Bert Nash family papers, including papers of Luther Bittle Bushong
Overview
Bert Allen Nash (d. 1947) was an educational psychologist at the University of Kansas. Nash was particularly interested in the study and remedy of child welfare agencies in Kansas and was active in the Lawrence, Kansas community. In 1950, in recognition of Nash's contributions, the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center was established in Lawrence. The collection contains personal papers of Nash and his family, as well as his father-in-law Luther Bittle Bushong, and includes correspondence, clippings, photographs, family documents, report cards, etc.
Dates
- Creation: 1910 - 1974
Creator
- Nash, Bert Allen, 1898-1974 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes, + 2 oversize boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS 731
Physical Location
RH MS Q175
Physical Location
RH MS R158
Physical Location
RH MS-P 731(f)
Other Finding Aids
Detailed listings available for some boxes : Detailed list of Box 1 contents ksrl.kc.nashbertbox1.pdf Detailed list of Box 4 contents ksrl.kc.nashbertbox4.pdf Detailed list of Box 5 contents ksrl.kc.nashbertbox5.pdf
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Barbara Nash Mills, 1999
Subject
- Bushong , Luther Bittle (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Bert Nash Collection
- Subtitle
- Bert Nash family papers, including papers of Luther Bittle Bushong
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by rlf, 2006; revised by, cl 2010 ; Finding aid encoded by rlf, 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6928327686
- Preferred citation
-
Bert Nash Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 731, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository