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:
Misc. Josephine Co. Pioneers, Bridges, Ferries, 1931-1978
The materials are a collection of historical documents related to various aspects of Josephine County, including early community pioneers and infrastructure of the region.
Moody, Hunt, etc., bulk: 1823-2003
Murphy / Provolt General, 1961-1978
The materials concern the history of a settlement in southern Oregon called Murphy and the Provolt family who lived there.
Ned Vilas Photographs, Blossoms and Branches, 1977
The photographs, proof sheets, and negatives include handwritten notes and a list of people in the photographs. There are several photographs of Ned Vilas.
Newspaper clippings with Rogue Valley sketches and related documents, 1971-1972
Photograph and Illustrations poss. and sources
Illustrations and brief descriptions of land survey; List of land surveyors in Oregon; Miscellaneous handwritten notes regarding online archives of land surveying
Rogue River Canyon history, bulk: 1975
Russell ledger and notebook, 2012
Handwritten scratch notes dated December 11th, 2012; Scratch notes and miscellaneous research on James Russell; Description of the James H. Russell Notebook and Ledger MS 16 SOHS Library item (2 copies); Internet search on the Caldwell family; Written biographical statement about Edward Walker Herrin
Sebastopol Town Site
These materials are all undated. There are four photocopies of a relatively primitive handdrawn map of an area known as "Sebastopol." Also included is a brief typewritten note about the history of the area.
Silver City, 1973
These materials are related to the settlement known as "Silver City" and include an application for the National Register of Historic Places.