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 529 Collections and/or Records:
Andrew J. Fredenburg House, 243 South Holly Street, Medford, Oregon, 1981
The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Andrew J. Fredenburg House, in Medford, built in 1892 as a private residence. It is the only remaining example of the brick houses built before 1900 in the community.
The documents contain correspondence regarding the nomination, legal documents, a letter containing the family history, plot plans, floor plans, and images of the home.
Applegate, Jesse, bulk: 1851-1883
Armory - Ashland, Oregon National Guard Armory at Ashland, 208 Oak Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1986
Ashland background research
Ashland Bank, Bank of Ashland, 15 North Main Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1979
Ashland cemetery
Miscellaneous handwritten notes regarding the Ashland Cemetery; Ashland Cemetery plot map; Grave markers 1860-1895 JHR and AHR; Find a Grave Memorial website research regarding people buried in the Ashland cemetery, specifically ones passed in the late 19th century
Ashland Cemetery Multiple Resource National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property, Ashland, Oregon, Jackson County, 1994
Ashland Cemetery, Plan-Guidelines, Hargadine Cemetery, Mountain View Cemetery, Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon, 2000
The guidelines for preserving the Ashland, Hargadine, and Mountain View cemeteries has been set up by the City of Ashland as guidelines for public visits. These were put into place to preserve the Historic nature, as each is on the National Register of Historic Places. Each cemetery has a unique historical story and pictures of some of the headstones, and the cemeteries are included.
Ashland Community Hospital, 1996
Atwood, Kay. Ashland Community Hospital, a century of caring. Page Logsdon, Peter Gross, Pamela Garrett.
Ashland Community Hospital - A Century of Caring, 1996
The manuscript and book, "Ashland Community Hospital: A Century of Caring" by Kay Atwood. The agreement for an x-ray machine to be purchased for the hospital in 1934 is included.
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