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 37 Collections and/or Records:
Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History
Local historian and author Kay Atwood has written extensively about the Southern Oregon region. Atwood's collection includes her publications, accompanied by her research notes, correspondence and photographs. Related publications, many written for cities and forest agencies, are also included.
Publications, bulk: 1966-1994
Red Butte Lookout, North Umpqua Ranger District, Douglas County, Oregon, 2004
Russell cemeteries, bulk: 1860-2004
Schools of Old Yamhill, 1982
A publication produced by the Yamhill County Historical Society called Schools of Old Yamhill. The book lists and describes the schools of Yahmhill County throughout its history.
The Tioga Hotel - The Marshfield Hotel, 275 Broadway, Coos Bay, Oregon, 1983
Wheeler Ridge Japanese Bombing Site, "Mt. Emily Bomb Site", Curry County, Brookings, Oregon, 2004
The National Register of Historic Places describes the Wheeler Ridge Japanese Bombing site, as the only place on the U.S. mainland experiencing a Japanese attack. The bombing occurred on September 9, 1942. The nomination form includes a brief history of Japanese bombings during World War II, images of the bombsite, newspaper clippings describing the attack, and excerpts from 1962 editorials regarding the pilot who dropped the bomb on Oregon. Maps of the area are included.
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- Archival Object 36
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Oregon, Southern 24
- research notes 18
- Oregon, Western 13
- Cemeteries 4
- Fire lookouts 3
- Authorship 1
- Elementary and Secondary Education 1
- Forests and forestry 1
- Frontier and pioneer life 1
- History, Local 1
- Mines and mineral resources 1
- Oregon 1
- Periodicals 1
- Photographs 1
- Slides 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1 ∧ less