family, their mining business, and their home. The materials include photograph slides, newspaper article clippings, book excerpts, and Atwood's relevant notes and correspondence.

Dates: 1903-1982

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

Eugene Bowman, November 14, 1979

File — Box: 01, Folder: 05

Identifier: MSS004:01.05

Scope and Contents

The transcript of Eugene Bowman's interview concerns his time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was a professor.

Dates: November 14, 1979

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-004, Kay Atwood SOU oral history collection / Interview cassette tapes and transcripts

Eugene Bowman, 1979-11-11T00:00:00+00:00

File — Box: 03, Folder: 21

Identifier: MSS004:01.36

Scope and Contents

The oral history describes Eugene Bowman's time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was a professor. Cassette format: tape 1 of 1.

Dates: 1979-11-11T00:00:00+00:00

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-004, Kay Atwood SOU oral history collection / Interview cassette tapes and transcripts

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

Evans-Mattern House, 208 Hargadine Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1979

File — Box: 01, Folder: 13

Identifier: MSS025:01.13

Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Evans-Mattern House located on Hargadine Hill, in Ashland. Frank Chamberlain Clark designed the home for Samuel J. Evans and his family in 1905. The house was sold it to Herman and Frederika Mattern in 1910.Herman Mattern came to Ashland from Colorado as a mining engineer to work in the Ashland Mine, eventually owning the mine. The Matterns worked to make their home a showplace in Ashland. They became victims of...

Dates: 1979

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

EWP - Preservation History, 1997-1998

File — Box: 10, Folder: 07

Identifier: MSS025:02.21

Scope and Contents

Included is the "Historic Preservation – League of Oregon Field Notes" magazine which offers suggestions to promote, protect and preserve history. Some articles focus on not using vinyl on a historic house.

Dates: 1997-1998

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

Fairview Historic District, Fairview Hospital and Training Center, 2500 Strong Road, Salem, Oregon, 2004

File — Box: 12, Folder: 07

Identifier: MSS025:02.42

Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places describes the "Fairview Historic District" once established as a 19th century solution for the developmentally disabled. As a living institutional farm, located on 670 acres outside of Salem, the residents learned to work the land and lived in "cottages" with their caregivers while living on the farm. In the 20th-century Fairview become a training facility. A total of 26 buildings make up the Fairview historic district. In 2000,...

Dates: 2004

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

Fernwood pioneer cemetery, Everest Cemetery, Newberg, Oregon, 1993

File — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS025:02.78

Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Fernwood Pioneer Cemetery established in 1882 and located near Newburg, Oregon. Four prominent headstones mark the graves of the Brutscher and Everest families. Many of the first generation settlers were laid to rest here between 1882 and 1922. Fernwood Pioneer Cemetery Association acquired the deed to the cemetery in 1967 and continue to care for it. The early period of settlement, post-1880, is linked to the...

Dates: 1993

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

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

Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

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