Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)
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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence / Family history, 1918-1979
These materials are letters of correspondence between Atwood and several individuals from whom she was seeking information for her Illahe project. The individuals mostly recount their family's histories in these letters and answer Kay's questions about the history of the area. Also included are some photocopies of various documents and other primary source materials.
Determination of Eligibility
Cultural Property Inventory, Evaluation and Request for Determination of Eligibility. Vincent Creek Guard Station. Wells Creek Guard Station.
Grace Russell Fountain, bulk: 1878-1978
Miscellaneous newsprint from approximately 1878 part 1; Miscellaneous newsprint from approximately 1878 part 2; Internet search for blind music teacher; Internet research on the Northwest Oregon Impressionist Painting/ Grace Fountain; Census records (death index) for Ern Rhodehamel 1978
Land of the North Umpquas, 1973
Bakken, Lavola J. Land of the North Umpquas. Peaceful Indians of the West.
Rogue River correspondence, 1977-1978
These materials include letters of correspondence, handwritten notes, and photographs surrounding the history of the Rogue River, particularly the Wild Scenic portion of it. Included are letters between Atwood and people from that region.