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Vinland, Kansas history scrapbook and records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1077

Overview

Through photocopies of newspaper articles and photographs, stories of settlers and essays, the Vinland, Kansas history scrapbook describes the history of Vinland, Douglas County, Kansas, and the Coal Creek Valley area from its beginnings as a settlement of abolitionists in 1854 until 1998. The collection also includes other publications written about Vinland's history and obituaries of area residents from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Dates

  • Creation: 1907 - 1998

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

.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS 1077

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gifts, Vernell Hagerman Randel; 1994, 1998

Related Materials

Francis, Carol Buhler, Monarchs of the past, RH P1165, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library

Hemphill, Anne E., Vinland area history and Methodist Episcopal Church of Vinland, Kansas, RH D5575, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library

A history of the Vinland United Methodist Church of Vinland, Kansas : and the circuits of which it was a part, celebrating the 100th anniversary of its chartering July 19, 1873, RH D5739, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library

Randel, Vernell Hagerman, Vinland Rural High School "memories", 1917-1960, RH D6838, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library

The story of the history of the Vinland Telephone Company and its people, 1903-1973, RH P649, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library

Vinland, Douglas County, Kansas : Kansas rural history, a case study compiled by Katie Armitage, RH P832, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library

Vinland Grange and Fair records, 1868-2007, RH MS 1056, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library

Vinland Fair books, 1921-2007, RH Ser D3016 and RH Ser G193, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library

Yoder, Mike, Vinland Fair : in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the fair, 1907-2007 / Mike Yoder photographs, 1984-2006, RH B2683, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library

Title
Guide to the Vinland Kansas History Collection
Subtitle
Vinland, Kansas history scrapbook and records
Author
Finding aid prepared by mab, 2007; Finding aid encoded by mab, 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/10407/7474402775
Preferred citation
Vinland Kansas History Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 1077, 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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