Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

Person

Staff Only

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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Research on Ethnic Minorities

File — Box: 37, Folder: 10

Identifier: MSS025:04.51

Scope and Contents

Research portfolio titled “Minorities of Early Jackson County, Oregon: The Chinese, The Negroes, The Jews” published by the Jackson County Intermediate Education District Instructional Media Center

Dates: 1822-2014

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

Research on Ethnic Minorities

File — Box: 37, Folder: 11

Identifier: MSS025:04.52

Scope and Contents

Dates: 1822-2014

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

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Subject: History, Local X
Subject: Minorities X