Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

Person

Staff Only

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 1 Collection or Record:

Historic Grants Pass Courier, 1935

File — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS025:02.28

Scope and Contents

Historic Grants Pass newspapers including the Golden Anniversary Edition of the Grants Pass Courier – April 3, 1935. Stories in this edition reminisce about the history of the gold discovery, recounting the mining tales of old, the tragedies of the early days, ghost towns, size of gold nuggets, and the people living in the area.

Dates: 1935

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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Subject: Periodicals X
Subject: Mines and mineral resources X