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Babcock family papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 280

Overview

James and Wilma Babcock owned and operated Babcock Grocery and B and B Beauty Bar in Ottawa, Kansas. This collection contains their business records and personal papers, as well as those of their daughter, Marla Jo Babcock, and James Babcock's mother Nettie.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880 - 1939

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

3 Linear Feet (3 boxes + 1 oversize box)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS 280

Physical Location

RH MS Q278

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Marla Babcock Gleason, 1979

Title
Guide to the Babcock Family Collection
Subtitle
Babcock family papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by NY, 2007; Finding aid encoded by NY, 2007
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4744027328
Preferred citation
Babcock Family Collection , Kansas Collection, RH MS 280, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

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

Contact:
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