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 3 Collections and/or Records:
Rogue Valley Landscape Project part 1, 2000
File — Box: 15, Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:02.66
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places for Multiple Property form describes the Historic Properties for the Mining Resources of the Upper Illinois Valley in Josephine County, Oregon. The document details the history of Gold Placer Mining and Development in the Waldo area between 1851 and 1942. Three folders contain the research for these nomination forms. The sites in part one (this folder), include Allen Gulch Townsite, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waldo Cemetery, Waldo...
Dates:
2000
Rogue Valley Landscape Project part 2, 2000
File — Box: 16, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:02.67
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places for Multiple Property form describes the Historic Properties for the Mining Resources of the Upper Illinois Valley in Josephine County, Oregon. The document details the history of Gold Placer Mining and Development in the Waldo area between 1851 and 1942. Three folders contain the research for these nomination forms. The sites in part two (this folder), include Deep Gravel Mine, High Gravel Mine, Fry Gulch Mine, Cameron Mine, Esterly Pit #2 / Llano...
Dates:
2000
Rogue Valley Landscape Project part 3, 2000
File — Box: 16, Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS025:02.68
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places for Multiple Property form describes the Historic Properties for the Mining Resources of the Upper Illinois Valley in Josephine County, Oregon. The document details the history of Gold Placer Mining and Development in the Waldo area between 1851 and 1942. Three folders contain the research for these nomination forms. The sites in part three (this folder), include Upper Ditch, Middle Ditch, Wimer Ditch, Osgood Ditch, Logan Wash Ditch, Logan Cut, and...
Dates:
2000