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 154 Collections and/or Records:
Ownership of Whiskey Creek cabin, Rogue River canyon, bulk: 1916-1972
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
Possible Sources – Still to Check
Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Brochure for the Gin Lin Trail; Map of the Sterling Mine Ditch located on National Resource Land; Business card for Tai Yuen & Co.; Business card for Thomas W. Chinn; Empty envelope addressed to Kay Atwood
Postal Services / Offices, 1969
The materials concern the history of the postal service and the various postal offices in Josephine County since the nineteenth century. The primary document is a list of nineteenth century post offices compiled by Richard W. Helbock in the Postal Historian in 1969.
Preston, John – Biography, bulk: 1838-2003
Research notes, 1850-1987
These materials are research notes and materials related to Atwood's research for her book on the early history of Jackson County, Oregon, Mill Creek Journal. Included are photographs, primary source documents, and Atwood's typed and handwritten notes.
Research on Leong Chow, O. Chow, Wong Gooh, Wong Foo, etc
Miscellaneous handwritten notes
Rogue River Canyon history, bulk: 1975
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
Russell ledger and notebook, 2012
Handwritten scratch notes dated December 11th, 2012; Scratch notes and miscellaneous research on James Russell; Description of the James H. Russell Notebook and Ledger MS 16 SOHS Library item (2 copies); Internet search on the Caldwell family; Written biographical statement about Edward Walker Herrin
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- Chinese Americans 23
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- 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
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- Orchards 1
- Sawmills 1
- Siskiyou National Forest (Or. and Calif.) 1 ∧ less