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 104 Collections and/or Records:
Klamath County Survey, 1990
The survey is a compilation of properties in Klamath County 1-B sites and provides the name of the property and their locations. Materials include a summary of historical information and dates, outlining the events and their significance to the area. Additional documents include handwritten notes and correspondence concerning the data.
Klamath Falls Cultural Resources survey, 1986
Klamath Falls Cultural Resources Survey. Ward Tonsfeldt, Kay Atwood, Ben Francy, David Braly, Margaret Queary.
Klamath National Forest - Civilian Conservation Corps - California Regions
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.
Land of the North Umpquas, 1973
Bakken, Lavola J. Land of the North Umpquas. Peaceful Indians of the West.
Later Correspondence re: book, 1985-1987
These materials are correspondence between Atwood and others regarding her book, Mill Creek Journal. Other research materials are also included.
Leland / Sunny Valley General
The materials concern the history of Leland and Sunny Valley, two settlements in southern Oregon. The majority of this file is made up of Atwood's handwritten notes on the subject. Dates for the materials are difficult to ascertain.
LT People, 1920
Manual, 1851
“A History of the Rectangular Survey System” by Albert White, 1851 survey manual; Excerpt of “Instructions to Surveyor of Public Lands in Oregon 1851”
Maps of KNF CCC Centers, 1930s
Marble Gulch Quarry, bulk: 1909-2013
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- West (U.S.) 8
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- Cemeteries 1
- Census 1
- Fire departments 1
- Grants Pass (Or.) 1
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