Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

Person

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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 51 Collections and/or Records:

Wisconsin / Michigan Desc, bulk: 1837-2004

File — Box: 46, Folder: 09

Identifier: MSS025:05.77

Scope and Contents Typewritten notes on the History of American Life and Thought from the SOU Library; Notes on the financial panic of 1837; Email to Kay Atwood from Brenda Fink regarding social expectations of men in the 19th century, dated April 18th, 2003; Email to Kay Atwood from Brenda Fink regarding masculinity studies, dated April 21st, 2003; List of Michigan surveyors generals in the 19th century from the White Big Book; Notes on Freeman: Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa; USGS aerial imagery map; Notes...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1837-2004

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / Chaining Oregon research

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