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Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

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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:

Cascade Range and Ashland Forest Reserves and Adjacent Regions, 1900

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:02.35
Scope and Contents

The manuscript covers the area of the Cascade Range Forest Reserve, Oregon. Kay used the text in researching Southern Oregon. The book was copied Kay Atwood for local history research.

Dates: 1900
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

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

The Forest Service and The Civilian Conservation Corps: 1933-42, Research, 1986

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:02.49
Scope and Contents The list of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps in the Pacific Northwest during 1933-1942 includes camp locations, camp names, and the states were enrollees originated. "The Forest Service and The Civilian Conservation Corps: 1933-1942" publication, on March 21, 1933, notes President Franklin Roosevelt's presentation of a plan to Congress to help the people of America get back to work by training the unemployed through public service. The program assisted the nation with...
Dates: 1986
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

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