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Lora McCune diary and Job Fletcher letters

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1016

Overview

Rosemary King is the granddaughter of Lora McCune, who immigrated to Kansas from Pennsylvania circa 1886, and C. S. (Charles Sumner) Nation. The couple settled in Chanute, Kansas where Nation served as teacher and postmaster. Job Fletcher, of Sagamon County, Illinois served on the Illinois state legislature with Abraham Lincoln. The connection between McCune and Fletcher (if any) is not apparent. This collection includes McCune's diary from 1886, as well as an assortment of letters to Fletcher, 1832-1870. There are several items where the author and addressee are unclear, including a letter concerning the National Whig party and a letter written to "My Dear Miss Jayhawker" from "Your Lone Star."

Dates

  • Creation: 1832-1881, 1923

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

None

Conditions Governing Use

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

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS 1016

Title
Guide to the Rosemary King Collection
Subtitle
Lora McCune diary and Job Fletcher letters
Author
Finding aid prepared by skt, 2007; Finding aid encoded by skt, 2007
Date
2007
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/10407/1569965882
Preferred citation
Rosemary King Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 1016, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

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

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