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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:

Ned Vilas Photographs, Blossoms and Branches, 1977

 File — Box 18: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116516], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:02.83
Scope and Contents

The photographs, proof sheets, and negatives include handwritten notes and a list of people in the photographs. There are several photographs of Ned Vilas.

Dates: 1977

Nelson, Thomas

 File — Box 45: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116789], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:05.60
Scope and Contents

Notes on the Thomas Nelson Papers from The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library; Series of letter correspondence for Thomas Nelson in the 1850’s taken from WA MSS 71 of The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and WA MSS S-21 76 of the Thomas Nelson Papers

Dates: 1809-2013

Newspaper clippings with Rogue Valley sketches and related documents, 1971-1972

 File — Box 39: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116722], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:04.61
Scope and Contents Newspaper clipping with article “Historical Ad Program Offered” from the Medford Mail Tribune featuring a photograph of Kay Atwood with Chris Barker, dated December 28th, 1971; Newspaper clipping with article “I Specialize in Very Expensive Books for Collectors Where the Book Itself is a Tactile Thing” from the Northwest Magazine relating to Louis Osborne, dated March 12th, 1972; Newspaper clipping with article “Festival Association Proposes Making Carriage House Theater” from the Medford...
Dates: 1971-1972

Nils Ahlstrom house, 248 5th Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1979

 File — Box 01: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116334], Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:01.05
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Nils Ahlstrom house. John Fruhan constructed the Nils Ahlstrom house in 1888, in the Classical Revival Style, located in the Railroad District of Ashland. There are photocopies of two newspaper articles dated October 2, 1888, and March 18, 1919. Also, a handwritten family history of the Ahlstrone family dated February 4, 1963. The file includes images of the exterior of the house showing different angles and...
Dates: 1979

Noble-Gohrke House, George Calhoun House, 612 Northwest Fifth Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1980

 File — Box 03: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116359], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:01.44
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Noble-Gohrke House. Constructed in 1909 as an elegant residence in Grants Pass, for George S. and Ella Calhoun. Mr. Calhoun served the Grants Pass community in many ways. In 1923, James Noble, a miner, purchased the home. The Gohrke family purchased the residence in 1944 and remained there until 1979.A history of the Calhoun, Noble, and Gohrke families is found in the nomination forms, as well as plot and city plans,...
Dates: 1980

Number One Hillcrest, The Boslough-Claycomb House, One Hillcrest, Ashland, Oregon, 1980

 File — Box 03: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116359], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:01.43
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Boslough-Claycomb House as a private residence, in Ashlad, built for Dr. Arthur Boslough. Herschel Claycomb purchased the home and moved his family to Ashland where he became the owner of the local Ford Agency dealership. The house was in the Claycomb family until 1980.The documents regarding the history of the house, both the Boslough and Claycomb families are found in the nomination papers, along with two photographs and...
Dates: 1980

Nutting Preparatory School, 2004

 File — Box 41: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116748], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:05.04
Scope and Contents Email conversation between Kay Atwood and Margaret Steneck regarding Rufus Nutting and Lodi Plains, dated March 17th, 2004; Letter to Kay Atwood from Michelle Sweetser regarding Dr. Nutting’s Preparatory Academy in Lodi Plains, enclosed are photocopies of documents from the Bentley Historical Library’s vertical files holding information pertaining to Nutting, dated March 4th, 2004; Statement from the Bentley Historical Library describing the vertical files provided related to Rufus...
Dates: 2004

OHS – Beekman Material

 File — Box 49: Series MSS025:06 [Barcode: 35138008116821], Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:06.23
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes

Dates: 1855-2000

OHS MSS 914 – Letters, 1853

 File — Box 44: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116771], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS025:05.53
Scope and Contents

Transcription of letter from DLC Claimants, 1853; MSS 914 – Preston, John B. letters from DLC Claimants, 1853; MSS 914 – Preston, John B. letters from DLC Claimants, 1853 D-G Index; MSS 914 – Preston, John B. letters from DLC Claimants, 1853 N-R Index; MSS 914 – Preston, John B. letters from DLC Claimants, 1853 H-I Index; MSS 914 – Preston, John B. letters from DLC Claimants, 1853 A-C Index

Dates: 1853

OHS – MSS Text, 2007

 File — Box 44: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116771], Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:05.44
Scope and Contents

Envelope addressed to Kay Atwood, dated November 5th, 2007; Envelope addressed to Kay Atwood, dated November 5th, 2007; Letter to MaryAnn Cambell from Kay Atwood regarding a request to include excerpts from a manuscript collection in the Oregon Historical Society Library, dated October 7th, 2007; Tracking chart for manuscript permissions application

Dates: 2007

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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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