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 1 Collection or Record:
Tulelake CCC, Camp Tulelake, Westside Hill Road, ca. 2 miles south of intersection with State Highway # 161, 5 miles west of Tulelake, California, 1985
File — Box: 04, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:01.54
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places form describes Tulelake as constructed between 1935 and 1938 with twenty-three original buildings. After the Great Depression, President Roosevelt enacted the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Tulelake project gave young men jobs and skills that would help them recover from the Great Depression.The nomination forms include a history of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Also in the documents are correspondence concerning the nomination,...
Dates:
1985