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 104 Collections and/or Records:
Grants Pass - Sanborn Maps, 1981
Haines Apple tree site, 1935-1985
These are two materials related to the dedication of the Haines homestead as a historical site. The first item is from a 1935 newspaper, and the second appears to be from the 1980s.
Hay
The materials are a collection of various documents and notes related to the history of the Hay (or Hayes?) family. Many of these items are handwritten notes, presumably Atwood's, about the family and their history. Also included are newspaper clippings and handwritten manuscripts.
Historical Resource survey
Historical Resource Survey. Rural Klamath County, Oregon
Honorable History photographs part 1
The photographs and negatives document the honorable mentions of the local history, people, and historical places in Southern Oregon. Included are handwritten notes on the subjects of the photographs.
Honorable History photographs part 2
The photographs and negatives document the honorable mentions of the local history, people, and historical places in Southern Oregon. Included are handwritten notes on the subjects of the photographs.
Illahe, 1822-2014
National Register of Historic Places nomination form describing various properties located in Ashland and Southern Oregon.
Illahe Research material, bulk: 1920-1976
Illinois Valley General, 1865-1998
These materials of various origin and content are all related generally to the history of the Illinois Valley in Oregon. Included within are newspaper clippings, book exercpts, and Atwood's notes, among other things.
Illustrations, 1850-1986
These materials are illustrations and drafts of title pages for Atwood's projects, Mill Creek Journal and Illahe. Also included are primary source documents and photocopies of primary source documents and other research materials.
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- research notes 33
- Ashland (Or.) 20
- Photographs 13
- Josephine County (Or.) 12
- Historic buildings 10
- Maps 10
- Rogue River Valley (Klamath County-Curry County, Or.) 9
- Surveyors 8
- West (U.S.) 8
- Authorship 7
- Oregon, Southern 7
- Business correspondence 6
- City councils 5
- Mines and mineral resources 5
- Oregon, Western 5
- Business records 4
- Klamath County (Or.) 4
- Periodicals 4
- Hazardous geographic environments 3
- Medicine 3
- Real property 3
- 19th century 2
- California, Northern 2
- Indians of North America 2
- Minorities 2
- Northwest, Pacific 2
- Cemeteries 1
- Census 1
- Fire departments 1
- Grants Pass (Or.) 1
- Illinois River Valley (Or.) 1
- Interviews 1
- Jacksonville (Or.) 1
- Klamath Falls (Or.) 1
- Railroads 1
- Sawmills 1
- Watersheds 1
- personal correspondence 1 ∧ less