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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 211 Collections and/or Records:

John McCall House, 153 Oak Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1980

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:01.33
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1980

Josephine County Historical Resource Inventory, vol. 1, 1983-1984

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:03.49
Scope and Contents The item is the first 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." Also included inside this first volume are a...
Dates: 1983-1984

Josephine County Historical Resource Inventory, vol. 2, 1983-1984

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:03.50
Scope and Contents

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."

Dates: 1983-1984

Klamath County Survey, 1990

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:01.68
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1990

Klamath Falls City Hall, 226 South Fifth St, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1989

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:01.61
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1989

Klamath Falls City Library, Klamath Falls City Hall Annex, Klamath Falls City Administration Building, 500 Klamath Avenue, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1989

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:01.62
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1989

Klamath Falls Cultural Resources survey, 1986

 File — Box: 31, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:04.22
Scope and Contents

Klamath Falls Cultural Resources Survey. Ward Tonsfeldt, Kay Atwood, Ben Francy, David Braly, Margaret Queary.

Dates: 1986

Klamath Falls Methodist Church, Southwest Corner North Tenth and High Streets, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1989

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:01.69
Scope and Contents

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."

Dates: 1989

Klamath Falls Survey Report Forms - Part 1, 1986

 File — Box: 25, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:03.65
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1986

Klamath Falls Survey Report Forms - Part 2, 1986

 File — Box: 25, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:03.66
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1986

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Archival Object 210
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Subject
Ashland (Or.) 50
Photographs 35
research notes 29
West (U.S.) 26
Oregon, Southern 24