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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Cultural Resources Report, Trail to Casey State Park Entrance, Jackson County, Oregon, 1987

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:02.61
Scope and Contents The report evaluates the roads from Trail to the Casey State Park entrance and their state of deterioration. The roads between Trail to Crater Lake National Park are in significant need of repair. The report lists proposed improvements to make the roads safer for all travelers and provide better access to American historical locations. Also included in the report, is the National Register nomination of "The Rogue Elk Hotel" to the Registry of Historic Places, images of...
Dates: 1987
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Highway 99, Josephine County, 1914-1984

 File — Box: 22, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS025:03.30
Scope and Contents

These are materials related to the history of Highway 99 in Josephine County, Oregon. Included are newspaper and magazine clippings, maps, and photographs from the first half of the twentieth century, as well as some of Atwood's correspondence concerning the highway.

Dates: 1914-1984
Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Josephine County Ditches

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:03.47
Scope and Contents

The undated list of ditches in Josephine County, titled "Hydrologic Systems of Joesphine County," displays as a table with different columns for the year of construction, its use, and additional notes.

Dates: 1801-2001
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: Roads--Design and construction X

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Josephine County (Or.) 2
research notes 2
Crater Lake (Or.) 1
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