Box 51

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These materials are illustrations and drafts of title pages for Atwood's projects, Mill Creek Journal and Illahe. Also included are primary source documents and photocopies of primary source documents and other research materials.

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These materials concern the history of individuals and families in the unincorporated community of Illahe, Oregon. These materials include individual's accounts of their family history, primary source documents, newspaper articles, etc.

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These materials are mostly typewritten transcripts of interviews that Kay Atwood conducted in researching her book, Illahe: The Story of Settlement in the Rogue River Canyon. Also included are some of Atwood's notes and drafts of family trees.

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These materials are letters of correspondence between Atwood and several individuals from whom she was seeking information for her Illahe project. The individuals mostly recount their family's histories in these letters and answer Kay's questions about the history of the area. Also included are some photocopies of various documents and other primary source materials.

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These materials include letters of correspondence, handwritten notes, and photographs surrounding the history of the Rogue River, particularly the Wild Scenic portion of it. Included are letters between Atwood and people from that region.

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These materials are related to the publicity of two of Atwood's books, Illahe and Blossoms & Branches. The materials include newspaper clippings and copies of magazine articles. Also included are some of Atwood's handwritten notes and correspondence from fans.

Scope and Contents Note about Holly Peake and publications about it; Sketch of Cy Whiteneck, Whiskey Creek; color a city by a sea; cut out newspaper article from June 2, 1945 about George H. Holly Peake; Cy Whiteneck’s cabin in the woods, 1916; letter to Louise J. Nichols from San Heaney of the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management in regards to her occupying a cabin in Whiskey Creek for a set time to remove her property, dated March 1973; appraisal Report from the United States...