Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

Person

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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ashland Postmortem, 2013

File — Box: 40, Folder: 08

Identifier: MSS025:04.74

Scope and Contents

Ashland, Oregon U.S. Post Office locations 1855-2013 including the names of their postmasters; Letter to Kay Atwood from Susan Yates regarding Post Master in June 1952, dated August 27th, 2013; Letter to Kay Atwood from Susan Yates regarding Post Master in June 1952, dated August 27th, 2013 with supporting documentation; Small notebook containing miscellaneous scratch notes regarding the Ashland Post Office; Internet search on postmasters by city (USPS)

Dates: 2013

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Illahe

Friends of Terra Cotta

File — Box: 10, Folder: 04

Identifier: MSS025:02.18

Scope and Contents The research includes several publications describing different styles of homes and architecture to assist in understanding the homes of the area and how to maintain them. "The Friends of the Terra Cotta," publication provides preservation and restoration instructions for terra cotta materials. The editions of "The Old-House Journal" describe the different post-Victorian style of architectural homes and buildings. An excerpt from "The Complete Concrete, Masonry,...

Dates: 1890-2004

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

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