William E. Drenner family collection
Overview
This collection contains correspondence, photographs, slides, photographic albums, scrapbooks, published books, exhibit panels, and reference material of William Drenner and his family. It also contains business papers and reports from Drenner's banking career.
Dates
- Creation: 1920s-2000s
Creator
- Drenner, William E., 1923-2002 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of William E. Drenner
William E. Drenner (1923-2002) grew up in Kansas and Tennessee. As one of the first National Honor Scholars, Drenner obtained a bachelor of arts degree in 1944 from Columbia University. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years during World War II. He was a successful banker for thirty years and enjoyed researching genealogy and photography. (Information found in the collection and from Find A Grave website.)
Extent
18.5 Linear Feet (19 boxes + 13 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs and correspondence regarding William Drenner, his family, and his family history. It also contains Drenner's business records and reports from his many years in banking and work in Topeka, Kansas. Many of the scrapbooks and photograph albums have been bound. Some of the bound albums commemorate a holiday or some important milestone in the life of the Drenner family. Drenner presented the volumes as gifts to his wife and two sons on such occasions. A photographic essay by Drenner recounts his reactions to visiting the Shenandoah Valley, the ancestral home of his family in the United States. Many published books and material are in the collection. Oversized exhibit panels containing Drenner family photographs and other items trace the migration of the Drenner family from Virginia to Kansas.
Physical Location
RH MS 973
Physical Location
RH MS R10
Immediate Source of Acquisition
William E. Drenner, 1976
Processing Information
Previously shelved at: RH MS 194, RH MS D182 and RH MS B62
Subject
- Drenner, Jacob, 1824-1903 (Person)
- Drenner, Ray William, 1950- (Person)
- Drenner, Stephen V., 1954- (Person)
- Drenner, William E., 1923-2002 (Person)
- Drenner, Fern Ruth Volmer, 1899- (Person)
- Drenner family. (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the William E. Drenner Collection
- Subtitle
- William E. Drenner family collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by pg, 1976; lgg, 1977; revised by, cl 2010; revised by skt, 2010
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7679180928
- Preferred citation
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William E. Drenner family collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 973, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository