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 108 Collections and/or Records:
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
OHS photograph map, bulk: 1852-2007
Oregon Historical Quarterly, 1995
Two copies of the Winter 1994-95 issue of Oregon Historical Quarterly. This is a "special issue" concerning "Aspects of Southern Oregon History."
Pacific Northwest Quarterly, 1988
Two copies of Volume 79, Number 4 of the Pacific Northwest Quarterly from October 1988. The Pacific Northwest Quarterly is published by the University of Washington.
People and the River, volume I, 1995
People and the River. A History of the Human Occupation of the Middle Course of the Rogue River of Southwestern Oregon Volume I. Kay Atwood, Dennis J. Gray
People and the River, volume I, 1995
People and the River. A History of the Human Occupation of the Middle Course of the Rogue River of Southwestern Oregon. Volume I. Kay Atwood, Dennis Gray
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
Pioneer Marble works – PowerPoint presentation, bulk: 1865-1915
Printed PowerPoint presentation titled “James H. and Ann Hill Russell Proprietors of a Pioneer Marble Works in Southern Oregon 1865-1915” by Kay C. Atwood and Elisabeth Walton Potter (2 copies)
Population Information and Research, 1890-1920
The records concern the population of Medford, Ashland, Jackson County, and surrounding areas in Oregon. Also available are copies of the thirteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth Census of the United States. A graph notes the total population breakdown from 1890 to 1920. Excerpts from the United States Bureau of the Census, "Increase of Population: 1910-1920."
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