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 33 Collections and/or Records:
Honorable History photographs part 2
The photographs and negatives document the honorable mentions of the local history, people, and historical places in Southern Oregon. Included are handwritten notes on the subjects of the photographs.
Illahe Research material, bulk: 1920-1976
Illinois Valley General, 1865-1998
These materials of various origin and content are all related generally to the history of the Illinois Valley in Oregon. Included within are newspaper clippings, book exercpts, and Atwood's notes, among other things.
Jack Potter memorial, 2009
Internet search and census record for the death of Jack J. Potter (July 3rd, 2009)
JHR and AHR-biographical, bulk: 1880-2002
JHR and AHR-professional, bulk: 1860-2013
John McLoughlin – Oregon City
Typed notes regarding John McLoughlin; Excerpts and quotes from “John McLoughlin and the Far Northwest”; Fraction of township No. 2 South Range No. 2 East Willamette; Typed notes regarding inventory of McLoughlin expenditures
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.
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.
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”