Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

Person

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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 1 Collection or Record:

BLM Survey material, bulk: 1962-1994

File — Box: 41, Folder: 03

Identifier: MSS025:05.03

Scope and Contents Written material from The Oregon Cursor relating to public survey information, dated September 1994; Booklet titled “Historical Highlights of Public Land Management” published by the United States Department of Interior – Bureau of Land Management, dated 1962; Booklet titled “Landmarks in Public Land Management” published by the United States Department of Interior – Bureau of Land Management, dated October 1962; Booklet titled “Brief Notes on the Public Domain” published by the United...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1962-1994

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

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