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 4 Collections and/or Records:
EWP - Preservation History, 1997-1998
Included is the "Historic Preservation – League of Oregon Field Notes" magazine which offers suggestions to promote, protect and preserve history. Some articles focus on not using vinyl on a historic house.
Landmark Journal, 1987
A copy of the spring 1987 issue of Landmark journal, a publication of 1000 Friends of Oregon. 1000 Friends of Oregon is a non-profit public service organization working since March 1975 to realize Oregon's land use laws at the state and local levels.
Oregon Historical Quarterly, 1995
Two copies of the Winter 1994-95 issue of Oregon Historical Quarterly. This is a "special issue" concerning "Aspects of Southern Oregon History."
Southern Oregon Heritage Magazines, 1995
This folder includes two magazines filled with rich local history — the magazine "Southern Oregon Heritage," Fall and Winter issues 1995, volume 1, number 1 and 2. The issues contain stories about the Rogue Valley and the people who lived here.
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- History, Local 2
- Environmentalism 1
- Historic buildings 1