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Bert Nash family papers, including papers of Luther Bittle Bushong

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 731

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

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

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

Contact:
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