Wakarusa Township records
Overview
These records of the Wakarusa Township of Douglas County, Kansas date from 1858 to 1980. They include the township's rolls of voters, ballots, and election results dating from the territorial period of Kansas, as well as tax rolls and receipts and expenditures for such purposes as road and bridge construction and fire protection.
Dates
- Creation: 1858 - 1980
Creator
- Wakarusa (Kan. : Township) (Organization)
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
9.5 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
These official records of the Wakarusa Township of Douglas County, Kansas, dating from 1858 to 1980, include the earliest records of the township when it was known as the Lawrence Township. The collection contains the township's rolls of voters, ballots, and election results prior to Kansas statehood, including tax rolls and township receipts and expenditures for such purposes as road and bridge construction and fire protection.
Arrangement is in general by type of record (voter lists, road tax rolls, financial records, etc.), then arranged chronologically by year. An exception to this arrangement are the collection's bound ledgers of financial records and minutes, which are housed together in Box 10.
Physical Location
RH MS 808
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, 1979; 1982 addition by donor W. F. Bradley
Processing Information
Previously shelved at RH MS 292.
- Title
- Guide to Wakarusa Township Collection
- Subtitle
- Wakarusa Township records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2006. Finding aid encoded by mh, 2006. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2023.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2013651896
- Preferred citation
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Wakarusa (Douglas County, Kan.: Township). Wakarusa Township records, Kansas Collection, RH MS 808, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository