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Public auction announcements (Northeast Kansas)

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS Q132

Overview

This collection contains posters advertising public auctions in Lawrence, Kansas, as well as other towns in Douglas County (Baldwin, Eudora), and northeast Kansas including DeSoto, Tonganoxie, and Wellsville. The auctioneer or co-auctioneer for all of these auctions was George Criss.

Dates

  • Creation: 1947 - 1964

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.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (1 oversize box)

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

Most announcements are dated, but do not provide a year. Announcements are listed by the legal owner, leinholder, or guardian of the property and the organization of the administrating clerk.

Physical Location

RH MS Q132

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Bill Fair

Title
Guide to the Public Auction Broadsides Collection
Subtitle
Public auction announcements (Northeast Kansas)
Author
Finding aid prepared by mds, 2006; Finding aid encoded by mds, 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/10407/9522184349
Preferred citation
Public Auction Broadsides Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS Q132, 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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