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:
Jackson County Orchards maps, 1935
Map of Jackson County showing location of orchards in 1925, signed by Kay Atwood in 1980 (4 copies)
Jacksonville cemetery
Jacksonville – SOHS – Maps/ photographs / Artwork, 2007
James Freeman biographical research, 2002-2003
James Freeman biographical research, bulk: 1907-2004
JHR and AHR-biographical, bulk: 1880-2002
JHR and AHR-professional, bulk: 1860-2013
JJ Hill Library – photographs ; TEXT, 2006-2007
Tracking chart for Reed/Hyde Papers, dated August 3rd, 2006; James J. Hill – Library Photos and Letters, related documentation; Letter to Dr. W. Thomas White regarding permission requests for a letter from the James J. Hill Library collection; Email to Kay Atwood from Eileen McCormack regarding descendants of the Hyde family, dated October 22nd, 2007
John and Susanna Ahlf House, 762 North West Sixth Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1982
The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form describes the Ahlf House, built in 1902 as a private residence in Grants Pass, for John Ahlf and his wife, Susanna. The home has a significant history with Grants Pass, Oregon.
The documents furnished are correspondence regarding the nomination, images of floor plans, photograph slide, and negatives, as well as John and Susanna's marriage certificate.
John Gibbs Mountain House – letters, bulk: 1834-1926
Photograph film slide of John Gibbs’ tombstone; Handwritten letter to Christian Herold from Mrs. J.H. Russell regarding the Gibbs family, dated April 20th, 1926; Handwritten letter to James Rulpell from Leonard Gibbs, date unknown; : Handwritten letter to James Rulpell from Thomas Davis, dated April 10th, 1854; Handwritten letter to James Rulpell from a member of the Gibbs family, dated May 13th, 1854; Ledger by Probate Judge J.M.F. Patton dated March 16, 1834
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