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Lawrence, Kansas Fire Department records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS EK1

Overview

The collection includes logbooks of fire runs and drills, meeting minutes, departmental rosters, and Firemen's Relief Association meeting and financial records from the Lawrence, Kansas Fire Department from its early beginnings as a volunteer organization until the 1960s. The collection also includes photographs of fires in Lawrence, including the Kansas Union fire in 1970; past fire chief Paul Ingels; various fire trucks; and a group of 1906 postcards of fire scenes from some Eastern United States sites.

Dates

  • Creation: 1869 - 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.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 document case + 21 volumes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS EK1

Physical Location

RH PH 47

Physical Location

RH PH 47(f)

Physical Location

RH PH 47(ff)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit, Lawrence City Manager, 1976.

Source

Subject

Title
Guide to the Lawrence, Kansas Fire Department Collection
Subtitle
Lawrence, Kansas Fire Department records
Author
Finding aid prepared by sfw, 1983. Finding aid encoded by rw, 2008. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2017.
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/10407/2730375446
Preferred citation
Lawrence Fire Department records, Kansas Collection, RH MS Ek1, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

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