Pat Read papers
Overview
Lieutenant Colonel Lathrop B. (Pat) Read Jr. (1897-1974) was a native of Lawrence, Kansas. After his retirement from the U.S. Army, Read became a nationally known dealer in Native American handicrafts - an "Indian Trader" as he was called - with shops in Lawrence, Kansas, and New Mexico. Read also traveled the United States promoting and lecturing on Native American cultures. This collection contains business records, correspondence, and clippings which reflect his activities as a dealer and lecturer.
Dates
- Creation: 1936 - 1959
Creator
- Read, Lathrop B., 1897-1974 (Person)
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
2 Linear Feet (3 boxes + 3 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS 843
Physical Location
RH MS Q211
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Lathrop B. (Pat) Read
Processing Information
Previously shelved at RH MS 208.
- Title
- Guide to the Pat Read Collection
- Subtitle
- Pat Read papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by jtf, 2007. Finding aid encoded by jtf, 2007. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2023.
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6825938608
- Preferred citation
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Pat Read collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 843, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository