Papers of the Linwood Child Conservation Club
Overview
Papers and scrapbook for the Linwood Child Conservation Club. The collection primarily encompasses the Linwood club's Scholarship Fund. There are a number of letters from scholarship recipients, newspaper clippings and photographs noting the organization's community work.
Dates
- Creation: 1937 - 1965
Creator
- Linwood Child Conservation Club (Linwood, Kan.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of the Linwood Child Conservation Club
The Linwood Child Conservation Club was a philanthropic organization in Linwood, Kansas. In 1937, the organization created their Scholarship Fund by sponsoring a musicale to raise money. The organization presented their first scholarship that same year. The Club continued to fundraise to support the scholarship program, presenting students scholarships well into the 1960s.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (1 box + 1 oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS 1212
Physical Location
RH MS Q329
- Title
- Guide to the Linwood Child Conservation Club Collection
- Subtitle
- Papers of the Linwood Child Conservation Club
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by skt, 2010; Finding aid encoded by skt, 2010
- Date
- 2010
- 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/10407/4948805495
- Preferred citation
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Linwood Child Conservation Club Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 1212, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository