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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:

Frank Chamberlain Clark in-depth research, 1978-1982

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.07
Scope and Contents This folder contains in-depth research by Kay Atwood and Gail Evans, who worked together on the Frank Chamberlain Clark Survey. It includes handwritten notes and lists of homes and buildings he designed, some with Keeney, his partner. It also includes a copy of the National Register of Historic Places for the South Oakdale Historic District prepared by Vicki A. Bryden, listing homes, some of which Clark designed. Also included, are photograph slides of homes in Medford and images of...
Dates: 1978-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - interviews, 1982

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:03.18
Scope and Contents

A handwritten list compiles people familiar with Clark for potential interviews, include notes about the conversations.

Dates: 1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark inventory, 1982

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:03.19
Scope and Contents

Kay Atwood and Gail Evans created the "Frank Chamberlain Clark Survey" in 1982. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners sponsored the survey. The survey contains detailed information about the designs by Frank Clark, his biography, and forms documenting each building. The study consists of 232 pages and 12 pages of city maps.

Dates: 1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - inventory booklet, 1926-1982

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:03.06
Scope and Contents

This file contains an inventory list from 1982 of Frank C. Clark buildings and a typed list of buildings dating 1926 to 1940 from his Journal. Also included are handwritten notes regarding buildings that he designed.

Dates: 1926-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark inventory continued, 1982

 File — Box: 21, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:03.20
Scope and Contents

The binder contains a continuation of the Individual Forms for each of the documented buildings that comprise the full survey of Frank Chamberlain Clark's designs.

Dates: 1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - media coverage, 1980-1981

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.15
Scope and Contents

The folder contains media coverage of the "Survey of Frank Chamberlain Clark" architecture designs, both homes and businesses in Southern Oregon. Also included is a photograph of the ladies who fulfilled the task.

Dates: 1980-1981

Frank Chamberlain Clark - part 1, 1910-1982

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:03.08
Scope and Contents The materials contain research on Frank Chamberlain Clark, the Architect who designed many of the buildings and homes in Southern Oregon. There is an interview between Robert J. Keeney, Clark's partner after 1935, and Marjorie Edens of the Jacksonville Museum. Their discussion focuses on the designs by Frank C. Clark, Clark and Keeney, and Keeney. Other materials include excerpts from "The American Progress Magazine," regarding the progress and buildings of Ashland, Medford, and...
Dates: 1910-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - part 2, 1981-1982

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:03.09
Scope and Contents

The materials contain research on Frank Chamberlain Clark, the Architect who designed many of the buildings and homes in Southern Oregon and the Frank C. Clark Survey project. Included is a drawing of the Medford Elks Temple, a summary of the project proposal and budget, a newspaper article of the project, and correspondence from Government agencies regarding the project. Also included is the grant application for the project.

Dates: 1981-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - part 3, 1924-1982

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:03.10
Scope and Contents The materials contain research on Frank Chamberlain Clark, the Architect who designed many of the buildings and homes in Southern Oregon. Included is an outline of the criteria for the evaluation and rating of Clark's architecture and work. Also, an advertisement in "Archivists Calendar" requests information regarding Clark's work. Other materials include newspaper and magazine articles concerning Clark's work, drawings of some of his designs, as well as correspondence...
Dates: 1924-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - people to interview, 1982

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:03.04
Scope and Contents

This file contains a handwritten list of people to interview that knew Frank C. Chamberlain.

Dates: 1982

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