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:
Perozzi house, 88 Granite Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1979
File — Box: 01, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:01.08
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Domingo Perozzi house as a private residence built-in 1902. The architect is unknown. Included are elevation and floor plans for the main floor and upper level of the house, as well as one property plot plan.Born in Switzerland in 1871, Domingo came to California with his father when he was a young child. After moving to Ashland, he started the Ashland Creamery in Autumn of 1896, delivering milk, butter, and...
Dates:
1979
Postal Services / Offices, 1969
File — Box: 22, Folder: 24
Identifier: MSS025:03.44
Scope and Contents
The materials concern the history of the postal service and the various postal offices in Josephine County since the nineteenth century. The primary document is a list of nineteenth century post offices compiled by Richard W. Helbock in the Postal Historian in 1969.
Dates:
1969
Pracht, 234 Vista Street, Humboldt Pracht House, Ashland, Oregon, 1980
File — Box: 02, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:01.20
Scope and Contents
The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form describes the Humboldt Pracht House, located in Hargadine Tract in Ashland. The file consists of plot plans, city plans, correspondence concerning the nomination, and a newspaper clipping from an unknown paper about 1910.Alexander Humboldt Pracht arrived in Ashland in 1886 with his father, Max Pracht. The Prachts occupied the residence for the thirty years. Historically the house represents a time of prosperity associated...
Dates:
1980
Prints and negatives, 1850-1900
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.78
Scope and Contents
These materials are prints and negatives of historical Jackson County, Oregon. Many of the photos are undated, but most of them appear to be from the nineteenth century. These are photos for the Mill Creek Journal project.
Dates:
1850-1900
Prospect Hotel, 39 Mill Creek Drive, Prospect, Oregon, 1979
File — Box: 01, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:01.07
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Prospect Hotel. Originally a private residence, Albion Howard Boothby built the home, located in township 32, south range 3 east, section 29, in 1892. Initially known as "Boothby House" it served as a stopping point for visitors going to Crater Lake. First, wagons traveling over mountain roads, followed by automobiles bringing worldwide visitors to Prospect and Crater Lake.The file includes a Mail...
Dates:
1979
Publications, bulk: 1966-1994
File — Box: 33, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:04.37
Scope and Contents
O’Harra, Marjorie. The Ashland Story 1971; O’Harra, Marjorie. Lithia Park. With the cooperation of Eldon Scriptor; illustrations by Dick Kinney 1986 (1994 printing); Old Ashland. A collection of historical photographs. Published by Terry Skibby & Marvin Davis 1972; Postcard of Ashland Hotel. Postmarked 1949; The Oldtimer. The magazine of Southern Oregon history. Volume 1, Novel 1 1962; Oregon Diamond Jubilee. Official program. Medford, Oregon, June 3-9, 1934; Rogue River Pioneer...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1966-1994
Railroad District Nomination, 1998
File — Box: 09, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:02.10
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places nomination form breaks down the Railroad District into details of who, what, when, and where it began - starting with the setting of the Railroad District located in the Bear Creek portion of the Rogue River Valley. Materials provide descriptions of styles and construction methods in building the Railroad District. History of Ashland details the different eras of development with a detailed list of the properties and the commonly known names of...
Dates:
1998
Rand Nomination-Final, Rand Ranger Station Ensemble 14335 Galice Road, Merlin, Josephine County, Oregon, 1998
File — Box: 09, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:02.07
Scope and Contents
The National Registry of Historic Places form describes The Rand Ranger Station as a group of buildings built around 1934 to house the Rangers operating in the area. There is a notable amount of history beginning in the 1850s, when gold was discovered, through the mid-1970s. The station officially opened in 1916 and ultimately became the headquarters for the Galice Ranger District. Included are illustrations of maps, plot plans, building layouts, and images of the buildings....
Dates:
1998
Rand Ranger Station, Rand Visitor Center, Rand Ranger Station Ensemble, 14335 Galice Road, Merlin, Josephine County, Oregon, 1998
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.53
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places describes the Rand Ranger Station as being built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1933 and 1937. The station is located in the Rogue River Canyon near Galice, in the Siskiyou National Forest a part of the United States Forest Service from 1916 to 1964. Improvements came about by the government response to the Great Depression and the CCC implementation in the construction of the station. Included are descriptions of the buildings...
Dates:
1998
Red Butte Lookout, North Umpqua Ranger District, Douglas County, Oregon, 2004
File — Box: 12, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:02.43
Scope and Contents
The materials describe Red Butte Lookout, located in the Western Cascade of southwestern Oregon. The area is considered part of the Mixed-Conifer Zone. The authors suggest that Red Butte Lookout qualifies for the National Register of Historic Places as it has significant historical evidence in the design, materials, and quality of the lookout. The documents also note the people who participated in manning the watchtowers, making sure that fires were spotted, reported, and suppressed...
Dates:
2004
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