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Tom Burns photographs

 Collection
Call Number: RH PH 171

Overview

Tom Burns was a fish-monger on the Kaw for 60 years, retiring in December 1991. He published his memoirs, "60 Years on the Kaw" in 1994. The collection is comprised of 10 photographs and 2 videotapes, includes images of catches in 1946 and 1947 and Tyron Winchell's boat built in 1895, which Burns rebuilt in 1996. The videotape interviews are from 1990 and 1991 and cover net and ice fishing.

Dates

  • Creation: 1946-1947; 1991-1997

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

.25 Linear Feet (1 document case containing 10 photographs + 2 videotapes)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH PH 171

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer, Univeristy Archives, 1997.

Title
Guide to the Tom Burns Collection
Subtitle
Tom Burns photographs
Author
Finding aid prepared by rw 2008. Finding aid encoded by rw, 2008. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2021.
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4095563161
Preferred citation
Tom Burns photographs, RH PH 171, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

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

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