Greene B. Buster papers
Overview
The Greene B. Buster papers are those of a longtime Kansas resident and career historian. For forty years, Buster taught history and was vice principal at Kansas City, Kansas' Sumner High School.
Dates
- Creation: 1902 - 1974
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 Greene B. Buster
Greene Berrard Buster was born ca. 1878 in Xenia, Ohio to Greene and Mildred (Johnson) Buster. Three years after graduating from Wilberforce University in 1902, Buster moved to Kansas City, Kansas. He soon became one of the first teachers at Sumner High School; he taught history and, in 1929, he became vice principal. From 1908 until his retirement in 1948, Buster also acted as the school's treasurer. For his educational work, the Phi Delta Kappa professional fraternity inducted Buster in 1947.
Buster continued his own education once he arrived in Kansas. In 1925, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Kansas; and, in 1931, he received a Master of Science degree in Education from the same University. Buster also was active in a number of organizations, including Alpha Phi Alpha and the Eighth Street Christian Church. He was also on the Board of Directors of Douglass State Bank.
In 1913, Buster married Katie Patterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Patterson of Ohio. The couple had one daughter, Josephine.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The Green B. Buster papers date from 1902 to 1974 and are arranged in a single series. The Papers consist of such items as speeches, books and booklets, history notes, and clippings. Folder arrangement is alphabetical by topic.
Physical Location
RH MS 512
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Josephine B. McDavid, 1989
Subject
- Buster, Greene B. (Greene Berrard), 1878-1965 (Person)
- Sumner High School (Kansas City, Kan.) (Organization)
- University of Kansas -- Alumni and alumnae (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Greene B. Buster Collection
- Subtitle
- Greene B. Buster papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mbw, 2007; revised by skt, 2010; Finding aid encoded by mbw, 2007; revised by skt, 2010
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Sponsor
- Support for the processing of this Collection was provided by the Dana and Sure Anderson African American Collecting Program Endowment Fund.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9897610972
- Preferred citation
-
Greene B. Buster Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 512, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository