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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 529 Collections and/or Records:

Fire Current File, Ashland Fire Department, Ashland, Oregon, 1997

 File — Box: 09, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:02.14
Scope and Contents

This file contains a manuscript written in 1997 by Kay Atwood titled, "The Ashland Fire Department: A History." Also available are research papers and the handwritten notes as well as images firefighters, buildings and equipment.

Dates: 1997

First National Bank-Vaupel Store-Oregon Hotel Building-Oregon Shakespeare Festival Administration Building-Oregon Building, 15 South Pioneer Street, 70 East Main Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1979

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:01.35
Scope and Contents

The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form provides information about the significance of the property in Ashland. By detailing the many entities that utilized the space for the community. Also included with the nomination form are letters of correspondence regarding the nomination.

Dates: 1979

Fish Lake Campground Shelter, Ashland Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1982

 File — Box: 07, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:01.86
Scope and Contents The "Cultural Resource Reconnaissance and Evaluation Report" details the impact and historical significance of the Fish Lake Campground Shelter. The Fish Lake Campground Shelter is one of many features around Fish Lake for visitors to use. An extensive report about the shelter and the surrounding area describes the impact on the region. The report includes a recommendation to have the shelter placed on the National Registry of Historic Places. Materials include correspondence...
Dates: 1982

Flanagan House, William and Viola Flanagan House, 720 Northwest Sixth Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1982

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:01.55
Scope and Contents

The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Flanagan House as a private residence constructed for Mr. and Mrs. Flanagan in 1905-1906. The home remained in their possession until both passed away. The nomination form documents the Flanagan's history and their prominence to the community of Grants Pass.

The documents provided for the nomination are letters, plot plans, and fourteen images on photograph slides.

Dates: 1982

Floods of Record, 1988

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:02.20
Scope and Contents

Research completed for the Director of Planning and Development, City of Ashland. The research covers the five major floods of 1861, 1890, 1927, 1948, and 1955, giving a summary of the damages. The documents include images of newspaper clippings published in 1861, 1890, 1927, 1948, and 1955 from a variety of newspapers. Included is a report from the U.S. Army Engineer District, Portland Corps of Engineers December 1961.

Dates: 1988

Fort Lane Site, 1.5 miles Northwest of the intersection of Blackwell Road and Tolo Road, Central Point, Oregon, 1987

 File — Box: 06, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:01.76
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places form indicates that the United States Army occupied Fort Lane Site from 1853-1856. Located approximately 3.5 miles northwest of Central Point, Oregon, the fort sat on a small 10-acre portion of a military reserve. The fort experienced ongoing problems between the Takelma and Shasta Indians, and settlers.The documents include correspondence regarding the nomination, a history concerning the fort and pioneers, images of maps, plot plans,...
Dates: 1987

Foulger Building, Leon's Exclusively Yours, 525 Main Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1990-1997

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:01.57
Scope and Contents

The documents concern a possible nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the building, Leon's Exclusively Yours. Materials contain research, correspondence, floor plans, a Historic survey form and two images of ads from newspapers.

Dates: 1990-1997

Frank Chamberlain Clark - Architect, 1888-1982

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.16
Scope and Contents

The documents concern buildings and advertisements related to Frank C. Clark. The materials include handwritten research notes and a copy of Mr. Clark's obituary. The Annual reports for the Oregon State Board of Architect Examiners published 1919 through 1921. Also, there is correspondence from 1919 through 1982 regarding Mr. Clark's designs and his character, and an original drawing of a house design, dated 1888.

Dates: 1888-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - architecture and certifications, 1919-1982

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.14
Scope and Contents

The correspondence regards the application and certification for Frank Clark to practice architecture in the State of Oregon. Also included are two photos, possibly of Frank Clark, as well as images of designs by Frank Clark, found at the Historical Society.

Dates: 1919-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark biography, 1982

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS025:03.12
Scope and Contents

The completed Frank Chamberlain Clark biography was presented to the Southern Oregon Historical Society in 1982. The text lists the commercial and personal buildings Clark designed throughout Southern Oregon and the Rogue Valley and his impact.

Dates: 1982

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Subject
Historic buildings 211
research notes 154
History, Local 108
Surveyors 85
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Ashland (Or.) 81
Mines and mineral resources 51
West (U.S.) 45
Business correspondence 43
Oregon, Southern 39
Universities and colleges--Faculty 38
oral histories 38
Chinese Americans 37
Authorship 32
Josephine County (Or.) 31
Cemeteries 28
Maps 26
Rogue River Valley (Klamath County-Curry County, Or.) 24
Hazardous geographic environments 22
Sound recordings 22
Oregon, Western 21
Periodicals 19
Forests and forestry 15
Klamath County (Or.) 15
Fire lookouts 13
Grants Pass (Or.) 13
Orchards 12
personal correspondence 11
Biography 9
California, Northern 8
Elementary and Secondary Education 7
Klamath Falls (Or.) 7
personal narratives 7
City councils 6
Interviews 6
Medicine 6
Northwest, Pacific 6
diaries 6
Business records 4
Central Point (Or.) 4
Indians of North America 4
Ranching 4
Sawmills 4
19th century 3
Jacksonville (Or.) 3
Minorities 3
Real property 3
Roads--Design and construction 3
Ships and Shipping 3
Siskiyou National Forest (Or. and Calif.) 3
Crater Lake (Or.) 2
Depressions--1929 2
Eagle Point (Or.) 2
Fire departments 2
Law 2
Prospect (Or.) 2
Railroads 2
Rogue River National Forest (Or. and Calif.) 2
Roseburg (Or.) 2
Takelma Indians 2
Watersheds 2
World War, 1939-1945 2
Abstracts of title 1
Agriculture 1
Art 1
Census 1
Colleges and Universities 1
County courts 1
Drama festivals 1
Endemic plants 1
Environmentalism 1
Floods 1
Forest management 1
Frontier and pioneer life 1
Geology 1
Illinois River Valley (Or.) 1
Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific 1
Jackson County (Or.) 1
Oregon 1
Phoenix (Or.) 1
Pioneers 1
Police 1
Religion 1
Salem 1
Slides 1
Tulelake (Calif.) 1
Universities and colleges -- History 1
Video recordings 1
Washington (State) 1
scrapbooks 1
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