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 9 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
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
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
Rand Nomination-Final, Rand Ranger Station Ensemble 14335 Galice Road, Merlin, Josephine County, Oregon, 1998
File — Box: 09, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:02.07
Scope and Contents
The National Registry of Historic Places form describes The Rand Ranger Station as a group of buildings built around 1934 to house the Rangers operating in the area. There is a notable amount of history beginning in the 1850s, when gold was discovered, through the mid-1970s. The station officially opened in 1916 and ultimately became the headquarters for the Galice Ranger District. Included are illustrations of maps, plot plans, building layouts, and images of the buildings....
Dates:
1998
Rand Ranger Station, Rand Visitor Center, Rand Ranger Station Ensemble, 14335 Galice Road, Merlin, Josephine County, Oregon, 1998
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.53
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places describes the Rand Ranger Station as being built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1933 and 1937. The station is located in the Rogue River Canyon near Galice, in the Siskiyou National Forest a part of the United States Forest Service from 1916 to 1964. Improvements came about by the government response to the Great Depression and the CCC implementation in the construction of the station. Included are descriptions of the buildings...
Dates:
1998
The Forest Service and The Civilian Conservation Corps: 1933-42, Research, 1986
File — Box: 13, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:02.49
Scope and Contents
The list of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps in the Pacific Northwest during 1933-1942 includes camp locations, camp names, and the states were enrollees originated. "The Forest Service and The Civilian Conservation Corps: 1933-1942" publication, on March 21, 1933, notes President Franklin Roosevelt's presentation of a plan to Congress to help the people of America get back to work by training the unemployed through public service. The program assisted the nation with...
Dates:
1986
Throop Evaluation of Civilian Conservation Corps, 1983-1995
File — Box: 13, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:02.50
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Federal Program such as the Civilian Conservation Corps or the New Deal. President Roosevelt wanted to help the young people and as well as the nations natural resources, which were being exhausted. Great Depression was a turning point in American history. The Depression had a profound impact on the nation and the people. The loss of employment displaced every citizen, and with no prospect of work, around...
Dates:
1983-1995