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:
Research for Ashland Cemetery Multiple Resource National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property, Ashland, Oregon, Jackson County, 1994
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.63
Scope and Contents
The nomination forms for the National Register of Historic Places focus on the Ashland Cemetery and Mountain View Cemetery. The Ashland Cemetery and the Mountain View Cemetery were selected for their role in the settlement and development of Ashland. The documents provide a brief history of the area. Supporting materials include images and maps of the cemeteries. Additional materials include newspaper articles, handwritten notes, and correspondence concerning the nomination. Also, an...
Dates:
1994
Research materials, 1850-1981
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.84
Scope and Contents
These are primary source documents or copies of primary source documents mostly from the nineteenth century related to the history of southern Oregon, particularly Jackson County, Oregon. These materials are presumably related to Atwood's Mill Creek Journal.
Dates:
1850-1981
Research notes, 1850-1987
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.81
Scope and Contents
These materials are research notes and materials related to Atwood's research for her book on the early history of Jackson County, Oregon, Mill Creek Journal. Included are photographs, primary source documents, and Atwood's typed and handwritten notes.
Dates:
1850-1987
Research on Ethnic Minorities
File — Box 37: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116706], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:04.51
Scope and Contents
Research portfolio titled “Minorities of Early Jackson County, Oregon: The Chinese, The Negroes, The Jews” published by the Jackson County Intermediate Education District Instructional Media Center
Dates:
1822-2014
Research on Ethnic Minorities
File — Box 37: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116706], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:04.52
Scope and Contents
Research portfolio titled “Minorities of Early Jackson County, Oregon: The Chinese, The Negroes, The Jews” published by the Jackson County Intermediate Education District Instructional Media Center
Dates:
1822-2014
Research on Leong Chow, O. Chow, Wong Gooh, Wong Foo, etc
File — Box 49: Series MSS025:06 [Barcode: 35138008116821], Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS025:06.32
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous handwritten notes
Dates:
1855-2000
Rich Gulch Diggings, Mining Ensemble, Rich Gulch, 3/4 mile Southwest of City Center from Oregon Street, Jacksonville, Oregon, 1999
File — Box 14: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116474], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:02.56
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places describes the Rich Gulch Diggings Mining Ensemble as a gold mining operation spanning three distinct periods from 1867 to 1941. The Gulch is located within the city limits of Jacksonville, Oregon, a short, three-quarter-mile west of the city center. The Gulch and other surrounding areas have been acquired by the Jacksonville Woodlands Association, which is working towards preserving and protecting the city's historic lands. This site and adjacent...
Dates:
1999
Richard-Ulrich House, 636 Conger Ave, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1987
File — Box 05: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116375], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:01.64
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Richardson-Ulrich House as a private residence built for Robert M. and Anna Richardson in 1908. The Richardson's stayed in the house until 1920, when they sold it to George C. and Minnie Ulrich who remained in the home until their deaths in 1951 and 1953. A brief history of the Richardson and Ulrich families are in the nomination forms.Also, find correspondence regarding the nomination, images of the home, handwritten...
Dates:
1987
Rock Point Hotel, 40 North River Road, Gold Hill, Oregon, 1979
File — Box 01: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116334], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS025:01.16
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Rock Point Hotel, located on the Del Rio Orchard property. The file includes plot plans, crate labels, and correspondence concerning the nomination.The architect of the Classical Revival architecture is unknown, but John Campbell is possibly the builder. The Rock Point Hotel built in 1865, for Lytle J. White, functioned as a stop for the stage and an essential stop for travelers. In 1907, the Rock Point Hotel...
Dates:
1979
Rogue Elk Hotel, 27390 Highway 62, Trail, Oregon, 1979
File — Box 01: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116334], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS025:01.14
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places nomination forms describes The Rogue Elk Hotel located in Trail. Charles Power designed the hotel with a Colonial Style architecture. Mr. William G. McDonald, an artist who came to Medford from Canada in 1914, opened the hotel with his brother L.E. McDonald in 1916.The file includes images of newspaper articles, a portion of Oregon State Highway map 1923, hotel plans, Eagle Point Independent October 16, 1979, and The Mail Tribune October 11,...
Dates:
1979
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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
- 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 + ∧ less
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