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Clinton, Kansas cyclone photographs

 Collection
Call Number: RH PH 35

Overview

Snapshots of KU professor Charles Bunker and colleagues and Bunker's photographs of damage from a cyclone that struck Clinton, Kansas in 1910. The bulk of the collection consists of images related to the Clinton, Kansas tornado.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910-1940 (bulk 1910)

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Glass plate and flexible negative originals are only issued if the curator or head of Public Services gives permission.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Extent

.75 Linear Feet (10 photographic prints in 1 box + 40 glass and nitrate negatives in 2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH PH 35

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer from University of Kansas University Archives and Museum of Natural History, 1981.

Related Materials

Views of Western Kansas, RH PH P2813, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Title
Guide to the Charles Bunker Collection
Subtitle
Clinton, Kansas cyclone photographs
Author
Finding aid prepared by rw, 2008. Finding aid encoded by rw, 2008. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2019.
Date
2008
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/10407/4436860091
Preferred citation
Clinton, Kansas cyclone damage photographs, RH PH 35, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Revision Statements

  • 2019-03-07: Updated access restrictions note, added inventory to EAD, cleaned up ASpace record, mwh

Repository Details

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

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