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:
Star Ranger Station, Applegate Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1979
The "Cultural Resource Inventory and Evaluation of Existing Structures for the Star Ranger Station" discusses the significance of placing the structures on the National Registry of Historic Places. The history of the Star Ranger site began with an altercation with the local Indians in 1855 and continues into the 1970s. There are images of the structures, landscape planning, and discussions of alternatives to the restoration of the station, and the impact on the area.
State Historic Preservation Office, Josephine County Sites, 1979
Preservation archaeologist Leland Gilsen compiled the list of historical sites in Josephine County for the State Historic Preservation Office. The list was sent to Mr. Bruce Bartow at the Josephine County Planning Office on Aprill 11, 1979.
Sucker Creek
These are three materials related to the history of settlements along Sucker Creek. The materials are undated. Included is a map of the area.
Summary Notes About Josephine County, 1939-1984
These materials include some primary source documents related to Josephine County as well as a large collection of Atwood's notes and various correspondence.
Survey contracts
Contract N. 39 with Ives and Hyde; Contract N. 54 with Ives and Hyde; Contract N. 39 with Ives and Hyde; Nara Document: Contract 54 (Lake and Hyde); Contracts N. 39-47 with Ives and Hyde; Contract N. 47 with Ives and Hyde; Bound Field Notes; Contract N. 39 (47 possibly); Contract N. 39 notes; Statement pertaining to contract N. 47
Surveying “How-To” with specific information for MSS, bulk: 1840-2004
Surveying Industry: Kay’s Articles, bulk: 1851-2004
Surveyor General’s Office; Political, 1851-1854
Swedenburg House, Chappel-Swedenburg House, 990 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, Oregon, 1982
Swedenburg House Project, 1984
The issue of "The Table Rock Sentinel," published by the Southern Oregon Historical Society containing the article, "Saving the Chappell – Swedenburg House." Many community members and students rallied together to save the house, that became a part of the university.
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