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 15 Collections and/or Records:

Other Surveyors – Correspondence, bulk: 1854-1859

File — Box: 45, Folder: 08

Identifier: MSS025:05.62

Scope and Contents

Letter to Gen. H. Beldon from an unknown sender; Letter to the Surveyor General of Oregon and Washington from William Burk, dated May 15th, 1854; Letter to Mr. Thompson from A. R. Armstrong, dated August 10th, 1859

Dates: Majority of material found within 1854-1859

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

Solar Compass, bulk: 1989-2003

File — Box: 46, Folder: 13

Identifier: MSS025:05.81

Scope and Contents

Description of the solar compass from The National Museum of American History; Article titled “Operating Principles of a Burt’s Solar Compass” by F.D. Uzes, dated October 8th, 1989; Article titled “The Search For An Ancestor: Pioneer Survey William A. Burt” by John S. Burt, dated October 8th, 1989; Email to Kay Atwood from Bud Uzes regarding Davies book, dated April 17th, 2003; Photos and description of the solar compass

Dates: Majority of material found within 1989-2003

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

Surveying Industry: Kay’s Articles, bulk: 1851-2004

File — Box: 45, Folder: 10

Identifier: MSS025:05.64

Scope and Contents Excerpt of “Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims” 1957; Article titled “Willamette Initial Point History” from The Oregon Surveyor, dated July-August 1993; Excerpt from The Oregon Surveyor from February/March 1994; Introductory paragraph from the Cartographic Records of the Public Land Survey in Minnesota; Search results for The Public Land Surveys in Oregon; Copy of The Oregon Surveyor from August/September 1999; Excerpt of “Notes on Oregon Conditions in the Fifties” by...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1851-2004

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

Wells Lake, bulk: 1870-2003

File — Box: 46, Folder: 06

Identifier: MSS025:05.74

Scope and Contents Handwritten miscellaneous notes regarding Wells Lake; Recommendation of which publication to search for information regarding Wells Lake – Chicago Daily News; Letter to Laura Aenenson from Kay Atwood regarding the date and setting of the death of Wells Lake, dated August 28th, 2003; Email to Kay Atwood from Laura Aenenson regarding the search for Wells Lake’s obituary, dated August 19th, 2003; Household record for the Lake household from the 1880 census record; Individual record for...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1870-2003

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

Wisconsin / Michigan Desc, bulk: 1837-2004

File — Box: 46, Folder: 09

Identifier: MSS025:05.77

Scope and Contents Typewritten notes on the History of American Life and Thought from the SOU Library; Notes on the financial panic of 1837; Email to Kay Atwood from Brenda Fink regarding social expectations of men in the 19th century, dated April 18th, 2003; Email to Kay Atwood from Brenda Fink regarding masculinity studies, dated April 21st, 2003; List of Michigan surveyors generals in the 19th century from the White Big Book; Notes on Freeman: Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa; USGS aerial imagery map; Notes...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1837-2004

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

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