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:

Klamath National Forest - Addendum Research, 1917-1972

File — Box: 10, Folder: 08

Identifier: MSS025:02.22

Scope and Contents

An inventory of all buildings and structures in the Klamath National forest dating from 1917 through 1972.

Dates: 1917-1972

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

Klamath National Forest - Civilian Conservation Corps - California Regions

File — Box: 10, Folder: 09

Identifier: MSS025:02.23

Scope and Contents

The documents cover a range of information about the Klamath National Forest and the Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC was enacted to get young men working after the Great Depression. In the file are articles from a variety of sources that explain what the CCC was working on and accomplishing. The documents cover Klamath National Forest and Fire Lookouts in California, the Northfork Ranger Station in the Sierra National Forest.

Dates: 1890-2004