Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)
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 7 Collections and/or Records:
Evans and Shumard, bulk: 1820-1869
Biographical statement on Benjamin Franklin Shumard (1820-1869); 1st Index entry for John Evans, dated June 1st, 1852; Copy of “Oregon and Washington Surveys” by John Evans, 1851
Gardner, Charles, bulk: 1809-1900
Temporary record for the George Clinton Gardner papers, dated 1809-1900; Document outlining the life and death of Ann Eliza Gardner and Col. Charles Kitchel Gardner; Biographical description of Charles K. Gardner; Glossary of “Surveyor General”; Excerpt of written material pertaining to C.K. Gardner; Information about John Zieber and his journal, 1851