Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)
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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:
Prospect Hotel, 39 Mill Creek Drive, Prospect, Oregon, 1979
File — Box: 01, Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:01.07
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Prospect Hotel. Originally a private residence, Albion Howard Boothby built the home, located in township 32, south range 3 east, section 29, in 1892. Initially known as "Boothby House" it served as a stopping point for visitors going to Crater Lake. First, wagons traveling over mountain roads, followed by automobiles bringing worldwide visitors to Prospect and Crater Lake.The file includes a Mail...
Dates:
1979
Whaleback Snow Survey Cabin, Whaleback Mountain, Prospect Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1981
File — Box: 07, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS025:01.82
Scope and Contents
The report by the United States Department of Agriculture for Soil Conservation Service describes the soil moisture at the time of the survey. Rangers used the Whaleback Cabin when conducting these surveys. The documents include a history of the Whaleback Snow course as well as images of the area and structure. The transcript of an interview with R. A. (Arch) Work concerns the Soil Conservation Service's snow survey program in 1981. An excerpt of "Snow in America" chapter 4 is...
Dates:
1981
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