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 4 Collections and/or Records:
Butte Falls, The Sawmill Site at Big Butte Creek Falls, Falls, Jackson County, Oregon, 1997-1999
Reports on South - Central Oregon, 1979-1987
The two reports in this folder include information on the history of the Lakeview district in South-Central Oregon. The materials document the migrants use of land as they arrived in Oregon to begin a new life. The documents focus on the years 1910 through 1936. The reports concern the Lumber Industry and its effects on the land. The importance of the railroads and the role of politics are also noted.
Selma
The materials relate to the history of the town of Selma. One document is a short piece called "Sawmills of the Selma Area" by Joseph E. Goode, and the other is titled "Downtown Selma in 1905." Both documents are undated.
The Butte Falls Mill Development Feasibility Study, 1999
The Butte Falls Mill Development Feasibility Study documents the history of the Butte Falls Sawmill. An archaeological and an interpretive survey are used to define the mill. Materials discuss the evaluation process and the development proposals of the area. The title is bound in two volumes.
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