Lawrence, Kansas Fire Department records
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
- Lawrence (Kan.). Fire Department (Organization)
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
- Lawrence (Kan.). Fire Department (Depositor, Organization)
Subject
- Lawrence (Kan.). Fire Department (Organization)
- 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