John D. Parker materials regarding the Kansas earthquake of April 24, 1867
Overview
Materials regarding the Kansas earthquake of April 24, 1867, gathered by John D. Parker. The scrapbook contains manuscripts, notes, and mounted clippings. Parker was a professor of natural science at Lincoln College in Topeka.
Dates
- Creation: 1867
Creator
- Parker, John D., active 1867 (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.
Extent
1 volume (70 leaves in 1 volume) : Handwritten letters and mounted clippings ; 26cm
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between John D. Parker, Frank H. Snow, B. F. Mudge, and Reverend Richard Cordley regarding the earthquake of April 24, 1867, which was experienced in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana and parts of Ohio.
Clippings are from regional newspapers and are identified. Also included is an article written by Parker on the earthquake and published in the American Journal of Science and Arts (January, 1868).
Physical Location
RH MS D96
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Frank H. Snow, 1929.
Processing Information
Transferred from KB H P222.
- Title
- Guide to the John D. Parker Collection
- Subtitle
- John D. Parker materials regarding the Kansas earthquake of April 24, 1867
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by lgg, 13 September 1973. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2004. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2020.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8020477862
- Preferred citation
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John D. Parker Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS D96, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository