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:
Illahe wallpaper
“The Billings Family Cemetery” at Big Meadows. John, Adeline, George, Evered, Alpine & Ivin; piece of ripped wallpaper.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Preservation Plan Current 1
The materials include a variety of photographs and negatives of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows cemeteries. These images include headstones, family plots, different views of the town, and buildings in the area. See folder 8 for research on the preservation plan.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Preservation Plan, Eastwood IOOF Cemetery, Medford, 2000
The report was compiled to outline the steps needed for the management of the property in preparation for preserving the Eastwood/IOOF Cemetery in Medford, Oregon, established in 1890. The National Register of Historic Places form provides the history of the cemetery, images, maps, legal documents, and newspaper articles. See folder 7 for the photographs used in this assessment.