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Frank Claude Davis papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 282

Overview

Frank Claude Davis was born on Feb. 22, 1858, in Platte County, Missouri, the nephew of R.T. Davis. This collection contains correspondence to and from Frank Claude and R.T. Davis during the period of Frank's employment with the Milling and Manufacturing Company in St. Joseph, Missouri.The business correspondence reflects his travel while on the job and his relationship with retail trade merchants and jobbers. Also included are bill receipts, personal correspondence, telegrams, announcements, calling cards, newsclippings, a lease, and some miscellaneous items.

Dates

  • Creation: 1879 - 1902

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

1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS 282

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Ken Sender, 1979

Title
Guide to the Frank Claude Davis Collection
Subtitle
Frank Claude Davis papers
Author
jcm, 1980; mg 2004
Date
2004
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/10407/5255972724
Preferred citation
Frank Claude Davis Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 282, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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