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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:

At home on the range
At home on the range

At home on the range

 Digital Work
Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16085coll23/id/8969

At Home on the Range, 2001

 File — Box 12: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116441], Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:02.38
Scope and Contents

The book, At Home on the Range, describes the lives of Austie Barron and Joan Neil. Joan, the only child of Jesse and Kathryn Neil, was eight years of age when her father died. Later they lost the family home to the bank. Austie and Joan survived adversity with the help of a long-time friend. Here are the experiences of Austie and Joan during the Ranching Days of 1938-1948.

Dates: 2001

Atkinson House, 125 North Main Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1979

 File — Box 05: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116375], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:01.59
Scope and Contents

The National Registry of Historic Places form describes the Atkinson House built in 1880 as a private residence for W. H. Atkinson and his wife, Eugenia. Mr. Atkins was a prominent businessman and leader in the community. Their home was considered one of Ashland's more exquisite homes and featured in the August 1883 edition of "The West Shore."

The documents include a personal history of W.H. Atkinson, plot plans, and handwritten notes.

Dates: 1979

Atwood Presidential Interviewing Project, October 11, 1978

 File — Box 01: Series MSS004:01 [Barcode: 35138008115559], Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS004:01.08
Scope and Contents

Southern Oregon State College created an agreement with Kay Atwood to pay her to conduct and record interviews with Southern Oregon State College personnel.

Dates: October 11, 1978

Aulthouse, Sucker Creek, Browntown

 File — Box 22: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116557], Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS025:03.40
Scope and Contents

The materials consist of three notecards with what appear to be captions or descriptions of various newspaper articles from the nineteenth century. Two are typewritten, one is handwritten. One refers to Aulthouse, the second refers to Sucker Creek, and the third concerns Browntown.

Dates: 1801-2001

Bacon – Gibbs, 1984-2008

 File — Box 37: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116706], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:04.47
Scope and Contents Business card of Jack and Mary Potter, 420 Harney Drive Woodland, CA 95695. Empty letter from Eleanor T. Bacon, 6 Veterans Rd. #12 Amherst, NH 03031 to Atwood. Letter granting permission for Atwood to copy a photograph of John B. Gibbs contained in The Gibbs of Granville, New York written by Charles L. Bacon, husband of Eleanor T. Bacon, dated June 16th, 2006; Summary of Papers, 1967-1992 by Charles, L. Bacon on NewEnglandAncestors.org, dated June 6th, 2006; Handwritten research notes,...
Dates: 1984-2008

Barnum Hotel, The Hotel Grand, 204 North Front Street, Medford, Oregon, 1983

 File — Box 04: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116367], Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:01.53
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Hotel Grand or Barnum Hotel as a business venture of William Solon Barnum in 1914-1915. Barnum was the owner and manager of the Rogue River Valley Railway Company. The Grand Hotel linked Jacksonville and Medford, as well as providing a vital link of transportation for Southern Oregon.The documents contain a brief history of the Barnum family, images (one photograph and three slides), plot plans, notes on index cards, a...
Dates: 1983

Beach Baldwin house, 348 Hargadine Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1978

 File — Box 01: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116334], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:01.04
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Baldwin Beach house as a modified version of the Queen Anne style constructed in 1884. Mr. Baldwin Beach built many of the early homes of Ashland between 1878 and 1910. Mr. Beach was considered the "Pioneer Builder of Ashland." This property served as Mr. Beach's residence and is located in what was once known as Hargadine Hill.There are five images of the house and property and two property plot...
Dates: 1978

Beauty spots of Oregon

 File — Box 32: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116656], Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:04.34
Scope and Contents

Beauty spots of Oregon. “The summer playground of America.”

Dates: 1822-2014

Beinecke Library, bulk: 2004-2007

 File — Box 44: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116771], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:05.45
Scope and Contents List of autograph and manuscript dealers in the area; Letter to Laurie Klein from Kay Atwood regarding permission requests from Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, dated October 6th, 2007; Tracking chart for manuscript permissions application for Thomas Nelson Letters; Letter to Kay Atwood from Laurie Klein regarding collection material provided for research but not publication, dated February 5th, 2004; Information regarding library instructions from the Beinecke Rare Book and...
Dates: Majority of material found within 2004-2007

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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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