Letters by residents of Oswego, Kansas
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 743
Overview
This collection comprises 7 letters and 1 post card from residents of Oswego, Kansas and a program of rhetorical exercises of Oswego High School. The letters describe the residents' lives and concerns with their families' health, their crops and farming, and hopes for the railroad to be constructed through Oswego. The letters also mention the centennial and presidential race and share neighborhood news including that of a murder.
Dates
- Creation: 1870 - 1878
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
.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS 743
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Charles Apfelbaum, 1997
- Title
- Guide to the Oswego, Kansas, Letters Collection
- Subtitle
- Letters by residents of Oswego, Kansas
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mab, 2006; Finding aid encoded by mab, 2006
- Date
- 2006
- 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/10407/1262798648
- Preferred citation
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Oswego, Kansas, Letters Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 743, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository