Personal papers of Carrie Watson
Overview
Carrie Watson was a librarian at the University of Kansas from 1887-1921; the current main library building is named in her honor. This collection contains photographs, genealogies, correspondence, and a manuscript written by Watson.
Dates
- Creation: 1870 - 1940
Creator
- Watson, Carrie M., 1858-1943 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access resrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Carrie Watson
Carrie Watson graduated from the University of Kansas in 1877 and was thereafter hired as an Assistant Librarian at KU. She was promoted to Head Librarian in 1887 and retired in 1921.
In 1924 the KU library moved from Spooner Hall to its current home, which was named Watson Library in her honor. Watson died in 1943.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
PP 116
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Mrs. Arthur Jordan Jr, 1972.
Separated Materials
Watson also compiled a scrapbook, which is located with other oversize faculty scrapbooks at Sb/41.
Subject
- Watson, Carrie M., 1858-1943 (Person)
- University of Kansas. Libraries (Organization)
- Watson Library (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Carrie Watson Collection
- Subtitle
- Personal papers of Carrie Watson
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by ad, 2005. Finding aid encoded by ad, 2005. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2018.
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5836177514
- Preferred citation
-
Personal papers of Carrie Watson, University Archives, PP 116, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository