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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 154 Collections and/or Records:

Misc. Josephine Co. Pioneers, Bridges, Ferries, 1931-1978

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.39
Scope and Contents

The materials are a collection of historical documents related to various aspects of Josephine County, including early community pioneers and infrastructure of the region.

Dates: 1931-1978
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Misc. Research for John Gibbs Mountain house

 File — Box: 37, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:04.45
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes on scratch paper regarding research; Screenshot of a google search for Leonard Gibbs and Betsy Robards; History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties by W.E. Alexander; Land patent details for John Gibbs’ Mountain House; Handwritten notes on Hugh Franklin and the Russell family; To do list for Kay Atwood regarding Emil Wienecke research

Dates: 1822-2014
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Illahe

Miscellaneous Chinese Research Findings (Jacksonville Area), 1992

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:06.19
Scope and Contents Inventory record for the State of Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties, record for “The Beekman Bank”; Newspaper clipping with article “Chinese Mining Camp to be Excavated” by Richard Cockle, published in the Oregonian on April 16th, 1992; Miscellaneous handwritten research notes; Business card for the “Chinese Art Studio”; Jackson County’s Banking History: The First Bank in Jackson County, Oregon The Beekman Banking House; Excerpt from “Gold in the Woodpile”; Newspaper clipping with...
Dates: 1992
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

Miscellaneous Research Findings, 1873

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS025:06.30
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Handwritten material on legal paper; Clippings of an article titled “A Moral Perjurer, if not Legal, and His Aiders and Abettors” published in the Times; Clippings of an article titled “Vite Prejudice and the Chinese” published in The Oregon Sentinel, dated Summer of 1873

Dates: 1873
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

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

Moody, Hunt, etc., bulk: 1823-2003

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:05.12
Scope and Contents Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series N. 569 for Lafayette Cartee, dated December 2nd, 1823 – September 2nd, 1891; IDADA-L Archives search results from Cecilia E. Brown, dated October 22nd, 2000; 1880 United States census record for the Nelson household and correspondence; Walla Walla County biographical information for Joseph W. Toner; Biographical description of Dr. Andrew W. Patterson: Surveyor General; Email to Kay Atwood from Jack Bowder...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1823-2003
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

Murphy / Provolt General, 1961-1978

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.45
Scope and Contents

The materials concern the history of a settlement in southern Oregon called Murphy and the Provolt family who lived there.

Dates: 1961-1978
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

NARA Clamant Letters, 1853-1854

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:05.51
Scope and Contents

Series of letters to Stewarts’ Creek Rogue River Valley regarding land claims, dated in 1853; Letter to C.K. Gordon from Amanda (last name unknown), dated September 4th, 1854

Dates: 1853-1854
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

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Surveyors 51
History, Local 33
Historic buildings 29
Mines and mineral resources 25
Chinese Americans 23
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Oregon, Southern 19
Business correspondence 15
Josephine County (Or.) 15
Photographs 14
Ashland (Or.) 10
Rogue River Valley (Klamath County-Curry County, Or.) 9
Periodicals 8
Biography 7
personal correspondence 7
West (U.S.) 6
Forests and forestry 5
Oregon, Western 3
Ships and Shipping 3
diaries 3
California, Northern 2
Elementary and Secondary Education 2
Klamath County (Or.) 2
Northwest, Pacific 2
Roads--Design and construction 2
personal narratives 2
Cemeteries 1
Floods 1
Illinois River Valley (Or.) 1
Indians of North America 1
Interviews 1
Maps 1
Orchards 1
Sawmills 1
Siskiyou National Forest (Or. and Calif.) 1
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