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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jackson County Lake Vegetation Map Key, 1947-1949

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:02.34
Scope and Contents

The "Legend for County Forest Type Map" for Oregon and Washington states. It describes the different types of woodlands with definitions and type numbers to give a better understanding of the National Forest in the Pacific Northwest Forest maps dating 1947-1949.

Dates: 1947-1949

Southern Oregon Forest Maps, 1900-1936

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:02.33
Scope and Contents

The collection of slides of maps with a description of the type, and legend. Also included is a color printout of the map images.

Dates: 1900-1936

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  • Subject: Maps X
  • Subject: Forests and forestry X

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Northwest, Pacific 1
Oregon, Southern 1