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Joel Grover papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P51

Overview

This collection of papers pertain mostly to Joel Grover's work as commissioner and trustee of the Lawrence, Kansas school district, as well as his membership in a survey committee and alternate delegate of the 26th District of the State of Kansas. Some materials deal more with farm business, e.g. machinery.

Dates

  • Creation: 1857 - 1888

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of Joel Grover (1825-1879)

Joel Grover was born in Springfield, Livingston County, New York on August 5, 1825 and died in Lawrence, Kansas on July 28, 1879. He came to Lawrence in the second party of the New England Emigrant Aid Company. He was made captain of the 1st military company in Lawrence and served in defense of Lawrence in the Wakarusa War. He participated in the battles of Franklin, Fort Saunders and Fort Titus during the border wars between free soilers and pro-slavery forces in Kansas and Missouri.

In 1858 Grover was elected to the County Commissioners and held the post four years. Other local positions he held included trustee; school board member; member of the State House of Representatives, 1867; commission board member, 1869; chairman of the board, 1871 for four years; director of the St. Louis, Lawrence and Western Railroad Company; and he commanded a company in General Sterling Price's raid.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 document case + 3 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS P51

Physical Location

RH MS 1014

Immediate Source of Acquisition

George Allen, Lawrence, 1961, 1990.

Related Materials

Joel Grover diary, Kansas Collection, RH VLT MS A2, RH MS P423, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Title
Guide to the Joel Grover Collection
Subtitle
Joel Grover papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by kpz, 20 October 1972. Finding aid encoded by amh, 2004. Finding aid revised by amc 2007; cmp, 2021.
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9078498342
Preferred citation
Joel Grover papers, Kansas Collection, RH MS P51, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

Contact:
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