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 29 Collections and/or Records:
Klamath National Forest - Addendum Research, 1917-1972
An inventory of all buildings and structures in the Klamath National forest dating from 1917 through 1972.
Misc. Research for John Gibbs Mountain house
Miscellaneous handwritten notes on scratch paper regarding research; Screenshot of a google search for Leonard Gibbs and Betsy Robards; History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties by W.E. Alexander; Land patent details for John Gibbs’ Mountain House; Handwritten notes on Hugh Franklin and the Russell family; To do list for Kay Atwood regarding Emil Wienecke research
National Register part 1, 1970-1995
National Register part 2, 1970-1995
National Register part 3, 1970-1995
Ownership of Whiskey Creek cabin, Rogue River canyon, bulk: 1916-1972
Postal Services / Offices, 1969
The materials concern the history of the postal service and the various postal offices in Josephine County since the nineteenth century. The primary document is a list of nineteenth century post offices compiled by Richard W. Helbock in the Postal Historian in 1969.
Thebo - information, bulk: 1852-2013
Thomas Hare – Mountain house, bulk: 1867-2013
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- Ashland (Or.) 2
- Josephine County (Or.) 1