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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 19 Collections and/or Records:

Oregon City - Descriptions etc., 1948-1949

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS025:05.82
Scope and Contents Handwritten notes pertaining to Oregon City research; Excerpt of “The Spousal Letters of Samuel R. Thurston, Oregon’s First Territorial Delegate” by James R. Perry, Richard H. Chused, and Mary DeLano; Notes regarding QHQ Volume 49 (1948) Barker, Burt Brown, “The Estate of Dr. John McLoughlin: The Papers Discovered”; Copy of Oregon Historical Quarterly published in September 1949; Written description of Oregon City and Oregon in the early 1850’s by Shwartes; Article titled “Early...
Dates: 1948-1949

Oregon Historical Quarterly, 1995

 File — Box: 25, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:03.72
Scope and Contents

Two copies of the Winter 1994-95 issue of Oregon Historical Quarterly. This is a "special issue" concerning "Aspects of Southern Oregon History."

Dates: 1995

Pacific Northwest Quarterly, 1988

 File — Box: 25, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:03.71
Scope and Contents

Two copies of Volume 79, Number 4 of the Pacific Northwest Quarterly from October 1988. The Pacific Northwest Quarterly is published by the University of Washington.

Dates: 1988

Sources / Inspiration, bulk: 1864-2000

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:05.33
Scope and Contents Photograph of barren hills at sunset; Article from National Geographic by David Thompson relating to Leon Charles, Canadian canoe guide, dated May 1996; Magazine photograph of an oak tree in Santa Monica, California with description on back, dated October of 2000; photograph of an old wooden house; Article titled “Wealth as a State of Mind’ by William Saroyan relating to the genuine values in his life; photograph of the Barron place of residence, dated 1885; Issue of Southern Oregon...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1864-2000

Southern Oregon Heritage Magazines, 1995

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:02.70
Scope and Contents

This folder includes two magazines filled with rich local history — the magazine "Southern Oregon Heritage," Fall and Winter issues 1995, volume 1, number 1 and 2. The issues contain stories about the Rogue Valley and the people who lived here.

Dates: 1995

Swedenburg House Project, 1984

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.82
Scope and Contents

The issue of "The Table Rock Sentinel," published by the Southern Oregon Historical Society containing the article, "Saving the Chappell – Swedenburg House." Many community members and students rallied together to save the house, that became a part of the university.

Dates: 1984

Washington – Description/Cowlitz River, bulk: 1972-2004

 File — Box: 41, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:05.09
Scope and Contents Issue of Pacific Northwest Quarterly, volume 63 n. 4, dated October 1972; Article titled “Slow Boats and Fast Water: A Maritime History of the Cowlitz River” by Bruce Weilepp, dated Winter 1996-97; Article titled “Web Exclusive: The Late Great Puget Sound Meridian” by Denny DeMeyer, dated July 10th, 2000; List of names with descriptions pertaining to the Cowlitz River; Report on the Cowlitz Trail Tour November 8th, 1998 by Tom Laidlaw, dated July 5th, 2002; Written material pertaining to...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1972-2004

Webster, Kimball, 1917

 File — Box: 45, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:05.57
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes on scratch paper pertaining to Kimball Webster; Photocopy of “The Gold Seekers of ‘49” by Kimball Webster, published in 1917; Excerpt of “The Gold Seekers of ‘49” by Kimball Webster, attached is a book review published by American Memory

Dates: 1917

William Ives, Michigan, Notes and Diaries, bulk: 1844-1982

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:05.14
Scope and Contents Excerpt from “A Michigan Survey – William Ives” by Marie E. Gilchrist, dated 1844; State Archives of Michigan document pertaining to David Johnson and William Ives; Excerpt from “William Ives’ Huron Mountains Survey, 1846” by Marie E. Gilchrist, dated 1846; Excerpt from “Isle Royale Survey” by Marie E. Gilchrist, dated 1847; Article titled “U.P. Surveyors” by LeRoy Barnett regarding the early surveying of Michigan September/October 1982; Article titled “William A. Burt and the Upper...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1844-1982

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