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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 25 Collections and/or Records:

Chinese Research – Jacksonville Background, 1969

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:06.21
Scope and Contents

Excerpt of written material, part three: social institutions; Excerpt of “Two Years in Oregon”; Bulletin of the Chinese Historical Society of America, posted November 1969; Excerpt of “The Chinese in America” – documents

Dates: 1969
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

Circuit Court Index and Case Material

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS025:06.31
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes; List of events and dated in chronological order

Dates: 1855-2000
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

Draft Notes and Ideas

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:06.25
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Chinese writing practice; Events and time frames related to the Chinese in Jacksonville; List of item to include in book; Piece of textured art paper; Handwritten notes on large, brown paper

Dates: 1855-2000
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

Esterly, 1903-1982

 File — Box: 22, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:03.23
Scope and Contents

These materials are related to the Esterly family, their mining business, and their home. The materials include photograph slides, newspaper article clippings, book excerpts, and Atwood's relevant notes and correspondence.

Dates: 1903-1982
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Gin Lin, bulk: 1935-1990

 File — Box: 48, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:06.13
Scope and Contents Empty envelope addressed to Kay Atwood from Marg Kee; Excerpt from the Medford Mail Tribune with article titled “Gin Lin’s Trail” dated November 30th, 1990 (2 copies); Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Letter to Wilson W. Kee from Kay Atwood regarding Gin Lin, dated September 7, 1977; Calligraphy autograph of a “Chinaman”; Empty envelope addressed to Kay Atwood from Marg Kee; Empty envelope addressed to Kay Atwood; Handwritten letter to Kay Atwood from Beulah Kee regarding a Chinese...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1935-1990
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

Gin Lin; Wong Foo; Oh Chow – Deed Material

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:06.27
Scope and Contents

Copy of “regular deed records”; Jackson county Courthouse Material; Legal Records; Handwritten notes regarding court documents and deed material; Application for Patent for Placer Mining Claim

Dates: 1855-2000
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

Index to Mining Records

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS025:06.34
Scope and Contents

Handwritten notes with page numbers; Alphabetical list of names and page numbers in which they are featured

Dates: 1855-2000
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

Kubei Ledger Material

 File — Box: 48, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS025:06.14
Scope and Contents

Excerpts of the Kubei Ledger

Dates: 1855-2000
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

LT Illustrations photographs – No Copyright, 2004

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:05.52
Scope and Contents Illustration of “Miners Cleaning Gold” (2 copies); Envelope containing miscellaneous notes regarding William Ives material; Sample tracking chart for photos of “Miners Washing Gold”; photograph of houses in Jacksonville, Oregon; Email to Kay Atwood from Marshall Don regarding Abbott prints, dated July 13th, 2004; Excerpt of “The Gold Seekers of ‘49” by Kimball Webster; Introductory paragraph about linear thinking attached are a series of photocopies of illustrations; Photocopy of “Miners...
Dates: 2004
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

Material from Kubei Wilson Ledger

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS025:06.28
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Excerpt of the Kubei Ledger

Dates: 1855-2000
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

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