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:
Illahe Research material, bulk: 1920-1976
File — Box: 29, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:04.12
Scope and Contents
Photograph of Billings family with horses; article titled “Mule Creek News” published The Gold Beach Curry on September 1st, 189u; information on Bill Rumley written by Blanche Von der Green McCreary in 1950; newspaper, Daily Courier from Grants Pass with article “River Ranch Take New Life” published on August 13th, 1981; application for enrollment for James and Harold Thornton on May 18th, 1928; article from the Port Orford Post regarding Dr. Von der Green January 5th, 1982; bits from...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1920-1976
Newspaper clippings with Rogue Valley sketches and related documents, 1971-1972
File — Box: 39, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:04.61
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clipping with article “Historical Ad Program Offered” from the Medford Mail Tribune featuring a photograph of Kay Atwood with Chris Barker, dated December 28th, 1971; Newspaper clipping with article “I Specialize in Very Expensive Books for Collectors Where the Book Itself is a Tactile Thing” from the Northwest Magazine relating to Louis Osborne, dated March 12th, 1972; Newspaper clipping with article “Festival Association Proposes Making Carriage House Theater” from the Medford...
Dates:
1971-1972
Rogue River Canyon history, bulk: 1975
File — Box: 29, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:04.11
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter to Mr. Ken Mack and the Rogue River Recreational Dept. (Bob Alward, Tom Abbett, Doug Henry) from Dennis C. McHarness regarding Mule Creek – West Fort and the Mule Pack Trail; pages from the Navig study Kay Atwood conducted, all primary research; handwritten letter to Kay Atwood from Lee Root regarding her book Illahe; handwritten letter to the Topographical Office dated January 13th, 1859; written description on the history of gold in the Rogue River Valley titled “Of...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1975