Aaron Friesen autograph album
Overview
Aaron Friesen was born in 1899 at Inman (McPherson County), Kansas to Mennonite parents. He was age six at Christmas 1905, when he received this autograph album, made in Germany, from his uncle William E. Harms of Inman. The content includes signed sentiments from his parents and uncles, dated January 1906.
Dates
- Creation: 1905 - 1906
Creator
- Friesen, Aaron, 1899-1959 (Person)
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 Aaron Friesen
Aaron Friesen was born in the fall of 1899 at Inman (McPherson County), Kansas to Henry B. and Gertrude (Harms) Friesen. His parents were Mennonites--his father having emigrated to the United States in 1883. Aaron's mother, born in Kansas, was a daughter of Peter and Mary Harms.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P862
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Frank Wood, 2000
Subject
- Fries family. (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Aaron Friesen Autograph Album
- Subtitle
- Aaron Friesen autograph album
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2008; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2008
- Date
- 2008
- 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/10407/1945392513
- Preferred citation
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Aaron Friesen autograph album, Kansas Collection, RH MS P862, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository