Box 51

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 are related to Atwood's 1976 publication, Minorities of Early Jackson County: The Chinese, The Negroes, The Jews. Included are some drafts of the text for the book, but this file mostly contains photographs of the various subjects included in the book (Chinese, Jewish, and African Americans) from the nineteenth century.

This item is a collection of maps of the various buildings (ranger stations, cabins, etc.) in Klamath National Forest from the State of California's Department of Parks and Recreation.

These materials are related to the previous file (Klamath National Forest Project) and include a rudimentary list of maps scrawled on a sheet of yellow legal paper with a scale for the maps. A large map of Klamath National Forest, 1997; a map of transportation system, 2001.

The photographs and illustrations document the town of Ashland and its inhabitants from the second half of the nineteenth century. These images were used in Atwood's research for her book, Mill Creek Journal, which documents the history of Ashland, Oregon from 1850-1860. Many of these images appeared in the book.

Articles in Revels magazine concerning Atwood's 1987 book, Mill Creek Journal. Included in the article is a picture of Atwood.

These materials are prints and negatives of historical Jackson County, Oregon. Many of the photos are undated, but most of them appear to be from the nineteenth century. These are photos for the Mill Creek Journal project.

These materials are research notes and materials related to Atwood's research for her book on the early history of Jackson County, Oregon, Mill Creek Journal. Included are photographs, primary source documents, and Atwood's typed and handwritten notes.

These materials are related to the history of various court cases in Jackson County, Oregon in the nineteenth century. These materials are mostly reproduced lists and descriptions of the court cases.

These are primary source documents or copies of primary source documents mostly from the nineteenth century related to the history of southern Oregon, particularly Jackson County, Oregon. These materials are presumably related to Atwood's Mill Creek Journal.