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:

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

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

Silver City, 1973

File — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS025:03.26

Scope and Contents

These materials are related to the settlement known as "Silver City" and include an application for the National Register of Historic Places.

Dates: 1973