Box 22

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.

These materials contain agricultural and land use data and statistics in Josephine County, Oregon from the first half of the twentieth century.

The primary material in this file is an excerpt from a book entitled Pioneer Catholic History of Oregon by Edwin O'Hara (1939). The excerpt concerns a place in southern Oregon referred to as Allen Gulch. The other materials are index cards detailing information about photos from the Southern Oregon Historical Society's collection.

These materials are related to the Esterly family, their mining business, and their home. The materials include photograph slides, newspaper article clippings, book excerpts, and Atwood's relevant notes and correspondence.

These materials of various origin and content are all related generally to the history of the Illinois Valley in Oregon. Included within are newspaper clippings, book exercpts, and Atwood's notes, among other things.

These materials include some primary source documents related to Josephine County as well as a large collection of Atwood's notes and various correspondence.

These materials are related to the settlement known as "Silver City" and include an application for the National Register of Historic Places.

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.

These are three materials related to the history of settlements along Sucker Creek. The materials are undated. Included is a map of the area.

These materials concern the history of an early mining community in southern Oregon called Browntown. Included are some articles about the settlement as well as some historical manuscripts and a map of the area.