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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 85 Collections and/or Records:

PDF’s, 2008

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:05.28
Scope and Contents List of PDF files dated February 29th, 2008 attached are township maps of Oregon; Meridian map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 1; Map of Southern Washington, figure 43; Map of Southern Washington of Northern Oregon, figure 29; Map of the Willamette base line and meridian, figure 56; Map of Northwest Oregon, figure 34; Map of Western Oregon, figure 39; Map of Southern Oregon, figure 45; Map of the Rogue Valley, figure 52; Map of Jackson and Josephine county, figure 53; Map of Southern...
Dates: 2008

Photograph and Illustrations poss. and sources

 File — Box: 41, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:05.06
Scope and Contents

Illustrations and brief descriptions of land survey; List of land surveyors in Oregon; Miscellaneous handwritten notes regarding online archives of land surveying

Dates: 1809-2013

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

Preston, John – Biography, bulk: 1838-2003

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:05.72
Scope and Contents Letter to Kay Atwood from Thomas White regarding photographs of the Hyde family; Excerpts of newspaper articles that reference John Preston; Individual census record for John Bower Preston; Individual census record for Julia Elizabeth Hyde; Copy of “The Pioneer Women of Vancouver Island 1843-1866” by N. de Bertrand Lugrin, published 1928; Email to Kay Atwood from Erwin Wodarczak regarding the Trutch Papers, dated September 9th, 2002; Notes on John Preston and family from the Rogue Valley...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1838-2003

Public Surveys – BLM

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:05.34
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1809-2013

Remissions, Collected, 2004-2008

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:05.41
Scope and Contents Email to Kay Atwood from Beth Salem regarding photograph permission requests, dated February 6th, 2008; Letter to Lucy Berkley from Kay Atwood regarding John Preston’s Map, dated January 29th, 2008; Email to Lucy Berkley from Kay Atwood regarding cost of using the map, dated January 30th, 2008; Letter to Kay Atwood from Margaret Kimball of The Stanford University Library regarding letters written by Butler Ives, dated November 19th, 2007; Letter to Kay Atwood from Shawna Gandy regarding...
Dates: 2004-2008

Rogue River Valley Desc., bulk: 1952-2001

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:05.69
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: Majority of material found within 1952-2001

Solar Compass, bulk: 1989-2003

 File — Box: 46, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:05.81
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: Majority of material found within 1989-2003

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

Stanford – MSS Text, 2004-2007

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:05.32
Scope and Contents Envelope with Kay Atwood’s address and information written on it; Miscellaneous handwritten note; Information on obtaining a permission request for Stanford University; Letter to Margaret Kimball from Kay Atwood regarding M.A. Ives Papers, dated October 27th, 2007; Guide to Timothy Hopkins transportation collection, 1816-1942; Guide to Timothy Hopkins transportation collection, 1816-1942 preferred citation; Letter between Kay Atwood and Martha Duncan regarding photograph permission...
Dates: 2004-2007

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