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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 5 Collections and/or Records:

Cascade Range and Ashland Forest Reserves and Adjacent Regions, 1900

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:02.35
Scope and Contents

The manuscript covers the area of the Cascade Range Forest Reserve, Oregon. Kay used the text in researching Southern Oregon. The book was copied Kay Atwood for local history research.

Dates: 1900

Cooper, Loren - History of Siskiyou National Forest, 1939

 File — Box: 22, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS025:03.37
Scope and Contents

The materials concern the early history of Siskiyou National Forest. The primary document is a report prepared by the Forest Service (presumably) entitled "A History of the Siskiyou National Forest" from 1939.

Dates: 1939

National Register part 1, 1970-1995

 File — Box: 17, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:02.75
Scope and Contents The research project is laid out in three parts. Each section contains books from the National Register Bulletin, a publication from the U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service. Each book provides detailed guidelines on planning, surveying, and nominating structures, homes, landscapes, and properties for the National Register of Historic Places. The detailed instructions note how to fill out the nomination forms. Also included are a condensed technical guide for Oregon property...
Dates: 1970-1995

National Register part 2, 1970-1995

 File — Box: 17, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:02.76
Scope and Contents The research project is laid out in three parts. Each section contains books from the National Register Bulletin, a publication from the U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service. Each book provides detailed guidelines on planning, surveying, and nominating structures, homes, landscapes, and properties for the National Register of Historic Places. The detailed instructions note how to fill out the nomination forms. Also included are a condensed technical guide for Oregon property...
Dates: 1970-1995

National Register part 3, 1970-1995

 File — Box: 17, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:02.77
Scope and Contents The research project is laid out in three parts. Each section contains books from the National Register Bulletin, a publication from the U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service. Each book provides detailed guidelines on planning, surveying, and nominating structures, homes, landscapes, and properties for the National Register of Historic Places. The detailed instructions note how to fill out the nomination forms. Also included are a condensed technical guide for Oregon property...
Dates: 1970-1995

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