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 6 Collections and/or Records:
Blossoms and Branches interviews, 1973-1980
These materials include over a dozen typewritten transcripts of interviews conducted by Kay Atwood in 1973 and 1974 for her book, Blossoms & Branches, as well as a few photographs related to these interviews.
Blossoms and Branches permissions, 1979-1980
These materials are letters and permission forms from various individuals whose testimony Atwood included in her book, Blossoms & Branches.
Fruit Industry History, 1977-1985
These materials concern the history of the fruit industry in southern Oregon. Most of the content is related to Atwood's research of the industry in her Blossoms & Branches project. Included are some interviews, lists of historical sites, and other manuscripts relating the history of the industry.
Illahe interviews, 1976-1977
Interview with Frank Thornton; interview with Lou Martin; interview with Ivin Billings; interview with Marial Billings–Akkeson; interview with Red Keller.
Illahe transcripts, 1976-1977
These materials are mostly typewritten transcripts of interviews that Kay Atwood conducted in researching her book, Illahe: The Story of Settlement in the Rogue River Canyon. Also included are some of Atwood's notes and drafts of family trees.
Interviews for Blossoms and Branches, 1935-1980
These materials are related to the interviews conducted by Atwood for her book, Blossoms & Branches. There are photographs, transcripts of interviews, and letters of correspondence.
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