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:
Book(s) publicity, 1976-1979
These materials are related to the publicity of two of Atwood's books, Illahe and Blossoms & Branches. The materials include newspaper clippings and copies of magazine articles. Also included are some of Atwood's handwritten notes and correspondence from fans.
Boundary Maps for survey contractor, 2005
Sample Tracking chart maps and list of information to supply for them; Contract map 1 (eye) of Oregon; Note sheet for how to proceed with the boundary maps provided; Letter to Stuart Allan from Kay Atwood regarding his surveyor’s history manuscript. Dated December 30th, 2005
Browntown, 1865-1976
These materials concern the history of an early mining community in southern Oregon called Browntown. Included are some articles about the settlement as well as some historical manuscripts and a map of the area.
Burt, William – Surveyor’s Companion
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”
Burton Collection – Ives, bulk: 1864-1966
Handwritten letter to Butler Ives from William Ives, dated January 3rd, 1864; Photocopy of “Michigan History” published by the Michigan Historical Commission, dated December 1966; Notes on the journal kept by Julia M. Ives, daughter of William Ives from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Main Library
Burton Collection – Text, bulk: 2003-2007
Butler Ives – Photographs
Photograph of a man on horse
Butler Ives – Research Findings, 1850-1851
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
Butler Ives – Research Findings, 1851-1853
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
Butte Falls, The Sawmill Site at Big Butte Creek Falls, Falls, Jackson County, Oregon, 1997-1999
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