Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

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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."

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The materials relate to the history of the town of Kerby, Oregon. Included are newspaper articles, typewritten firsthand accounts, and other historical documents related to Kerby. A Kerby Quadrangle maps dated 1918 and 1937.

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The materials concern the history of Leland and Sunny Valley, two settlements in southern Oregon. The majority of this file is made up of Atwood's handwritten notes on the subject. Dates for the materials are difficult to ascertain.

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The materials are a collection of historical documents related to various aspects of Josephine County, including early community pioneers and infrastructure of the region.

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The materials constitute a miscellany of information about Josephine County. These materials include primary source documents such as train schedules, photographs, and newspaper articles, as well as secondary source documents like historical writings and summaries, etc. Map of Mineral Locations in Josephine County, OR dated 1979.

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The materials concern the history of a settlement in southern Oregon called Murphy and the Provolt family who lived there.

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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.

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....

Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places for Multiple Property form describes the Historic Properties for the Mining Resources of the Upper Illinois Valley in Josephine County, Oregon. The document details the history of Gold Placer Mining and Development in the Waldo area between 1851 and 1942. Three folders contain the research for these nomination forms. The sites in part one (this folder), include Allen Gulch Townsite, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waldo Cemetery, Waldo...

Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places for Multiple Property form describes the Historic Properties for the Mining Resources of the Upper Illinois Valley in Josephine County, Oregon. The document details the history of Gold Placer Mining and Development in the Waldo area between 1851 and 1942. Three folders contain the research for these nomination forms. The sites in part two (this folder), include Deep Gravel Mine, High Gravel Mine, Fry Gulch Mine, Cameron Mine, Esterly Pit #2 / Llano...