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 108 Collections and/or Records:

The Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Rand (F-75), 2004

File — Box: 31, Folder: 06

Identifier: MSS025:04.25

Scope and Contents

The Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Rand (F-75), Josephine County, Oregon. Kay Atwood, Dennis J. Gray, Ward Tonsfeldt.

Dates: 2004

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

The Medford Clinic, 1948-1994

File — Box: 14, Folder: 05

Identifier: MSS025:02.55

Scope and Contents In 1948, the Medford Clinic opened its doors with Robert Sleeter, Reinhold Kanzler, and Oscar Heyerman as a team of physicians who offered their expertise to the people of Medford and the surrounding area. The history of the Medford Clinic, is outlined in detail from the Foundation of the Clinic (1945-1948), the Clinic Begins (1918-1955), a New Building and a Lawsuit (1956-1963), staff expansion and departures (1964-1974), Growth and Development, and Medical Advance (1975-1986), and A New...

Dates: 1948-1994

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

What is the City but the People?, 1999

File — Box: 32, Folder: 03

Identifier: MSS025:04.29

Scope and Contents

“What is the City but the People?” An Overview of Ashland City Government. Kay Atwood.

Dates: 1999

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

What is the city but the people? an overview of Ashland city government

Digital Work

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16085coll23/id/1583

Dates: 1999

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

What Is the City but the People?, manuscript, 1999

File — Box: 32, Folder: 04

Identifier: MSS025:04.30

Scope and Contents

“What Is the City but the People?” An Overview of Ashland City Government. Kay Atwood manuscript.

Dates: 1999

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

Where Living Waters Flow, 1998

File — Box: 31, Folder: 05

Identifier: MSS025:04.24

Scope and Contents

Where Living Waters Flow: An Overview of Ashland’s Water Source.

Dates: 1998

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

Wolf Creek General, 1958-1983

File — Box: 22, Folder: 23

Identifier: MSS025:03.43

Scope and Contents

The materials consist of various documents related generally to the history of Wolf Creek. Much of this file is made up of Atwood's handwritten notes. Of note is a term paper on Wolf Creek written by a Patricia A. Converse in 1958.

Dates: 1958-1983

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

Yreka Sanborn Maps, 2004

File — Box: 11, Folder: 03

Identifier: MSS025:02.29

Scope and Contents

The maps from the Sanborn-Perris Map Company outline the city of Yreka, California on a CD. The Sanborn Insurance maps are what they used for calculating insurance premiums for customers. Included on the CD are maps for 1885, 1888, 1890, 1897, 1901, 1908, and 1927. The maps provided information on the location, function, building materials, and dimensions of structures for each year listed.

Dates: 2004

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

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