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 35 Collections and/or Records:
Redwood Hotel - Redwood Towers, 310 North West Sixth Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1979
The National Register of Historic Places nomination form provides information about the Redwood Hotel-Redwood Towers in Grants Pass. The form includes a description of the building constructed between 1926 and 1926. The document explains the significance of the Redwood Hotel-Redwood Towers to Grants Pass and Southern Oregon. Other materials include an article from the Daily Courier and two photograph slides.
Roper House, Fordyce and Julia Roper House-Winchester Inn, 35 South Second Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1985
The Driver House, Edward Raymond Driver, 4140 Old Stage Road, Central Point, Oregon, 1989
The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form describes the Driver House, built as a private residence for Edward Raymond and wife Mabel Gipson Driver, in the area that was known as Millionaire Row in Central Point.
Also found is correspondence concerning the nomination, plot plans of the land, the house floor plans, photograph slides, negatives, and images of the home and other buildings.
Trinity Episcopal Church, 44 North Second Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1983
William Graff Cabin (BLM) Review, Dutch Henry Homestead, Josephine County, 1984-1994
The research review of the Graff Cabin provides a report of the cabin and explains the significance of the historical value. Also, the Historical Survey documents the history of the original land claimant Dutch Henry, with images of the cabin and map of the planning department. Also included are several photographs with handwritten notes.
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- Josephine County (Or.) 1
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