Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

Person

Staff Only

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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Schools, 1959-1985

File — Box: 22, Folder: 13

Identifier: MSS025:03.33

Scope and Contents

These are materials related to the history of schools and education more generally in Josephine County, Oregon. Included are various individuals' accounts of that history and others attempts at compiling such information.

Dates: 1959-1985

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

Wilderville - General, 1886-1939

File — Box: 22, Folder: 16

Identifier: MSS025:03.36

Scope and Contents

The materials relate to the history of Wilderville, Oregon. The documents within deal primarily with the establishment and history of Eureka High School.

Dates: 1886-1939