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Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

 Person

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 51 Collections and/or Records:

“Gazelle”, 1854

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:05.78
Scope and Contents

Excerpt of the Oregonian from April 15th, 1854

Dates: 1854

General Land Office Maps, bulk: 1851-2006

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:05.43
Scope and Contents List of map titles used for research; General Land Office Map – Township 1 North, Range 1 East W.M. Willamette Meridian North from Initial Point to Willamette River 1851; General Land Office Map – Township 1 North, Range 3 West Willamette Base Line West through Hillsborough 1851; General Land Office Map – Township 1 North, Range 3 West Willamette Base Line near present Forest Grove, Oregon 1851; General Land Office Map – Township 2 North, Range 1 West Willamette Meridian North; Crossing...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1851-2006

George Hyde – Oregon (and Wells Lake), bulk: 1852-2000

 File — Box: 45, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:05.55
Scope and Contents Letter to C.K. Gardner from George Hyde, dated July 25th, 1854; Email to Kay Atwood from Romey Ware, Douglas County Surveyor, regarding original survey work of George Hyde, dated November 17th, 2000; Letter to John B. Preston from an unknown sender, dated July 10th, 1852; Letter to John B. Preston from George Hyde, dated July 8th, 1852; Letter to C.K. Gardner from Wells Lake, dated March 26th, 1855; Letter to C.K. Gardner from Wells Lake, dated March 26th, 1855; Letter to George Hyde from...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1852-2000

Hyde, George – Biography, bulk: 1855-2003

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:05.71
Scope and Contents Miscellaneous handwritten notes regarding George Hyde; Excerpt of “Genesee County” author unknown; Email to Kay Atwood from Roger Gambrel regarding G.W. Hyde’s death date, dated November 18th, 2000; Excerpt of The Joliet Daily News including the obituary of George Hyde, dated November 30th, 1891; Email to Kay Atwood from Norman Caldwell regarding mentions of George Hyde in The Joliet Daily News, dated November 16th, 2000; Excerpt of newspaper including a mention of George Hyde, dated...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1855-2003

Ives and Hyde correspondence, bulk: 1977-2003

 File — Box: 41, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:05.07
Scope and Contents Emails to Kay Atwood from Gail Moreau regarding found research on Ives and Hyde, dated April 4th, 2001; Email to Kay Atwood from Norman Caldwell regarding Ives and Hunt and the biographies of the 205 men that were U.S. deputies in Michigan from 1808-2000, dated November 9th, 2000; Letter to Kay Atwood from Roger Woodfill of District 9 Land Survey Co. regarding the addresses of Surveyors Historical Society Members who may be able to help in Kay’s research on Ives and Hyde, dated November...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1977-2003

Ives and Hyde correspondence, 2000-2004

 File — Box: 41, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:05.08
Scope and Contents Email to Kay Atwood from Martha Duncan regarding her manuscript, dated March 12th, 2004; Email to Kay Atwood from Martha Duncan regarding Caleb Ives’ letter, dated March 4th, 2004; Letter conversation between Kay Atwood and Janet Bloom of the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan regarding the George Clinton Gardner Papers, dated February 2004; Oregon Historical Records Index Search Results, Joseph Hunt is highlighted, dated January 31st, 2004; Letter to the Burton...
Dates: 2000-2004

Ives and Hyde Field Notes & Related Research, 1854

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:05.23
Scope and Contents

Guide to surveying township maps; Blank contract outline for Ives and Hyde survey of Southwest Oregon – 1854; Blank contract outline for Lake and Hyde survey of Southwest Oregon – 1856; Contract outline for Ives and Hyde survey of Southwest Oregon – 1854; Unknown handwritten letter; Contract outlines for Ives and Hyde surveys of Southwest Oregon – 1854; Rogue valley township index maps

Dates: 1854

Ives and Hyde – Misc. Research Findings, bulk: 1983-2004

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:05.50
Scope and Contents

Survey contracts for surveying of Oregon territory, dated February 4th, 1983; Email to Kay Atwood from Bob Kingston regarding MSS 914, dated March 17th, 2004 attached are related documents; Record of Cadastral survey contracts; Miscellaneous notes on scratch paper regarding the Hyde family; Notes pertaining to NARA Files and Citations

Dates: Majority of material found within 1983-2004

Ives, Butler – Oregon, bulk: 1851-2003

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:05.18
Scope and Contents Letters between Ives and the Bureau of Land Management, dated 1851; Letter to John Wesley Davis from C.K. Gardner, dated January 15th, 1854; Letter to (unknown) from Butler Ives, dated March 5th, 1852; Letter to C.K. Gardner from I.B.S, dated September 16th, 1854; Letter to C.K. Gardner from Butler Ives, dated June 10th, 1854; Letter from Butler Ives, dated May 5th, 1854; Survey contract N. 3 with Butler Ives; Rough analysis of Ives and Hyde’s crews in 1854, dated February 24th, 1979;...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1851-2003

Ives, Butler – Prog, bulk: 1850-2004

 File — Box: 41, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:05.11
Scope and Contents Card and letter to Kay Atwood from Martha regarding important Ives and Hyde material, dated March 9th, 2004; Handwritten letter to Kay Atwood from Martha regarding letter correspondence from Butler Ives, dated October 7th, 2003; Handwritten letter to William Ives from Butler Ives, dated December 3rd, 1863; Handwritten letter to William Ives from Butler Ives, dated March 6th, 1864; Written material relating to the history of the state Nevada and the boundaries, dated June 14th, 1863;...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1850-2004

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