James Smothers papers
Overview
James Smothers became the first African American mayor of Junction City, Kansas in 1979. This collection of Smothers' papers is comprised predominately of material relating to his service on the Junction City City Commission.
Dates
- Creation: 1970 - 1989
Creator
- Smothers, James (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
none
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of James Smothers
James Smothers, a resident of Junction City, Kansas, served as a member of the Junction City City Commission from the 1977 through the mid 1980s. In 1979, Smothers became the Junction City's first African American mayor. Smothers was an active member of service organizations such as the Humane Society, the Republican Presidential Task Force, and a Noble in the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine of North and South America and its Jurisdictions, Inc.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The James Smothers papers are comprised primarily of Junction City government related materials, including several notebooks of City Commission meeting minutes, 1978-1987. Personal papers, primarily correspondence and invitations, makes up one folder of material found in the first folder of the collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, James Smothers, 1987
- Title
- Guide to the James Smothers Collection
- Subtitle
- James Smothers papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by bkm,2006 ; Finding aid encoded by bkm, 2007
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Sponsor
- Support for the processing of this Collection was provided by the Dana and Sue Anderson African American Collecting Program Endowment Fund.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7030716768
- Preferred citation
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James Smothers Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 501, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository