John Tharp papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P778
Overview
John H. Tharp of Cherokee, Kansas, invented a rat trap and patented the design in the early 1900s. This collection contains materials related to the trap patent.
Dates
- 1905 - 1906
Creator
- Tharp, John H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
5 folders ; 25 x 38 cm
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P778
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Dennis Coffey, 1991
- Title
- Guide to the John Tharp Collection
- Subtitle
- John Tharp papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by rh, 2007; Finding aid encoded by rh, 2007
- Date
- 2007
- 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/10407/3549488081
- Preferred citation
-
John Tharp Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P778, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository