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:
The People and the River, A History of the Human Occupation of the Middle Course of the Rouge River of Southwestern Oregon, Volume I, 1995
File — Box 14: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116474], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:02.52
Scope and Contents
In part 1, Dennis Gray describes the history and prehistory of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) detailing the land, people, vegetation, and waterways of the Rogue River Forest area, describing the Native American Indians and the River, with evidence found through archaeological methods, theories, and issues. The ethnographic period which tells about the Indian way of life, when contact was made Euro-American settlers around the 1850s, and how the Takelma people lived. History of Native...
Dates:
1995
The Tioga Hotel - The Marshfield Hotel, 275 Broadway, Coos Bay, Oregon, 1983
File — Box 04: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116367], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:01.50
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Tioga Hotel. Initially called the Marshfield Hotel. The hotel was built between 1925 and 1928, to be a first-class tourist hotel and community center. However, it would be abandoned and left uncompleted for twenty years.Histories of the hotel and the builders are in the documents. Additional materials include many newspaper articles concerning the Marshfield Hotel, an announcement of the Tioga Hotel's placement on the...
Dates:
1983
Thebo - information, bulk: 1852-2013
File — Box 37: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116706], Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:04.49
Scope and Contents
Census records for Josephine Magill, Josephine M. True, Jack S. True; Census records for Ella M. True, Cora Fay Gregory True, and Mark P. True; Census record and according documentation in relation to the Neil household; Census records for Jackson and Joseph True as well as Julia Brown; Statement concerning the death of Celeste Thebo-Haynes, dated April 5th, 1909 attached are internet searches for Augusta Rebecca Sisson Neil and Avery Neil; Obituaries for Mrs. L.A. Neil and Mrs. Celeste...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1852-2013
Thomas Hare – Mountain house, bulk: 1867-2013
File — Box 37: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116706], Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:04.48
Scope and Contents
Web Search of “Thomas Hair in household of Wm Stokes, “United States Census, 1850”” on FamilySearch.org, dated January 1st, 2013; Voter registration sheet record for Thomas R. Hare titled “California, Great Registers, 1866-1910” dated October 7th, 1867; Worksheet with miscellaneous notes concerning the Mountain House filled out by Eddy B.; Photograph of the Hugh Franklin Home titled “On the Line of the Oregon and California Railroad” dated 1887; Book titled “The Gibbses of Granville, New...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1867-2013
Throop Evaluation of Civilian Conservation Corps, 1983-1995
File — Box 13: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116458], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:02.50
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Federal Program such as the Civilian Conservation Corps or the New Deal. President Roosevelt wanted to help the young people and as well as the nations natural resources, which were being exhausted. Great Depression was a turning point in American history. The Depression had a profound impact on the nation and the people. The loss of employment displaced every citizen, and with no prospect of work, around...
Dates:
1983-1995
To New York, NY; to Oregon, bulk: 1851-1940
File — Box 46: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116797], Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:05.76
Scope and Contents
Typed notes regarding Empire City; Copy of “Long Day’s Journey: The Steamboat & Stagecoach Era in the Northern West” by Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes; Excerpts of articles regarding “Samuel Thurston and the teachers”; Miscellaneous handwritten notes regarding “the trip specifics”; Article excerpt listing passengers on the steamer Columbia, dated May 8th, 1851; Excerpt of “San Francisco: The Story of a City” by John Bernard McGloin; List of steamer boats with brief descriptions; Written...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1851-1940
Touching a Season of Time, 1975
File — Box 25: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116581], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:03.69
Scope and Contents
A school handbook from 1975 titled, Teacher's Manual of Touching a Season of Time: the seeds of Jackson County history written and illustrated by the children, edited by Sabra Hoffman. The Acknowledgement begins thus: "The hope of the people who were involved in producing this book is to stimulate others--whether they be teachers or qualified volunteers--to make history alive in the classroom for students."
Dates:
1975
Towns; Willamette Valley Steamboats, etc., 2003
File — Box 46: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116797], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:05.79
Scope and Contents
Notes on Champoeg/Steamboats; Notes on Willamette Landings (Corning); Notes on Fairfield Marion County; Excerpt of the article “Champoeg: Unusual Brick Hearth Tells a Story of Home’s Inhabitants” published by The Oregonian, dated August 13th, 2003
Dates:
2003
Trinity Episcopal Church, 44 North Second Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1983
File — Box 02: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116342], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:01.30
Scope and Contents
The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form describes the Trinity Episcopal Church located in Ashland. Constructed in 1894-1895 the church is the second oldest church in Oregon.The supporting research materials include a list compiled from the Ashland Tidings of Bishop Morris' visits to the church from 1884-1897 and a Diocese of Oregon with dates. Included in the file is a history of the Meneely Bell, St. Luke's Parish History from 1895-1950, history on 3x5 index cards...
Dates:
1983
Tulelake CCC, Camp Tulelake, Westside Hill Road, ca. 2 miles south of intersection with State Highway # 161, 5 miles west of Tulelake, California, 1985
File — Box 04: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116367], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:01.54
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places form describes Tulelake as constructed between 1935 and 1938 with twenty-three original buildings. After the Great Depression, President Roosevelt enacted the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Tulelake project gave young men jobs and skills that would help them recover from the Great Depression.The nomination forms include a history of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Also in the documents are correspondence concerning the nomination,...
Dates:
1985
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