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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 39 Collections and/or Records:

Frank Chamberlain Clark - part 3, 1924-1982

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:03.10
Scope and Contents The materials contain research on Frank Chamberlain Clark, the Architect who designed many of the buildings and homes in Southern Oregon. Included is an outline of the criteria for the evaluation and rating of Clark's architecture and work. Also, an advertisement in "Archivists Calendar" requests information regarding Clark's work. Other materials include newspaper and magazine articles concerning Clark's work, drawings of some of his designs, as well as correspondence...
Dates: 1924-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - people to interview, 1982

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:03.04
Scope and Contents

This file contains a handwritten list of people to interview that knew Frank C. Chamberlain.

Dates: 1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark personal life, 1924-1982

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.11
Scope and Contents The correspondence from a variety of offices in several states and counties requests information regarding Frank Chamberlain Clark. Also included is an article from the "Medford Mail Tribune," September 9, 1928, referring to honors Clark received. Additional notes on Mr. Clark and his life contain details from a narrative given by his daughter Louise Clark Patterson. Patterson mentions that her father lost all his money in the Great Depression. Also included is a photograph of a...
Dates: 1924-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - photographs, 1979-1982

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:03.17
Scope and Contents

The photographs show Frank C. Clark and his wife Gracie, as well as images and descriptions of pictures depicting designs Mr. Clark created. Also included is a handwritten note about the photos.

Dates: 1979-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - slides, 1981-1982

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.13
Scope and Contents

The slides depict eighteen homes and buildings designed by Mr. Clark in Southern Oregon and the Rogue Valley. The slides have names on the back to identify the houses.

Dates: 1981-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - unidentified buildings, 1979

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:03.02
Scope and Contents

The typed and handwritten notes concern unidentified buildings. There is an image of a Valley School dated 26 July 1979.

Dates: 1979

Hay

 File — Box: 22, Folder: 21
Identifier: MSS025:03.41
Scope and Contents

The materials are a collection of various documents and notes related to the history of the Hay (or Hayes?) family. Many of these items are handwritten notes, presumably Atwood's, about the family and their history. Also included are newspaper clippings and handwritten manuscripts.

Dates: 1801-2001

Lakeview Survey by Ward Tonsfeldt, 1989

 File — Box: 24, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:03.52
Scope and Contents

This item is a historical resource survey of Lakeview, Oregon conducted by Ward Tonsfeldt Consulting and submitted on August 1, 1989. The preface reads: "This survey was begun in August of 1988 and completed in July of 1989. The project was sponsored by the Town of Lakeview Planning Office. Data collected in the survey will help the Planning Office make informed decisions about historic resources within the town."

Dates: 1989

Landmark Journal, 1987

 File — Box: 25, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:03.70
Scope and Contents

A copy of the spring 1987 issue of Landmark journal, a publication of 1000 Friends of Oregon. 1000 Friends of Oregon is a non-profit public service organization working since March 1975 to realize Oregon's land use laws at the state and local levels.

Dates: 1987

Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-025
Abstract

Local historian and author Kay Atwood has written extensively about the Southern Oregon region. Atwood's collection includes her publications, accompanied by her research notes, correspondence and photographs. Related publications, many written for cities and forest agencies, are also included.

Dates: 1850-2016

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  • Subject: Oregon, Southern X

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Archival Object 38
Collection 1
 
Subject
Historic buildings 24
research notes 19
History, Local 7
Periodicals 4
Photographs 4