Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

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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 37 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

J. LaLande – Chinese Research

File — Box: 48, Folder: 01

Identifier: MSS025:06.01

Scope and Contents

Printed rough draft of Kay Atwood’s Chinese research book (pg 1-122)

Dates: 1855-2000

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

J. LaLande – Chinese Research Continued

File — Box: 48, Folder: 02

Identifier: MSS025:06.02

Scope and Contents

Printed rough draft of Kay Atwood’s Chinese research book (pg 123- 217)

Dates: 1855-2000

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

J. LaLande – Chinese Research Continued

File — Box: 48, Folder: 03

Identifier: MSS025:06.03

Scope and Contents

Printed rough draft of Kay Atwood’s Chinese research book (pg 218-389)

Dates: 1855-2000

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

Kay Atwood scrapbook for Chinese research

File — Box: 52, Folder: 01

Identifier: MSS025:06.36

Scope and Contents

Kay Atwood scrapbook for Chinese research

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

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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Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

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