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Louise Brown Family papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P328

Overview

The Louise Brown Family papers are those of a Lawrence, Kansas, family during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Dates

  • Creation: 1874, 1889-1917

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.

Biography of Louise Brown Family

Little is known of the Louise Brown family; it is unclear when and to whom she was born and when she married. Brown resided at 816 New Jersey, Lawrence, Kansas for at least five years. By 1917, a son, William C, and his wife, Bertha, were proprietors of the Lawrence Pantatorium, a dry cleaning business at 12 West 9th Street.

Extent

2 folders

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

The Louise Brown Family papers date from 1874 and 1889-1917. They consist of correspondence, a fraternal order card (for the International Order of Twelve, Kansas-Nebraska Jurisdiction), a bank booklet, a certificate, Lawrence Pantatorium bill, and a few miscellaneous notes.

Physical Location

RH MS P328

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, George Catt, 1977.

Title
Guide to the Louise Brown Family Collection
Subtitle
Louise Brown Family papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by lgg, 1978; Finding aid encoded by mg 2004; revised by mbw, 2010.
Date
2004
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/10407/1569965879
Preferred citation
Louise Brown Family Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P328, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

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

Contact:
1450 Poplar Lane
Lawrence KS 66045-7616 United States
785-864-4334