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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:

William Ives – photographs, 2003-2008

 File — Box 43: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116763], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:05.29
Scope and Contents Disk with photos of William Ives Michigan history; Disk with Kay Atwood photos; Email to Kay Atwood from Jeff LaLande regarding the rendering of photos, dated January 9th, 2008; Typed note to file regarding the attempts to gain permission to use photograph of William Ives, taken in 1854, dated January 14th, 2008; Note about the new address of James J. Hill Library; Email to Kay Atwood from Mark Harvey regarding a photograph that appeared in Michigan History Magazine, dated August 26th,...
Dates: 2003-2008

William Ives – Research Findings, 1852

 File — Box 42: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116755], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:05.17
Scope and Contents

William Ives Diary, begins March 14th, 1852

Dates: 1852

William McCredie house, 2606 Old Stage Road, Medford, Oregon, 1979

 File — Box 01: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116334], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:01.01
Scope and Contents

National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the McCredie Historical house. The McCredie house located at 2606 Old Stage Rd., Medford, OR.

Originally located on the Thomas Ward Donation Land Claim, William and Missouri May McCredie purchased 50 acres in 1905 and constructed their home in 1908. William was an immigrant from Scotland who was a farmer-orchardist.

Dates: 1979

Willow Prairie Cabin, Butte Falls Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1994

 File — Box 07: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116391], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:01.84
Scope and Contents

The "Willow Prairie Cabin: Heritage Resource Evaluation" describes the Willow Prairie Cabin, built in 1924, for the Forest Service, was a candidate for the National Registry of Historic Places. Documents include a description of the structure and condition of the structure, historical background, and historical significance.

Dates: 1994

Wisconsin / Michigan Desc, bulk: 1837-2004

 File — Box 46: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116797], Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:05.77
Scope and Contents Typewritten notes on the History of American Life and Thought from the SOU Library; Notes on the financial panic of 1837; Email to Kay Atwood from Brenda Fink regarding social expectations of men in the 19th century, dated April 18th, 2003; Email to Kay Atwood from Brenda Fink regarding masculinity studies, dated April 21st, 2003; List of Michigan surveyors generals in the 19th century from the White Big Book; Notes on Freeman: Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa; USGS aerial imagery map; Notes...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1837-2004

Wolf Creek General, 1958-1983

 File — Box 22: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116557], Folder: 23
Identifier: MSS025:03.43
Scope and Contents

The materials consist of various documents related generally to the history of Wolf Creek. Much of this file is made up of Atwood's handwritten notes. Of note is a term paper on Wolf Creek written by a Patricia A. Converse in 1958.

Dates: 1958-1983

Wolf Creek Tavern National Register Nomination, 1998

 File — Box 24: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116573], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:03.53
Scope and Contents

These materials are related to the nomination of the Wolf Creek Tavern for the National Register of Historic Places. Included is a letter of correspondence and a supporting document for the actual registration form, which is also included.

Dates: 1998

Woolen - Smith House, 131 North Main Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1976-1979

 File — Box 05: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116375], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:01.67
Scope and Contents

The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Smith House as a private residence constructed for Isaac Woolen in 1876. Mr. Woolen sold the home to Captain Thomas Smith in 1884. Isaac Woolen and Thomas Smith were prominent citizens and active in the community of Ashland. Brief histories are in the nomination forms.

Materials include plot plans for the property and the city, and correspondence concerning the nomination.

Dates: 1976-1979

Yreka Sanborn Maps, 2004

 File — Box 11: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116433], Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:02.29
Scope and Contents

The maps from the Sanborn-Perris Map Company outline the city of Yreka, California on a CD. The Sanborn Insurance maps are what they used for calculating insurance premiums for customers. Included on the CD are maps for 1885, 1888, 1890, 1897, 1901, 1908, and 1927. The maps provided information on the location, function, building materials, and dimensions of structures for each year listed.

Dates: 2004

Additional filters:

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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