Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)
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
Miscellaneous handwritten notes; List of events and dated in chronological order
Draft Notes and Ideas
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
Esterly, 1903-1982
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.
Gallaghen - Galice, Galice Consolidated Mines Company Building, "Speed's On the Rogue", 11407 Merlin-Galice Road, Galice, Oregon, 1990
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.
Gin Lin, bulk: 1935-1990
Gin Lin; Wong Foo; Oh Chow – Deed Material
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
Historic Grants Pass Courier, 1935
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.
Index to Mining Records
Handwritten notes with page numbers; Alphabetical list of names and page numbers in which they are featured
J. LaLande – Chinese Research
Printed rough draft of Kay Atwood’s Chinese research book (pg 1-122)
J. LaLande – Chinese Research Continued
Printed rough draft of Kay Atwood’s Chinese research book (pg 123- 217)
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