Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

Person

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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 1 Collection or Record:

Miscellaneous Josephine County material, 1872-1983

File — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS025:03.48

Scope and Contents

The materials constitute a miscellany of information about Josephine County. These materials include primary source documents such as train schedules, photographs, and newspaper articles, as well as secondary source documents like historical writings and summaries, etc. Map of Mineral Locations in Josephine County, OR dated 1979.

Dates: 1872-1983

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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