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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:

Frank Chamberlain Clark - part 2, 1981-1982

 File — Box 19: Series MSS025:02; Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116524], 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: Series MSS025:02; Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116524], 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: Series MSS025:02; Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116524], 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

Frank Chamberlain Clark personal life, 1924-1982

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.11
Scope and Contents The correspondence from a variety of offices in several states and counties requests information regarding Frank Chamberlain Clark. Also included is an article from the "Medford Mail Tribune," September 9, 1928, referring to honors Clark received. Additional notes on Mr. Clark and his life contain details from a narrative given by his daughter Louise Clark Patterson. Patterson mentions that her father lost all his money in the Great Depression. Also included is a photograph of a...
Dates: 1924-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - photographs, 1979-1982

 File — Box 20: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116532], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:03.17
Scope and Contents

The photographs show Frank C. Clark and his wife Gracie, as well as images and descriptions of pictures depicting designs Mr. Clark created. Also included is a handwritten note about the photos.

Dates: 1979-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - slides, 1981-1982

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.13
Scope and Contents

The slides depict eighteen homes and buildings designed by Mr. Clark in Southern Oregon and the Rogue Valley. The slides have names on the back to identify the houses.

Dates: 1981-1982

Frank Chamberlain Clark - unidentified buildings, 1979

 File — Box 19: Series MSS025:02; Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116524], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:03.02
Scope and Contents

The typed and handwritten notes concern unidentified buildings. There is an image of a Valley School dated 26 July 1979.

Dates: 1979

Frank Van Dyke, November 11, 1978

 File — Box 02: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115567], Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS004:01.13
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: November 11, 1978

Frank Van Dyke, November 11, 1978

 File — Box 03: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115575], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS004:01.30
Scope and Contents

The oral history describes Frank Van Dyke's time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was a professor. Cassette format: tape 1 of 2.

Dates: November 11, 1978

Frank Van Dyke, November 11, 1978

 File — Box 03: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115575], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS004:01.31
Scope and Contents

The oral history describes Frank Van Dyke's time at Southern Oregon State College, where he was a professor. Cassette format: tape 2 of 2.

Dates: November 11, 1978

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Subject
Historic buildings 211
research notes 154
History, Local 108
Surveyors 85
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Ashland (Or.) 81
Mines and mineral resources 51
West (U.S.) 45
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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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