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Fred Holmes Bowersock diary

 Collection — Volume: 1
Call Number: RH MS B41

Overview

Diary of Fred Holmes Bowersock's 1886 trip to Europe, with daily expenses. Bowersock, the son of prominent Lawrence, Kansas-based businessman Justin DeWitt Bowersock, was accompanied on this trip to Europe by University of Kansas Professor W.H. Carruth. England, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, and Austria were in the itinerary. Bowersock took voice, piano, and guitar lessons, visited many landmarks and art galleries, etc.

Dates

  • Creation: January-August 1886

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 volume : Holograph, unpaged ; Volume measures 19 cm tall.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS B41

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Justin Hill, 1966.

Title
Guide to the Fred Holmes Bowersock Collection
Subtitle
Fred Holmes Bowersock diary
Author
Finding aid prepared by lgg, 1974. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2004. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2020.
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5494880574
Preferred citation
Fred Holmes Bowersock diary, Kansas Collection, RH MS B41, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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