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 15 Collections and/or Records:
Big Bend Guard Station, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Big Bend Road and Pit River, Big Bend, Shasta County, California, 2003
File — Box: 13, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:02.48
Scope and Contents
The determination of eligibility form describes the Big Bend Guard Station as historically significant during 1933 - 1941. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees built the structures. Three structures built during the Depression Era qualify as Historic Places. All other buildings are newer and do not fall under qualifying guidelines.The Great Depression officially started in 1929. However, the Pacific West was suffering economically at least two years before the crash. The...
Dates:
2003
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
Cascade Range and Ashland Forest Reserves and Adjacent Regions, 1900
File — Box: 11, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:02.35
Scope and Contents
The manuscript covers the area of the Cascade Range Forest Reserve, Oregon. Kay used the text in researching Southern Oregon. The book was copied Kay Atwood for local history research.
Dates:
1900
Cooper, Loren - History of Siskiyou National Forest, 1939
File — Box: 22, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS025:03.37
Scope and Contents
The materials concern the early history of Siskiyou National Forest. The primary document is a report prepared by the Forest Service (presumably) entitled "A History of the Siskiyou National Forest" from 1939.
Dates:
1939
Determination of Eligibility for Diamond Lake Fishery Management Canal Research, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, Oregon, 2003
File — Box: 13, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:02.47
Scope and Contents
The Diamond Lake Fishery Management Canal project is composed of several parts, a forebay, the dam and headgates, and the canal. The canal was built to run adjacent to the exclusive use area previously set aside for a hatchery on Lake Creek. Diamond Lake named by pioneer John Diamond who may have discovered it in 1852 from Diamond Peak where he explored the Cascade Range. John Breckenridge Waldo, an avid outdoorsman, spent his summers in the High Cascades, where he visited both Diamond...
Dates:
2003
Determination of Eligibility for Vincent Creek and Wells Creek Guard Stations, 2001
File — Box: 13, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:02.46
Scope and Contents
The Vincent Creek and Wells Creek Guard Stations constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1934 and located within the Siuslaw National Forest land. In the 1950s these two guard stations were transferred to the BLM in the Coos Bay District. After being removed from the Siuslaw National Forest, the stations were removed from the National Forest inventory and therefore were not on the National Register of Historic Places of CCC. Due to their removal, a different determination...
Dates:
2001
Jackson County Lake Vegetation Map Key, 1947-1949
File — Box: 11, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:02.34
Scope and Contents
The "Legend for County Forest Type Map" for Oregon and Washington states. It describes the different types of woodlands with definitions and type numbers to give a better understanding of the National Forest in the Pacific Northwest Forest maps dating 1947-1949.
Dates:
1947-1949
National Register part 1, 1970-1995
File — Box: 17, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:02.75
Scope and Contents
The research project is laid out in three parts. Each section contains books from the National Register Bulletin, a publication from the U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service. Each book provides detailed guidelines on planning, surveying, and nominating structures, homes, landscapes, and properties for the National Register of Historic Places. The detailed instructions note how to fill out the nomination forms. Also included are a condensed technical guide for Oregon property...
Dates:
1970-1995
National Register part 2, 1970-1995
File — Box: 17, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:02.76
Scope and Contents
The research project is laid out in three parts. Each section contains books from the National Register Bulletin, a publication from the U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service. Each book provides detailed guidelines on planning, surveying, and nominating structures, homes, landscapes, and properties for the National Register of Historic Places. The detailed instructions note how to fill out the nomination forms. Also included are a condensed technical guide for Oregon property...
Dates:
1970-1995
National Register part 3, 1970-1995
File — Box: 17, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:02.77
Scope and Contents
The research project is laid out in three parts. Each section contains books from the National Register Bulletin, a publication from the U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service. Each book provides detailed guidelines on planning, surveying, and nominating structures, homes, landscapes, and properties for the National Register of Historic Places. The detailed instructions note how to fill out the nomination forms. Also included are a condensed technical guide for Oregon property...
Dates:
1970-1995
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