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 35 Collections and/or Records:
Hamilton Patton House, 245 Valley View, Drive, Medford,Oregon, 1993
Happy Camp Lower Station, 1991-2001
The materials relate to the history of the ranger station and surrounding structures at the Happy Camp site in Klamath National Forest in California. The materials include maps, photos, and government documents about the area.
Herbert and Katherine Smith House, Smith-Carnahan House, 139 Southwest I Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1982
The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Smith-Carnahan house. Constructed in 1908 for Herbert and Katherine Smith, Grants Pass, the home has remained in the family for seventy-four years. The historical value to Grants Pass is significant.
The furnished documents are correspondence concerning the nomination, land plots for the city, a photograph slide, and images of newspaper articles.
Historic Structures Report for Vancouver Barracks, West Barracks Vancouver National Historic Reserve, 2003
The report describes Fort Vancouver and the United States Military, with essential details from the 1880s through 1946. The text describes the history of the buildings and changes the barracks underwent over time. Also included are images of plans, photos, and building floor plans.
Illahe photographs, 1899-1978
Illahe photographs, bulk: 1895-1977
Illahe photographs, bulk: 1900-1977
Illahe photos, 1900-1915
These materials are photographs associated with Atwood's research on the history of Illahe and the Rogue River Canyon. Many of the photographs are undated, but the bulk of them are from the early twentieth century.
John and Susanna Ahlf House, 762 North West Sixth Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1982
The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form describes the Ahlf House, built in 1902 as a private residence in Grants Pass, for John Ahlf and his wife, Susanna. The home has a significant history with Grants Pass, Oregon.
The documents furnished are correspondence regarding the nomination, images of floor plans, photograph slide, and negatives, as well as John and Susanna's marriage certificate.
Klamath Falls City Hall, 226 South Fifth St, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1989
The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Klamath Falls City Hall erected in 1914, to replace the original wood frame building. This building structure has an exterior made from brick.
There is correspondence regarding the nomination, and images include a newspaper article, photographs, and plot plans.
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- Rogue River Valley (Klamath County-Curry County, Or.) 6
- Hazardous geographic environments 3
- Central Point (Or.) 2
- Klamath Falls (Or.) 2
- Josephine County (Or.) 1
- Maps 1
- Oregon, Southern 1
- Prospect (Or.) 1
- Roseburg (Or.) 1
- Washington (State) 1
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