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Abilene High School memorabilia

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P864

Overview

Violet Sleichter Hoffman graduated from Abilene High School (Abilene, Kansas) in the class of 1925. Her collection includes high school programs, autographs and candid photographs of classmates and teachers, and formal group photographs from reunions of her class.

Dates

  • Creation: 1921 - 1975

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 Violet Sleichter Hoffman

Violet Ella Sleichter Hoffman was born January 11, 1908 in the Buckeye Township of Dickinson County, Kansas to John D. and Minnie (Downing) Sleichter. She graduated from Abilene High School (Abilene, Kansas) in 1925. On July 25, 1929, she married Carl M. Hoffman. Mrs. Hoffman died at Abilene on April 2, 1998.

Extent

12 folders

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS P864

Physical Location

RH MS-P P864

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, Frank Wood, 2000

Title
Guide to the Violet Sleichter Hoffman Collection
Subtitle
Abilene High School memorabilia
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/10407/8327645104
Preferred citation
Violet Sleichter Hoffman Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P864, 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