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 211 Collections and/or Records:
John McCall House, 153 Oak Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1980
The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form describes the house as a family residence, in Ashland, for the John McCall family in 1882-1883. It remained in the McCall family for eighty years.
The documents include a city plot plan, description of the home, and images of the house. Also included is correspondence concerning the nomination.
Josephine County Historical Resource Inventory, vol. 1, 1983-1984
Josephine County Historical Resource Inventory, vol. 2, 1983-1984
The second of two volumes of the Josephine County Historical Resources Inventory conducted and compiled by Kay Atwood in 1984. The introduction states that the "following is a quantitative analysis of historic resources included in a 1983-1984 survey of unincorporated lands in Josephine County. An approximate 455 square mile area was inventoried and 268 buildings, structures, sites or objects, and 81 ditches were recorded."
Klamath County Survey, 1990
The survey is a compilation of properties in Klamath County 1-B sites and provides the name of the property and their locations. Materials include a summary of historical information and dates, outlining the events and their significance to the area. Additional documents include handwritten notes and correspondence concerning the data.
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.
Klamath Falls City Library, Klamath Falls City Hall Annex, Klamath Falls City Administration Building, 500 Klamath Avenue, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1989
The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Klamath Falls Library. Constructed in 1926, a history of the City Library explains the beginning of the library and subsequent changes.
Materials include correspondence regarding the nomination, a newspaper article, four photographs, images of the library, and handwritten notes.
Klamath Falls Cultural Resources survey, 1986
Klamath Falls Cultural Resources Survey. Ward Tonsfeldt, Kay Atwood, Ben Francy, David Braly, Margaret Queary.
Klamath Falls Methodist Church, Southwest Corner North Tenth and High Streets, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1989
The research concerns the placement of the Klamath Falls Methodist Church on the National Registry of Historic Places. Documents include correspondence regarding the work needed, along with the cost for the project. An image of the State of Oregon Inventory physical description sheet from 1976, and a research paper of the "History of Methodism—Klamath Falls Area."
Klamath Falls Survey Report Forms - Part 1, 1986
The first half of a collection of "historic resource survey forms" of historic properties in Klamath Falls for the Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties. Most were recorded by Kay Atwood.
Klamath Falls Survey Report Forms - Part 2, 1986
The second half of a collection of "historic resource survey forms" of historic properties in Klamath Falls for the Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties. Most were recorded by Kay Atwood.
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