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:
Kelsey Creek to material, bulk: 1900-1976
Kerby - General History, 1856-1969
The materials relate to the history of the town of Kerby, Oregon. Included are newspaper articles, typewritten firsthand accounts, and other historical documents related to Kerby. A Kerby Quadrangle maps dated 1918 and 1937.
Klamath County Survey, 1990
The survey is a compilation of properties in Klamath County 1-B sites and provides the name of the property and their locations. Materials include a summary of historical information and dates, outlining the events and their significance to the area. Additional documents include handwritten notes and correspondence concerning the data.
Klamath Falls City Hall, 226 South Fifth St, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1989
The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Klamath Falls City Hall erected in 1914, to replace the original wood frame building. This building structure has an exterior made from brick.
There is correspondence regarding the nomination, and images include a newspaper article, photographs, and plot plans.
Klamath Falls City Library, Klamath Falls City Hall Annex, Klamath Falls City Administration Building, 500 Klamath Avenue, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1989
The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Klamath Falls Library. Constructed in 1926, a history of the City Library explains the beginning of the library and subsequent changes.
Materials include correspondence regarding the nomination, a newspaper article, four photographs, images of the library, and handwritten notes.
Klamath Falls Cultural Resources survey, 1986
Klamath Falls Cultural Resources Survey. Ward Tonsfeldt, Kay Atwood, Ben Francy, David Braly, Margaret Queary.
Klamath Falls Methodist Church, Southwest Corner North Tenth and High Streets, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1989
The research concerns the placement of the Klamath Falls Methodist Church on the National Registry of Historic Places. Documents include correspondence regarding the work needed, along with the cost for the project. An image of the State of Oregon Inventory physical description sheet from 1976, and a research paper of the "History of Methodism—Klamath Falls Area."
Klamath Falls Survey Report Forms - Part 1, 1986
The first half of a collection of "historic resource survey forms" of historic properties in Klamath Falls for the Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties. Most were recorded by Kay Atwood.
Klamath Falls Survey Report Forms - Part 2, 1986
The second half of a collection of "historic resource survey forms" of historic properties in Klamath Falls for the Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties. Most were recorded by Kay Atwood.
Klamath National Forest - Addendum Research, 1917-1972
An inventory of all buildings and structures in the Klamath National forest dating from 1917 through 1972.
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- Archival Object 523
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- Historic buildings 211
- research notes 154
- History, Local 108
- Surveyors 85
- Photographs 83
- 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 + ∧ less