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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 58 Collections and/or Records:

EWP - Preservation History, 1997-1998

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:02.21
Scope and Contents

Included is the "Historic Preservation – League of Oregon Field Notes" magazine which offers suggestions to promote, protect and preserve history. Some articles focus on not using vinyl on a historic house.

Dates: 1997-1998

Fernwood pioneer cemetery, Everest Cemetery, Newberg, Oregon, 1993

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.78
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Fernwood Pioneer Cemetery established in 1882 and located near Newburg, Oregon. Four prominent headstones mark the graves of the Brutscher and Everest families. Many of the first generation settlers were laid to rest here between 1882 and 1922. Fernwood Pioneer Cemetery Association acquired the deed to the cemetery in 1967 and continue to care for it. The early period of settlement, post-1880, is linked to the...
Dates: 1993

Frank Chamberlain Clark - Architect, 1888-1982

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.16
Scope and Contents

The documents concern buildings and advertisements related to Frank C. Clark. The materials include handwritten research notes and a copy of Mr. Clark's obituary. The Annual reports for the Oregon State Board of Architect Examiners published 1919 through 1921. Also, there is correspondence from 1919 through 1982 regarding Mr. Clark's designs and his character, and an original drawing of a house design, dated 1888.

Dates: 1888-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - architecture and certifications, 1919-1982

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.14
Scope and Contents

The correspondence regards the application and certification for Frank Clark to practice architecture in the State of Oregon. Also included are two photos, possibly of Frank Clark, as well as images of designs by Frank Clark, found at the Historical Society.

Dates: 1919-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark biography, 1982

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS025:03.12
Scope and Contents

The completed Frank Chamberlain Clark biography was presented to the Southern Oregon Historical Society in 1982. The text lists the commercial and personal buildings Clark designed throughout Southern Oregon and the Rogue Valley and his impact.

Dates: 1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - buildings outside the Valley, 1899-1900

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:03.05
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a description of the Bartlett Hotel, which Frank C. Clark designed in Jerome, Arizona, and Ezra C. Bartlett constructed it in 1899, with the grand opening in 1900. It is one of a few buildings that he designed there about the same time. Also included are handwritten notes and images of the town and the hotel.

Dates: 1899-1900

Frank Chamberlain Clark correspondence, 1981-1982

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:03.03
Scope and Contents

The correspondence sent to several agencies regarding the Frank Chamberlain Clark Historical Survey project, requesting information needed about Clark. Also included in the file are handwritten notes regarding Clark.

Dates: 1981-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - general, 1924-1983

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:03.01
Scope and Contents

The handwritten research notes regard Frank C. Clark's Architectural business. Included are records from Clark's Journal listing the people he worked for, dated from 1927–1940. Also included is correspondence from the Historical Preservation Oregon State Parks in Salem, Oregon, and the Southern Oregon Historical Society. A manuscript on the life and work of Frank Chamberlain Clark in a rough draft form. A list of documented buildings and structures designed by Clark is available.

Dates: 1924-1983

Frank Chamberlain Clark in-depth research, 1978-1982

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.07
Scope and Contents This folder contains in-depth research by Kay Atwood and Gail Evans, who worked together on the Frank Chamberlain Clark Survey. It includes handwritten notes and lists of homes and buildings he designed, some with Keeney, his partner. It also includes a copy of the National Register of Historic Places for the South Oakdale Historic District prepared by Vicki A. Bryden, listing homes, some of which Clark designed. Also included, are photograph slides of homes in Medford and images of...
Dates: 1978-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - interviews, 1982

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:03.18
Scope and Contents

A handwritten list compiles people familiar with Clark for potential interviews, include notes about the conversations.

Dates: 1982

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Archival Object 57
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Oregon, Southern 39
Historic buildings 37
research notes 22
Oregon, Western 21
History, Local 12