Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)
Person
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:
Sources / Inspiration, bulk: 1864-2000
File — Box: 43, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS025:05.33
Scope and Contents
Photograph of barren hills at sunset; Article from National Geographic by David Thompson relating to Leon Charles, Canadian canoe guide, dated May 1996; Magazine photograph of an oak tree in Santa Monica, California with description on back, dated October of 2000; photograph of an old wooden house; Article titled “Wealth as a State of Mind’ by William Saroyan relating to the genuine values in his life; photograph of the Barron place of residence, dated 1885; Issue of Southern Oregon...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1864-2000