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 13 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to Kay Atwood regarding Illahe, 1978-1979
Letter to Kay Atwood from Ted Bould and Alisa regarding their just missing each other; letter to Kay Atwood from unknown sender; letter to Kay Atwood from unknown sender regarding photographs and a trip to Grants Pass; letter to Kay Atwood from Wilson; transcription of an article on Bill Rumley published in the Portland Telegram in 1909; annual report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War for the year 1879 part two.
Miscellaneous Rogue Valley research material, bulk: 1822-1940
Miscellaneous Rogue Valley research material, bulk: 1870-2002
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