Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

Person

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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

“Engravings”

File — Box: 43, Folder: 03

Identifier: MSS025:05.25

Scope and Contents

Illustration of a solar compass; Plot outline showing base lines and meridians; TS divided into sections; Detailed illustration of a solar compass; Illustration of Mound, Stake, and Stone corner boundaries; Illustration of a surveyors compass; Illustration of a solar compass

Dates: 1809-2013

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

Happy Camp Lower Station, 1991-2001

File — Box: 25, Folder: 01

Identifier: MSS025:03.64

Scope and Contents

The materials relate to the history of the ranger station and surrounding structures at the Happy Camp site in Klamath National Forest in California. The materials include maps, photos, and government documents about the area.

Dates: 1991-2001

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

OHS photograph map, bulk: 1852-2007

File — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS025:04.59

Scope and Contents Letter to Kay Atwood from Lucy Berkley regarding the completion of her manuscript, dated October 18th, 2007; Instructions on how to care for and proceed with sample tracking charts for the Oregon territory 1852; Instructions on how to care for and proceed with sample tracking charts for the “B” Map; Instructions on how to care for and proceed with sample tracking charts for the Oregon territory west of the cascades 1855; Letter to Lucy Berkley from Kay Atwood regarding permission to use...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1852-2007

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

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