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:
Patton Draft File, The Hamilton and Edith Patton House, 245 Valley View Drive, Medford, Oregon, 1992
File — Box 02: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116342], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:01.25
Scope and Contents
There are letters and other materials concerning the nomination of the Hamilton and Edith Patton House into the National Register of Historic Places. Louis B. Humphrys designed the home in the Tudor Revival style. He also designed the landscape to be of English design. Humphrys was the only designer that was a genuine challenge to the dominance of Frank C. Clark in the Rogue Valley.The May 8, 1927, Medford Mail Tribune article titled "Alfred S. V. Carpenter's Beautiful Home...
Dates:
1992
PDF’s, 2008
File — Box 43: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116763], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:05.28
Scope and Contents
List of PDF files dated February 29th, 2008 attached are township maps of Oregon; Meridian map of the Pacific Northwest, figure 1; Map of Southern Washington, figure 43; Map of Southern Washington of Northern Oregon, figure 29; Map of the Willamette base line and meridian, figure 56; Map of Northwest Oregon, figure 34; Map of Western Oregon, figure 39; Map of Southern Oregon, figure 45; Map of the Rogue Valley, figure 52; Map of Jackson and Josephine county, figure 53; Map of Southern...
Dates:
2008
Pelton, John and Charlotte House, 228 B Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1993
File — Box 02: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116342], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:01.23
Scope and Contents
The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form describes the Pelton House located in the Railroad District of Ashland. William J. Schmidt built the Late Victorian house in 1894. In 1991 the house was damaged by fire, and many of the residents of Ashland encouraged Pelton's to preserve the dwelling. The house is the sole example of its type and style in the Railroad District.The file consists of images of a plot plan, house floor plans, correspondence concerning restoring...
Dates:
1993
People and the River, volume I, 1995
File — Box 32: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116656], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:04.27
Scope and Contents
People and the River. A History of the Human Occupation of the Middle Course of the Rogue River of Southwestern Oregon Volume I. Kay Atwood, Dennis J. Gray
Dates:
1995
People and the River, volume I, 1995
File — Box 32: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116656], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:04.28
Scope and Contents
People and the River. A History of the Human Occupation of the Middle Course of the Rogue River of Southwestern Oregon. Volume I. Kay Atwood, Dennis Gray
Dates:
1995
Perozzi house, 88 Granite Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1979
File — Box 01: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116334], Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:01.08
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Domingo Perozzi house as a private residence built-in 1902. The architect is unknown. Included are elevation and floor plans for the main floor and upper level of the house, as well as one property plot plan.Born in Switzerland in 1871, Domingo came to California with his father when he was a young child. After moving to Ashland, he started the Ashland Creamery in Autumn of 1896, delivering milk, butter, and...
Dates:
1979
Photograph and Illustrations poss. and sources
File — Box 41: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116748], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:05.06
Scope and Contents
Illustrations and brief descriptions of land survey; List of land surveyors in Oregon; Miscellaneous handwritten notes regarding online archives of land surveying
Dates:
1809-2013
Photographs /Engravings
File — Box 45: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116789], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:05.67
Scope and Contents
Film negatives of portrait photos of men; List of illustrations for Chaining Oregon; Illustration of survey instrument; Series of sample tracking charts for photos for collection material requested; Photocopy of an Illustration of The Solar Compass with description; photograph of an Illustration of The Solar Compass; photograph of an illustration of a surveying instrument; photograph of an illustration of a small town; photograph of Table Rock; photograph of an Illustration of The Solar...
Dates:
1809-2013
Pioneer Marble works – PowerPoint presentation, bulk: 1865-1915
File — Box 39: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116722], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:04.62
Scope and Contents
Printed PowerPoint presentation titled “James H. and Ann Hill Russell Proprietors of a Pioneer Marble Works in Southern Oregon 1865-1915” by Kay C. Atwood and Elisabeth Walton Potter (2 copies)
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1865-1915
Police Department Illustrations, Ashland Police Department, Ashland, Oregon, 1997
File — Box 09: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116417], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:02.13
Scope and Contents
A collection of photographs, negatives, and proof sheets show images of the Ashland Police Department and its Officers. Included are a newspaper article, handwritten notes, and a research paper by Kay Atwood written about the police department.
Dates:
1997
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- Archival Object 523
- Digital Record 4
- Collection 2
- Subject
- 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
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- Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific 1
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- Oregon 1
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- Slides 1
- Tulelake (Calif.) 1
- Universities and colleges -- History 1
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