Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)
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:
PDF’s, 2008
Photograph and Illustrations poss. and sources
Illustrations and brief descriptions of land survey; List of land surveyors in Oregon; Miscellaneous handwritten notes regarding online archives of land surveying
Photographs /Engravings
Preston, John – Biography, bulk: 1838-2003
Public Surveys – BLM
Township map guide; List of Jackson County surveyors; Notes on distance conversions for surveyors; Table of measurements for a township map; Pamphlet for how land surveying serves the public; Guide to surveying including measurements and diagram templates; Distribution guide of a section of land – 640 acres
Remissions, Collected, 2004-2008
Rogue River Valley Desc., bulk: 1952-2001
Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Biographical research on the Patton family including Mrs. Frances N. Patton, Matthew Patton, and Thomas McF. Patton written by Janine M. Bork. Published in 2001; List of quotes pertaining to the Indian population in Oregon; Copy of “Oregon War: Review of Agent Metcalf’s Letter of Defense” by John Beeson; Excerpt from the Oregonian from July 3rd, 1952
Solar Compass, bulk: 1989-2003
Description of the solar compass from The National Museum of American History; Article titled “Operating Principles of a Burt’s Solar Compass” by F.D. Uzes, dated October 8th, 1989; Article titled “The Search For An Ancestor: Pioneer Survey William A. Burt” by John S. Burt, dated October 8th, 1989; Email to Kay Atwood from Bud Uzes regarding Davies book, dated April 17th, 2003; Photos and description of the solar compass
Sources / Inspiration, bulk: 1864-2000
Stanford – MSS Text, 2004-2007
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