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 3 Collections and/or Records:
Minorities of Early Jackson County, 1880-1976
These materials are related to Atwood's 1976 publication, Minorities of Early Jackson County: The Chinese, The Negroes, The Jews. Included are some drafts of the text for the book, but this file mostly contains photographs of the various subjects included in the book (Chinese, Jewish, and African Americans) from the nineteenth century.
Research on Ethnic Minorities
Research portfolio titled “Minorities of Early Jackson County, Oregon: The Chinese, The Negroes, The Jews” published by the Jackson County Intermediate Education District Instructional Media Center
Research on Ethnic Minorities
Research portfolio titled “Minorities of Early Jackson County, Oregon: The Chinese, The Negroes, The Jews” published by the Jackson County Intermediate Education District Instructional Media Center
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- Subject: Minorities X
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