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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:

Kelsey Creek to material, bulk: 1900-1976

 File — Box 28: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116615], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:04.01
Scope and Contents Negative film strips of Kelsey Creek and baskets; Pictures of negative film strips of Kelsey Creek and baskets; two children sitting by a flowing pipe line; a Pack String at Mule Creek; a large group of people; the Marcelles, Billings, and Jones family members; a family with horses in front of their house; Mule Creek Bridge; men at the Tina H. Camp; Mule Creek Flume; George Billings Home at Mule Creek; a man with three dead deer; a Thomas mower at B. Billings Ranch; Glen Woodridge...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1900-1976

Kerby - General History, 1856-1969

 File — Box 22: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116557], Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS025:03.38
Scope and Contents

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 Included are newspaper articles, typewritten firsthand accounts, and other historical documents related to Kerby.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.

Dates: 1856-1969

Klamath County Survey, 1990

 File — Box 05: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116375], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:01.68
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1990

Klamath Falls City Hall, 226 South Fifth St, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1989

 File — Box 05: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116375], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:01.61
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1989

Klamath Falls City Library, Klamath Falls City Hall Annex, Klamath Falls City Administration Building, 500 Klamath Avenue, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1989

 File — Box 05: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116375], Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:01.62
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1989

Klamath Falls Cultural Resources survey, 1986

 File — Box 31: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116649], Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:04.22
Scope and Contents

Klamath Falls Cultural Resources Survey. Ward Tonsfeldt, Kay Atwood, Ben Francy, David Braly, Margaret Queary.

Dates: 1986

Klamath Falls Methodist Church, Southwest Corner North Tenth and High Streets, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1989

 File — Box 05: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116375], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:01.69
Scope and Contents

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."

Dates: 1989

Klamath Falls Survey Report Forms - Part 1, 1986

 File — Box 25: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116581], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:03.65
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1986

Klamath Falls Survey Report Forms - Part 2, 1986

 File — Box 25: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116581], Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:03.66
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1986

Klamath National Forest - Addendum Research, 1917-1972

 File — Box 10: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116425], Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:02.22
Scope and Contents

An inventory of all buildings and structures in the Klamath National forest dating from 1917 through 1972.

Dates: 1917-1972

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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