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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:

Hillcrest Orchard, 3285 Hillcrest Road, Medford, Oregon, 1982

 File — Box 06: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116383], Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:01.74
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places form describes Hillcrest Orchard with fifteen buildings constructed between 1900 and 1981. The Reginald and Maude Parsons House is the primary residence built from 1917-1926. Hillcrest Orchard initially developed by William Hubert Stewart, a member of the prominent Rogue Valley Stewart family. In 1908, Reginald Hascall Parsons with three other investors purchased the orchard. Parsons was involved with the community until his death in 1955 at which...
Dates: 1982

Historic Cemeteries: Where Stones Talk, 1998

 File — Box 26: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116599], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:03.74
Scope and Contents

The item is a lesson plan for elementary school students about the history of local cemeteries in Medford, Oregon. The full title of the work, held in a binder, is "Historic Cemeteries: Where Stones Talk, A Lesson Plan for Third and Fourth Grade Elementary Students."

Dates: 1998

Historic Cemeteries: Where Stones Talk, 1998

 File — Box 26: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116599], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:03.75
Scope and Contents

The item is a lesson plan for elementary school students about the history of local cemeteries in Medford, Oregon. The full title of the work, held in a binder, is "Historic Cemeteries: Where Stones Talk, A Lesson Plan for Third and Fourth Grade Elementary Students."

Dates: 1998

Historic Grants Pass Courier, 1935

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.28
Scope and Contents

Historic Grants Pass newspapers including the Golden Anniversary Edition of the Grants Pass Courier – April 3, 1935. Stories in this edition reminisce about the history of the gold discovery, recounting the mining tales of old, the tragedies of the early days, ghost towns, size of gold nuggets, and the people living in the area.

Dates: 1935

Historic Preservation Briefs

 File — Box 17: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116508], Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:02.74
Scope and Contents

The series of articles addresses historic buildings and the best method for preservation and repairs. The information identifies practices such as retrofitting historic buildings with fire safety and evaluating a structure for the National Register of Historic Places.

Dates: 1890-2004

Historic Structures Report for Vancouver Barracks, West Barracks Vancouver National Historic Reserve, 2003

 File — Box 12: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116441], Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:02.40
Scope and Contents

The report describes Fort Vancouver and the United States Military, with essential details from the 1880s through 1946. The text describes the history of the buildings and changes the barracks underwent over time. Also included are images of plans, photos, and building floor plans.

Dates: 2003

Historical Resource survey

 File — Box 31: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116649], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:04.21
Scope and Contents

Historical Resource Survey. Rural Klamath County, Oregon

Dates: 1822-2014

Honeymoon Creek Snow Survey Cabin, Sky Lakes Wilderness, Butte Falls Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Klamath County, Oregon, 1993

 File — Box 07: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116391], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:01.81
Scope and Contents

The "Heritage Resource Evaluation and Project Description for the Honeymoon Creek Cabin" report, includes research information on the historical background of the cabin, as well as recommendations of how to preserve the structure. It was eligible for the National Registry of Historic Places at the time of this report. There are images of the cabin structure and maps.

Dates: 1993

Honorable History photographs part 1

 File — Box 18: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116516], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:02.85
Scope and Contents

The photographs and negatives document the honorable mentions of the local history, people, and historical places in Southern Oregon. Included are handwritten notes on the subjects of the photographs.

Dates: 1890-2004

Honorable History photographs part 2

 File — Box 18: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116516], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:02.86
Scope and Contents

The photographs and negatives document the honorable mentions of the local history, people, and historical places in Southern Oregon. Included are handwritten notes on the subjects of the photographs.

Dates: 1890-2004

Additional filters:

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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