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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 529 Collections and/or Records:

Eight Dollar Mountain, 1984

 File — Box 22: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116557], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS025:03.34
Scope and Contents

These materials are related to Eight Dollar Mountain and its history. The central document is Atwood's historical context report on Eight Dollar Mountain that she sent to the Josephine County Planning Office on July 23, 1984. The other materials are undated articles or documents on the history of Eight Dollar Mountain.

Dates: 1984

Elliot MacCracken, February 8, 1979

 File — Box 01: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115559], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS004:01.02
Scope and Contents

The transcript of Elliot MacCracken's interview concerns his time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was a professor.

Dates: February 8, 1979

Elliot MacCracken, February 8, 1979

 File — Box 03: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115575], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS004:01.17
Scope and Contents

The oral history describes Elliot McCracken's time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was a professor. Cassette format.

Dates: February 8, 1979

Emerick-Phillips house, or Lena Anderson Phillips house, 1068 East Main Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1985

 File — Box 01: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116334], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:01.12
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Emerick-Phillips house located in Ashland. Established in 1908 as a private residence for Jeremiah C. Emerick and his wife, Sarah. Architecturally, this house is the only Bungalow Style left in Ashland to that is representative in style, setting, and integrity. It is equally valuable for its ties to Eli K. Anderson and his family, who were significant contributors to Ashland and Southern Oregon.The file includes...
Dates: 1985

Enders House and Building, Henry G. Enders, Sr. Home 31 South Second Street, Ashland, Oregon, Enders Building, 250-300 East Main Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1978-1985

 File — Box 03: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116359], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:01.37
Scope and Contents

The National Register of Historic Places nomination forms for the Enders House and Building describe the house and Mr. Enders businesses in Ashland. The home was a private residence for Henry G. Enders, Sr. and his family. Mr. Enders purchased an entire block on Main Street for his business endeavors.

The correspondence, legal documents, handwritten notes, copies of newspapers articles, plot plans, and images provide insight into the nominations.

Dates: 1978-1985

“Engravings”

 File — Box 43: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116763], Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:05.25
Scope and Contents

Illustration of a solar compass; Plot outline showing base lines and meridians; TS divided into sections; Detailed illustration of a solar compass; Illustration of Mound, Stake, and Stone corner boundaries; Illustration of a surveyors compass; Illustration of a solar compass

Dates: 1809-2013

Environmental History of the Little Applegate River watershed

 File — Box 31: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116649], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:04.20
Scope and Contents

An Environmental History of the Little Applegate River Watershed. Jackson County, Oregon

Dates: 1822-2014

Ernest Victor Carter 2nd House, 514 Siskiyou Blvd, Carter-Fortmiller House, Ashland, Oregon, 1983

 File — Box 01: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116334], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS025:01.17
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Carter-Fortmiller House, located in Ashland. The bungalow style house was built in 1909, by architect Frank Chamberlain Clark. The file includes an Ashland city map and correspondence concerning the nomination.Ernest along with his father and a brother came to Ashland in 1884 to open a the Bank of Ashland. Ernest later was elected to the Oregon Legislater. After Mr. Carter's death in 1933, his widow Anna Carter...
Dates: 1983

Ernest Victor Carter home, 505 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, Oregon, 1978

 File — Box 01: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116334], Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:01.09
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Ernest Victor Carter house located in township 39 south, range 1 east, Willamette Meridian. Mr. Carter, a successful banker, built the home in 1886 as an example of the Queen Anne architectural style. The nomination form describes the house as one of Ashland's more elegant homes of this style remaining.The file includes several photocopies of the house a variety of different views, as well as the town of Ashland...
Dates: 1978

Ernie Lyman - Jackson County Conversations, Prior to 1976

 File — Box 19: Series MSS025:02; Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116524], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:02.89
Scope and Contents

The handwritten note on an envelope from Ernie Lyman and correspondence permits Kay Atwood to use written materials and photographs he has contributed to use for local history.

Dates: Prior to 1976

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Type
Archival Object 523
Digital Record 4
Collection 2
 
Subject
Historic buildings 211
research notes 154
History, Local 108
Surveyors 85
Photographs 83
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Ashland (Or.) 81
Mines and mineral resources 51
West (U.S.) 45
Business correspondence 43
Oregon, Southern 39
Universities and colleges--Faculty 38
oral histories 38
Chinese Americans 37
Authorship 32
Josephine County (Or.) 31
Cemeteries 28
Maps 26
Rogue River Valley (Klamath County-Curry County, Or.) 24
Hazardous geographic environments 22
Sound recordings 22
Oregon, Western 21
Periodicals 19
Forests and forestry 15
Klamath County (Or.) 15
Fire lookouts 13
Grants Pass (Or.) 13
Orchards 12
personal correspondence 11
Biography 9
California, Northern 8
Elementary and Secondary Education 7
Klamath Falls (Or.) 7
personal narratives 7
City councils 6
Interviews 6
Medicine 6
Northwest, Pacific 6
diaries 6
Business records 4
Central Point (Or.) 4
Indians of North America 4
Ranching 4
Sawmills 4
19th century 3
Jacksonville (Or.) 3
Minorities 3
Real property 3
Roads--Design and construction 3
Ships and Shipping 3
Siskiyou National Forest (Or. and Calif.) 3
Crater Lake (Or.) 2
Depressions--1929 2
Eagle Point (Or.) 2
Fire departments 2
Law 2
Prospect (Or.) 2
Railroads 2
Rogue River National Forest (Or. and Calif.) 2
Roseburg (Or.) 2
Takelma Indians 2
Watersheds 2
World War, 1939-1945 2
Abstracts of title 1
Agriculture 1
Art 1
Census 1
Colleges and Universities 1
County courts 1
Drama festivals 1
Endemic plants 1
Environmentalism 1
Floods 1
Forest management 1
Frontier and pioneer life 1
Geology 1
Illinois River Valley (Or.) 1
Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific 1
Jackson County (Or.) 1
Oregon 1
Phoenix (Or.) 1
Pioneers 1
Police 1
Religion 1
Salem 1
Slides 1
Tulelake (Calif.) 1
Universities and colleges -- History 1
Video recordings 1
Washington (State) 1
scrapbooks 1
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