Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

Person

Staff Only

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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Pioneer Marble works – PowerPoint presentation, bulk: 1865-1915

File — Box: 39, 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

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

PowerPoint material on Russell family, 2013

File — Box: 39, Folder: 08

Identifier: MSS025:04.63

Scope and Contents

Narrative for PowerPoint presentation, AGS conference, Salem, Ore. First draft, dated June 16th, 2013; Narrative for PowerPoint presentation, AGS conference, Salem, Ore. reduced draft, dated June 19th, 2013

Dates: 2013

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

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