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 85 Collections and/or Records:
Freeman, James – In Oregon, bulk: 1851-2006
File — Box: 42, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:05.22
Scope and Contents
Letter to the Grant County Historical Society Library from Kay Atwood regarding photographic images of James Freeman, dated September 12th, 2006; Survey contract 1 – James Freeman 1851; Letter to John Preston from James Freeman, dated June 20th, 1851; Letter between James Freeman and John Preston, dated July 20th, 1851; Letter from James Freeman, dated August, 1851; Miscellaneous handwritten notes pertaining to James Freeman; Field notes for the Willamette Meridian South of the Baseline;...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1851-2006
Gardner, Charles, bulk: 1809-1900
File — Box: 46, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:05.73
Scope and Contents
Temporary record for the George Clinton Gardner papers, dated 1809-1900; Document outlining the life and death of Ann Eliza Gardner and Col. Charles Kitchel Gardner; Biographical description of Charles K. Gardner; Glossary of “Surveyor General”; Excerpt of written material pertaining to C.K. Gardner; Information about John Zieber and his journal, 1851
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1809-1900
“Gazelle”, 1854
File — Box: 46, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:05.78
Scope and Contents
Excerpt of the Oregonian from April 15th, 1854
Dates:
1854
General Land Office – Maps
File — Box: 43, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:05.27
Scope and Contents
Map with Oregon GPS coordinates and plot sections 16-21 and 28-33; Map with Oregon GPS coordinates and plot sections 15 ,16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, and 34; Map with Oregon GPS coordinates and plot sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36; Map with Oregon GPS coordinates and plot sections 10, 11, 14, 15, 22, and 23; Map with Oregon GPS coordinates and plot sections 2, 3, 10, 11, 14, and 15; Map with Oregon GPS coordinates and plot sections 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, 34; Map with Oregon...
Dates:
1809-2013
General Land Office Maps, bulk: 1851-2006
File — Box: 44, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:05.43
Scope and Contents
List of map titles used for research; General Land Office Map – Township 1 North, Range 1 East W.M. Willamette Meridian North from Initial Point to Willamette River 1851; General Land Office Map – Township 1 North, Range 3 West Willamette Base Line West through Hillsborough 1851; General Land Office Map – Township 1 North, Range 3 West Willamette Base Line near present Forest Grove, Oregon 1851; General Land Office Map – Township 2 North, Range 1 West Willamette Meridian North; Crossing...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1851-2006
George Hyde – Oregon (and Wells Lake), bulk: 1852-2000
File — Box: 45, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:05.55
Scope and Contents
Letter to C.K. Gardner from George Hyde, dated July 25th, 1854; Email to Kay Atwood from Romey Ware, Douglas County Surveyor, regarding original survey work of George Hyde, dated November 17th, 2000; Letter to John B. Preston from an unknown sender, dated July 10th, 1852; Letter to John B. Preston from George Hyde, dated July 8th, 1852; Letter to C.K. Gardner from Wells Lake, dated March 26th, 1855; Letter to C.K. Gardner from Wells Lake, dated March 26th, 1855; Letter to George Hyde from...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1852-2000
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
Hyde, George – Biography, bulk: 1855-2003
File — Box: 46, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:05.71
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous handwritten notes regarding George Hyde; Excerpt of “Genesee County” author unknown; Email to Kay Atwood from Roger Gambrel regarding G.W. Hyde’s death date, dated November 18th, 2000; Excerpt of The Joliet Daily News including the obituary of George Hyde, dated November 30th, 1891; Email to Kay Atwood from Norman Caldwell regarding mentions of George Hyde in The Joliet Daily News, dated November 16th, 2000; Excerpt of newspaper including a mention of George Hyde, dated...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1855-2003
Ives and Hyde correspondence, bulk: 1977-2003
File — Box: 41, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:05.07
Scope and Contents
Emails to Kay Atwood from Gail Moreau regarding found research on Ives and Hyde, dated April 4th, 2001; Email to Kay Atwood from Norman Caldwell regarding Ives and Hunt and the biographies of the 205 men that were U.S. deputies in Michigan from 1808-2000, dated November 9th, 2000; Letter to Kay Atwood from Roger Woodfill of District 9 Land Survey Co. regarding the addresses of Surveyors Historical Society Members who may be able to help in Kay’s research on Ives and Hyde, dated November...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1977-2003
Ives and Hyde correspondence, 2000-2004
File — Box: 41, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:05.08
Scope and Contents
Email to Kay Atwood from Martha Duncan regarding her manuscript, dated March 12th, 2004; Email to Kay Atwood from Martha Duncan regarding Caleb Ives’ letter, dated March 4th, 2004; Letter conversation between Kay Atwood and Janet Bloom of the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan regarding the George Clinton Gardner Papers, dated February 2004; Oregon Historical Records Index Search Results, Joseph Hunt is highlighted, dated January 31st, 2004; Letter to the Burton...
Dates:
2000-2004
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