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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:

Miscellaneous Rogue Valley research material, bulk: 1822-1940

 File — Box: 38, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:04.53
Scope and Contents Photograph of woman with large woven baskets; Article titled “Earliest Oregon Post offices as Recorded at Washington” written by Lewis A. McArthur, dated 1940; Article titled “The Roads and Transportation of Territorial Oregon” written by Oscar Osburn Winther, dated 1940; Research material relating to Smith’s Indian Reservation; Handwritten ledger of receipts and deposits; Chronological list of events throughout the Rogue Valley starting in 1854 and ending in 1873; SOHS Receipts signed by...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1822-1940
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Illahe

Miscellaneous Rogue Valley research material, bulk: 1870-2002

 File — Box: 38, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:04.54
Scope and Contents Interview with Rob in Jacksonville; Google search of the Adams Express History; Post office ledger from Crescent City dated Jul 20th, 1870; Notes on the Beekman Papers from the Oregon Historical Society; Pages from an unknown novel with the note “Bancroft’s works – Oregon ll”; Charles Armstrong’s Transportation Schedule; Newspaper clipping from the Crescent City Herald with articles relating to Cram, Rogers & Co. and the Eagle Mills owned by Messrs Thomas Bros., dated May 16th, 1855;...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1870-2002
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Illahe

Miscellaneous Russell research and photographs, 2013

 File — Box: 40, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:04.68
Scope and Contents Letter to Bruce Elliott from Elisabeth Potter regarding the Ashland Marble Works, dated June 24th, 2013; Letter to Elisabeth Potter from an unknown sender regarding package lists and a CD with cemetery photos on it, dated April 15th, 2013; Internet search for historical newspaper regarding William Sanderson and Sarah Russell; Image identification fact sheet for photographs in the Russell research material; Internet research on the Siskiyou County Historical Society and its beginnings;...
Dates: 2013
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Illahe

Ned Vilas Photographs, Blossoms and Branches, 1977

 File — Box: 18, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:02.83
Scope and Contents

The photographs, proof sheets, and negatives include handwritten notes and a list of people in the photographs. There are several photographs of Ned Vilas.

Dates: 1977
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Number One Hillcrest, The Boslough-Claycomb House, One Hillcrest, Ashland, Oregon, 1980

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:01.43
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Boslough-Claycomb House as a private residence, in Ashlad, built for Dr. Arthur Boslough. Herschel Claycomb purchased the home and moved his family to Ashland where he became the owner of the local Ford Agency dealership. The house was in the Claycomb family until 1980.The documents regarding the history of the house, both the Boslough and Claycomb families are found in the nomination papers, along with two photographs and...
Dates: 1980
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

OHS photograph map, bulk: 1852-2007

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:04.59
Scope and Contents Letter to Kay Atwood from Lucy Berkley regarding the completion of her manuscript, dated October 18th, 2007; Instructions on how to care for and proceed with sample tracking charts for the Oregon territory 1852; Instructions on how to care for and proceed with sample tracking charts for the “B” Map; Instructions on how to care for and proceed with sample tracking charts for the Oregon territory west of the cascades 1855; Letter to Lucy Berkley from Kay Atwood regarding permission to use...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1852-2007
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Illahe

Old Photographs of Ashland

 File — Box: 08, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:02.01
Scope and Contents

The collection of photographs shows the city of Ashland through the lens of a local photographer, Terry Skibby. Skibby has spent years photographing and documenting the history of Ashland.

Dates: 1890-2004
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Photographs /Engravings

 File — Box: 45, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:05.67
Scope and Contents Film negatives of portrait photos of men; List of illustrations for Chaining Oregon; Illustration of survey instrument; Series of sample tracking charts for photos for collection material requested; Photocopy of an Illustration of The Solar Compass with description; photograph of an Illustration of The Solar Compass; photograph of an illustration of a surveying instrument; photograph of an illustration of a small town; photograph of Table Rock; photograph of an Illustration of The Solar...
Dates: 1809-2013
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

Police Department Illustrations, Ashland Police Department, Ashland, Oregon, 1997

 File — Box: 09, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:02.13
Scope and Contents

A collection of photographs, negatives, and proof sheets show images of the Ashland Police Department and its Officers. Included are a newspaper article, handwritten notes, and a research paper by Kay Atwood written about the police department.

Dates: 1997
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Prints and negatives, 1850-1900

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.78
Scope and Contents

These materials are prints and negatives of historical Jackson County, Oregon. Many of the photos are undated, but most of them appear to be from the nineteenth century. These are photos for the Mill Creek Journal project.

Dates: 1850-1900
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

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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
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Surveyors 10
Grants Pass (Or.) 7
West (U.S.) 6
Chinese Americans 5
Mines and mineral resources 5
Authorship 4
Orchards 4
Oregon, Southern 4
Business correspondence 3
Cemeteries 3
Hazardous geographic environments 3
Maps 3
personal correspondence 3
Central Point (Or.) 2
Interviews 2
Josephine County (Or.) 2
Klamath Falls (Or.) 2
Minorities 1
Oregon, Western 1
Periodicals 1
Police 1
Prospect (Or.) 1
Railroads 1
Roseburg (Or.) 1
Washington (State) 1
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