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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:

Material from Kubei Wilson Ledger

 File — Box 49: Series MSS025:06 [Barcode: 35138008116821], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS025:06.28
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Excerpt of the Kubei Ledger

Dates: 1855-2000

Mathis Welch House, 162 North Second Street, Central Point, Oregon, 1997

 File — Box 09: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116417], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:02.12
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Mathias Welch House as a private residence built in 1888 by the local brick-mason George Priddy. The Welch house is the only brick dwellings built in the original town boundary. Mr. Welch was a predominant member of the community, politician, and a businessman. A brief history of Mr. Welch is available in the nomination form, and there are images of a plot plan, floor plans, and newspaper articles. Photographs,...
Dates: 1997

Mayor Photo Project, Ashland, Oregon, 1997

 File — Box 07: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116391], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS025:01.92
Scope and Contents

The photographs and negatives feature Ashland mayors and trustee presidents. Additional materials, such as newspaper articles, handwritten notes, and an image of Captain Hiram S. Evans from "Portrait and Biographical Record," are included.

Dates: 1997

McDonald and Woodward, 2007-2013

 File — Box 43: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116763], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:05.35
Scope and Contents Speech outline relating to Chaining Oregon; Email to Kay Atwood from Jerry McDonald regarding royalties for Chaining Oregon, dated August 3rd, 2009; Email to Kay Atwood from Roger Roberts regarding George McFall, dated November 26th, 2008; Letter to Kay Atwood from Champ C. Vaughan regarding Chaining Oregon; Excerpt of the Oregon Historical Quarterly, dated Spring 2009 (2 copies); Review of Chaining Oregon from Terrae Incognitae, dated 2010; Letter to Kay Atwood from Trish Newcomb...
Dates: 2007-2013

McFall Diary, 2003

 File — Box 43: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116763], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS025:05.37
Scope and Contents

Tracking chart for manuscript permissions for the George McFall Diary; Email to Kay Atwood from Ellen McFall regarding the George McFall Journal, dated November 22nd, 2003

Dates: 2003

McFall, George, Diary and Bio, 2003

 File — Box 42: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116755], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:05.15
Scope and Contents

Open letter from Roger Roberts regarding the Diary of George McFall, dated September 15th, 2003; Email to Kay Atwood from Ellen McFall regarding George McFall’s Journals, dated November 18th, 2003; United States Census record for George McFall; Land patent details search results for patentees Millie Heirs of Arthur and William Arthur; Government Corner Re-Establishment Notes File Search Index reference map plus Ives and Hyde Notes

Dates: 2003

McKee Campground Shelter, McKee Bridge Forest Camp, McKee Bridge Picnic Area, Applegate Ranger District, Rogue River Nation Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1981

 File — Box 07: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116391], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:01.88
Scope and Contents The "Cultural Resource Inventory and Evaluation Report on the McKee Campground Shelter" discusses the impact and options for continued use of the Historical site. A discussion of each alternative suggestion details how it would impact the area. The paper outlines the history of the bridge and picnic area between the 1850s and 1970s. One idea suggests having the area placed on the National Registry of Historic Places as it still retains the structures constructed during The New...
Dates: 1981

McLean - Good Samaritan - Harbeck House, 724 Northwest Fourth Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1983

 File — Box 04: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116367], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:01.51
Scope and Contents

The National Register of Historic Places form describes the McLean House as a private residence constructed in 1890-1891. Robert McLean began his ministry in 1887 before the house was built and continued through the years.

The history for Mr. McLean is included in the nomination papers as well as research papers, 3X5 index cards, a pamphlet "Newman United Methodist Church," and six photograph images on slides of the home.

Dates: 1983

Meat Market, Kienlen-Harbeck Building, Harbeck's City Market, Maytag Building, 147 Southwest G Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1981

 File — Box 03: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116359], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:01.41
Scope and Contents

The National Register of Historic Places form describes the property as a commercial building constructed in 1900. The building has had a variety of businesses including a saloon and rooming house. It has great significance to the history of Grants Pass.

Additional materials include correspondence for the nomination, a physical description of property, land plots for the city, and a public hearing notice.

Dates: 1981

Medford Clinic History, 1948-1994

 File — Box 18: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116516], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:02.81
Scope and Contents

The Medford Clinic opened its doors in 1948. Robert Sleeter, Reinhold Kanzler, and Oscar Heyerman formed a team of physicians offering their expertise in the medical field for the people of Medford and the surrounding area. The history of the Medford Clinic provides a timeline and changes for the organization. A list of Physicians working at the Clinic between 1948 and 1994, their specialties, and the personal statements of selected Doctors and staff members.

Dates: 1948-1994

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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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