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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 51 Collections and/or Records:

Circuit Court Index and Case Material

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS025:06.31
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes; List of events and dated in chronological order

Dates: 1855-2000

Draft Notes and Ideas

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:06.25
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Chinese writing practice; Events and time frames related to the Chinese in Jacksonville; List of item to include in book; Piece of textured art paper; Handwritten notes on large, brown paper

Dates: 1855-2000

Esterly, 1903-1982

 File — Box: 22, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:03.23
Scope and Contents

These materials are related to the Esterly family, their mining business, and their home. The materials include photograph slides, newspaper article clippings, book excerpts, and Atwood's relevant notes and correspondence.

Dates: 1903-1982

Gallaghen - Galice, Galice Consolidated Mines Company Building, "Speed's On the Rogue", 11407 Merlin-Galice Road, Galice, Oregon, 1990

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:01.56
Scope and Contents

The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Galice Consolidated Mines Company Building. Constructed in 1900 as the headquarters for the mining company. In 1928, it became a fishing lodge, known as "Speed's Place on the Rogue."

Research materials include book excerpts on prospecting, correspondence concerning the nomination, newspaper articles, handwritten notes, images of the property, legal papers, and a history of the mines and surrounding area.

Dates: 1990

Gin Lin, bulk: 1935-1990

 File — Box: 48, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:06.13
Scope and Contents Empty envelope addressed to Kay Atwood from Marg Kee; Excerpt from the Medford Mail Tribune with article titled “Gin Lin’s Trail” dated November 30th, 1990 (2 copies); Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Letter to Wilson W. Kee from Kay Atwood regarding Gin Lin, dated September 7, 1977; Calligraphy autograph of a “Chinaman”; Empty envelope addressed to Kay Atwood from Marg Kee; Empty envelope addressed to Kay Atwood; Handwritten letter to Kay Atwood from Beulah Kee regarding a Chinese...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1935-1990

Gin Lin; Wong Foo; Oh Chow – Deed Material

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:06.27
Scope and Contents

Copy of “regular deed records”; Jackson county Courthouse Material; Legal Records; Handwritten notes regarding court documents and deed material; Application for Patent for Placer Mining Claim

Dates: 1855-2000

Historic Grants Pass Courier, 1935

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.28
Scope and Contents

Historic Grants Pass newspapers including the Golden Anniversary Edition of the Grants Pass Courier – April 3, 1935. Stories in this edition reminisce about the history of the gold discovery, recounting the mining tales of old, the tragedies of the early days, ghost towns, size of gold nuggets, and the people living in the area.

Dates: 1935

Index to Mining Records

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS025:06.34
Scope and Contents

Handwritten notes with page numbers; Alphabetical list of names and page numbers in which they are featured

Dates: 1855-2000

J. LaLande – Chinese Research

 File — Box: 48, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:06.01
Scope and Contents

Printed rough draft of Kay Atwood’s Chinese research book (pg 1-122)

Dates: 1855-2000

J. LaLande – Chinese Research Continued

 File — Box: 48, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:06.02
Scope and Contents

Printed rough draft of Kay Atwood’s Chinese research book (pg 123- 217)

Dates: 1855-2000

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  • Subject: Mines and mineral resources X

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Chinese Americans 37
research notes 25
Josephine County (Or.) 6
History, Local 5
Photographs 5