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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 83 Collections and/or Records:

Happy Camp Lower Station, 1991-2001

 File — Box: 25, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:03.64
Scope and Contents

The materials relate to the history of the ranger station and surrounding structures at the Happy Camp site in Klamath National Forest in California. The materials include maps, photos, and government documents about the area.

Dates: 1991-2001

HBC Archives of Manitoba

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:05.31
Scope and Contents

Invoice from The Lab Works for Kay Atwood for photographs developed; Archives of Manitoba request for photographic reproductions paperwork

Dates: 1809-2013

Herbert and Katherine Smith House, Smith-Carnahan House, 139 Southwest I Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1982

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:01.42
Scope and Contents

The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Smith-Carnahan house. Constructed in 1908 for Herbert and Katherine Smith, Grants Pass, the home has remained in the family for seventy-four years. The historical value to Grants Pass is significant.

The furnished documents are correspondence concerning the nomination, land plots for the city, a photograph slide, and images of newspaper articles.

Dates: 1982

Historic Structures Report for Vancouver Barracks, West Barracks Vancouver National Historic Reserve, 2003

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:02.40
Scope and Contents

The report describes Fort Vancouver and the United States Military, with essential details from the 1880s through 1946. The text describes the history of the buildings and changes the barracks underwent over time. Also included are images of plans, photos, and building floor plans.

Dates: 2003

Honorable History photographs part 1

 File — Box: 18, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:02.85
Scope and Contents

The photographs and negatives document the honorable mentions of the local history, people, and historical places in Southern Oregon. Included are handwritten notes on the subjects of the photographs.

Dates: 1890-2004

Honorable History photographs part 2

 File — Box: 18, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:02.86
Scope and Contents

The photographs and negatives document the honorable mentions of the local history, people, and historical places in Southern Oregon. Included are handwritten notes on the subjects of the photographs.

Dates: 1890-2004

Illahe photographs, 1899-1978

 File — Box: 28, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:04.06
Scope and Contents Negative Film strips of Edna Plaisted, and the Billing’s homestead, and weight measurements. Photographs of: Edna Plaisted sitting in a chair, February 25, 1978; Edna Plaisted sitting on a couch; Edna Plaisted sitting in a chair with a dog at her feet, February 25, 1978; Edna Plaisted sitting on a couch with a dog at her feet, February 25, 1978; cabin the woods; Johnny Fry; a family sitting on the front porch; a man with two children; a girl wearing a black dress; a man on a horse; a...
Dates: 1899-1978

Illahe photographs, bulk: 1895-1977

 File — Box: 29, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:04.07
Scope and Contents George Billings Ranch, Mule Creek c. 1915; Mule Creek Miners, Alexander brothers, Charlie Lewis, unidentified man, Arnold Ezard, Shorty Borden, Arthur Alexander, Slim Damon, unidentified man, William Corwin, Merle Alexander c. 1935; construction, cabin wall Whiskey Creek cabin c. 1978; George Billings, Mule Mountain Mine c. 1930; Rainey Falls; Whiskey Creek Cabin c. 1925; Lou Martin c. 1976; Rogue River and Galice Creek c. 1910; house; Red Keller c. 1977; Glen Wooldridge; swimming stock...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1895-1977

Illahe photographs, bulk: 1900-1977

 File — Box: 29, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:04.08
Scope and Contents Ink pen drawing of a sunflower by Kay Atwood; interior West Fork Hotel c. 1890; film negatives; Red River Milling and Mining Company Trestle, Mule Creek c. 1925; pack frame built by George Billings; post office at Marial c. 1932 ft. George Billings, Mr. Kelly, Arnold Ezard, Slim Damon, Bob Boone; Minus Camp; group of people in front of house with dogs; the barn at George Billing’s ranch c. 1880; George Billing’s ranch and Mule Creek; pack string on path; Hardwater Ridge hunt at Bear Camp...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1900-1977

Illahe photos, 1900-1915

 File — Box: 27, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:03.92
Scope and Contents

These materials are photographs associated with Atwood's research on the history of Illahe and the Rogue River Canyon. Many of the photographs are undated, but the bulk of them are from the early twentieth century.

Dates: 1900-1915

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Historic buildings 35
Ashland (Or.) 14
research notes 14
History, Local 13
Rogue River Valley (Klamath County-Curry County, Or.) 13