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 1 Collection or Record:

Grace Russell Fountain, bulk: 1878-1978

File — Box: 40, Folder: 06

Identifier: MSS025:04.72

Scope and Contents

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

Dates: Majority of material found within 1878-1978

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

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