Tabor Historical Society (Tabor, Iowa) documents
Overview
Two documents of the Tabor Historical Society, Tabor, Iowa related to Tabor's historic Todd House, the home of Congregational minister John Todd, built in 1853.
Dates
- Creation: September 5, 1982
Creator
- Tabor Historical Society (Tabor, Iowa) (Organization)
- Todd, John, 1818-1894 (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.
History of the Tabor Historical Society (Tabor, Iowa)
The Tabor Historical Society of Tabor, Iowa supports the maintenance of Tabor's historic Todd House and its museum. The Todd House was built in 1853 as the home of Congregational minister John Todd, who in the 1850s was one of Iowa's best known abolitionists and was deeply involved in support of the Kansas Free State Movement and the efforts of abolitionist John Brown.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two documents of the Tabor Historical Society, Tabor, Iowa, which relate to Tabor's historic Todd House, built in 1853 by Congregational minister John Todd and listed on the U.S. National Park Service Register of Historic Places as a property associated with the Underground Railroad. The Todd House served as a significant Western Iowa 'hub' on the Underground Railroad for escaped slaves and abolitionists, including noted abolitionist John Brown.
Physical Location
RH MS P624
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Connie Menninger, 1982
Subject
- Todd, John, 1818-1894 (Person)
- Tabor Historical Society (Tabor, Iowa) (Organization)
- Todd family (Family)
- Todd House (Tabor, Iowa) (Organization)
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Tabor Historical Society (Tabor, Iowa) Collection
- Subtitle
- Tabor Historical Society (Tabor, Iowa) documents
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2004; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2004
- Date
- 2004
- 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/10407/1023890799
- Preferred citation
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Tabor Historical Society (Tabor, Iowa) Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P624, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository