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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 26 Collections and/or Records:

Jackson County Lake Vegetation Map Key, 1947-1949

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:02.34
Scope and Contents

The "Legend for County Forest Type Map" for Oregon and Washington states. It describes the different types of woodlands with definitions and type numbers to give a better understanding of the National Forest in the Pacific Northwest Forest maps dating 1947-1949.

Dates: 1947-1949

Jackson County Orchards maps, 1935

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:04.50
Scope and Contents

Map of Jackson County showing location of orchards in 1925, signed by Kay Atwood in 1980 (4 copies)

Dates: 1935

Klamath National Forest (KNF) project, 1980-2000

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.62
Scope and Contents

This item is a collection of maps of the various buildings (ranger stations, cabins, etc.) in Klamath National Forest from the State of California's Department of Parks and Recreation.

Dates: 1980-2000

Klamath National Forest maps, 1997-2001

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.63
Scope and Contents

These materials are related to the previous file (Klamath National Forest Project) and include a rudimentary list of maps scrawled on a sheet of yellow legal paper with a scale for the maps. A large map of Klamath National Forest, 1997; a map of transportation system, 2001.

Dates: 1997-2001

Letters to Commissioner and Reservation maps, 1851-1859

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:04.56
Scope and Contents Letter to Commissioner from the Surveyor General’s Office regarding the survey of the Willamette Meridian and Baseline, dated October 20th, 1851. Oversized: Survey Map of Salem from January 16th, 1855; Survey map of township of the West Willamette Meridian, dated January 16th, 1855; Survey map of township N 38 South Range; Compilation of letter to the commissioner from the Surveyor General’s Office from 1857-1859; Compilation of letter to the commissioner from the Surveyor General’s...
Dates: 1851-1859

Maps of KNF CCC Centers, 1930s

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.27
Scope and Contents Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Butte Falls, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Central Point, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Eagle Point, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Gold Hill, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Phoenix, OR; Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Maps of Talent, OR; Metsker's Atlas of Jackson County, Oregon 1932, original; Photocopied CCC maps of KNF CCC Centers, 4 pages, 10/24/35; Photocopied CCC maps of KNF CCC Centers, 2 pages, 7/23/35; Photocopied...
Dates: 1930s

Marble Gulch Quarry, bulk: 1909-2013

 File — Box: 39, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:04.64
Scope and Contents MapQuest map of Williams, Oregon; Hand drawn directional map to the Quarry; Letter to Merry Haydon from Richard Chaney regarding information about the Jones Quarry, dated December 26th, 2012; Notes relating to mining laws of 1866, dated July 24th, 2013; Letter to Kay Atwood and Terrance Christian from Merry Haydon regarding the Josephine County Historical Society, dated January 5th, 2013; Letter to Merry Haydon from Christian Terrance regarding mining laws in Grants Pass, dated January...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1909-2013

Medford - Sanborn Maps, 1981

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:02.25
Scope and Contents

The set of maps from the Sanborn-Perris Map Company outline the city of Medford, Oregon. The pages can be placed together to get a better idea of the Medford area. The Sanborn Insurance maps are what they used for calculating insurance premiums for customers. Included are maps from the years 1888, 1890, and 1893. These maps provide information about the location, function, building materials, and dimensions of structures for each year listed.

Dates: 1981

OHS photograph map, bulk: 1852-2007

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:04.59
Scope and Contents Letter to Kay Atwood from Lucy Berkley regarding the completion of her manuscript, dated October 18th, 2007; Instructions on how to care for and proceed with sample tracking charts for the Oregon territory 1852; Instructions on how to care for and proceed with sample tracking charts for the “B” Map; Instructions on how to care for and proceed with sample tracking charts for the Oregon territory west of the cascades 1855; Letter to Lucy Berkley from Kay Atwood regarding permission to use...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1852-2007

PDF’s, 2008

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:05.28
Scope and Contents List of PDF files dated February 29th, 2008 attached are township maps of Oregon; Meridian map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 1; Map of Southern Washington, figure 43; Map of Southern Washington of Northern Oregon, figure 29; Map of the Willamette base line and meridian, figure 56; Map of Northwest Oregon, figure 34; Map of Western Oregon, figure 39; Map of Southern Oregon, figure 45; Map of the Rogue Valley, figure 52; Map of Jackson and Josephine county, figure 53; Map of Southern...
Dates: 2008

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