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research notes

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: In any field, notes made in the course of creative, scholarly, or scientific inquiry.

Found in 198 Collections and/or Records:

Legal research, 1994-1997

 File — Box 03: Series MSS044:01 [Barcode: 35138008124395], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS044:01.22
Scope and Contents

Miscellanous magazine and newspaper articles, as well as other papers, written by or about Dennis Powers and his time working in the legal world.

Dates: 1994-1997
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-044, Dennis M. Powers papers / Manuscripts

Leland / Sunny Valley General

 File — Box 22: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116557], Folder: 26
Identifier: MSS025:03.46
Scope and Contents

The materials concern the history of Leland and Sunny Valley, two settlements in southern Oregon. The majority of this file is made up of Atwood's handwritten notes on the subject. Dates for the materials are difficult to ascertain.

Dates: 1801-2001
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Letters to Kay Atwood regarding Illahe, 1978-1979

 File — Box 29: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116623], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:04.10
Scope and Contents

Letter to Kay Atwood from Ted Bould and Alisa regarding their just missing each other; letter to Kay Atwood from unknown sender; letter to Kay Atwood from unknown sender regarding photographs and a trip to Grants Pass; letter to Kay Atwood from Wilson; transcription of an article on Bill Rumley published in the Portland Telegram in 1909; annual report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War for the year 1879 part two.

Dates: 1978-1979
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Illahe

LT Illustrations – Instruments, 2006

 File — Box 45: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116789], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:05.66
Scope and Contents

Series of illustrations of surveying instruments with list of contents attached; Photocopy of The American Surveyor issue from October 2006

Dates: 2006
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

LT Illustrations photographs – No Copyright, 2004

 File — Box 44: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116771], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:05.52
Scope and Contents Illustration of “Miners Cleaning Gold” (2 copies); Envelope containing miscellaneous notes regarding William Ives material; Sample tracking chart for photos of “Miners Washing Gold”; photograph of houses in Jacksonville, Oregon; Email to Kay Atwood from Marshall Don regarding Abbott prints, dated July 13th, 2004; Excerpt of “The Gold Seekers of ‘49” by Kimball Webster; Introductory paragraph about linear thinking attached are a series of photocopies of illustrations; Photocopy of “Miners...
Dates: 2004
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

Manual, 1851

 File — Box 42: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116755], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:05.21
Scope and Contents

“A History of the Rectangular Survey System” by Albert White, 1851 survey manual; Excerpt of “Instructions to Surveyor of Public Lands in Oregon 1851”

Dates: 1851
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

Material from Kubei Wilson Ledger

 File — Box 49: Series MSS025:06 [Barcode: 35138008116821], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS025:06.28
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes; Excerpt of the Kubei Ledger

Dates: 1855-2000
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chinese Research

McFall, George, Diary and Bio, 2003

 File — Box 42: Series MSS025:05 [Barcode: 35138008116755], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:05.15
Scope and Contents

Open letter from Roger Roberts regarding the Diary of George McFall, dated September 15th, 2003; Email to Kay Atwood from Ellen McFall regarding George McFall’s Journals, dated November 18th, 2003; United States Census record for George McFall; Land patent details search results for patentees Millie Heirs of Arthur and William Arthur; Government Corner Re-Establishment Notes File Search Index reference map plus Ives and Hyde Notes

Dates: 2003
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

Misc. Josephine Co. Pioneers, Bridges, Ferries, 1931-1978

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:03.39
Scope and Contents

The materials are a collection of historical documents related to various aspects of Josephine County, including early community pioneers and infrastructure of the region.

Dates: 1931-1978
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Misc. Research for John Gibbs Mountain house

 File — Box 37: Series MSS025:04 [Barcode: 35138008116706], Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:04.45
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous handwritten notes on scratch paper regarding research; Screenshot of a google search for Leonard Gibbs and Betsy Robards; History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties by W.E. Alexander; Land patent details for John Gibbs’ Mountain House; Handwritten notes on Hugh Franklin and the Russell family; To do list for Kay Atwood regarding Emil Wienecke research

Dates: 1822-2014
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Illahe

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