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Albert D. Salisbury, Jr. papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 739

Overview

The Albert D. Salisbury Jr. papers are those of a long time Lawrence, Kansas resident who worked in the University of Kansas Chemistry Department and was active in various Lawrence Masonic groups and the Ninth Street Baptist Church.

Dates

  • Creation: 1921 - 1988

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.

Biography of Albert D. Salisbury, Jr.

Albert Delaney Salisbury, Jr. was born July 2, 1900 to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Salisbury. For 44 years, Salisbury worked in the University of Kansas Chemistry Department. Highly active in various organizations, Salisbury was a member of the Western Star Lodge #1 A.F. & A.M. of the M. W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge and of Lawrence, Kansas' Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church.

Salisbury married Wauneta Helen Johnson November 12, 1932. Wauneta died in 1985 and Salisbury died on October 11, 1998.

Extent

.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes + 2 folders, 1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

The Albert D. Salisbury, Jr. papers date from 1921 to 1988 and are arranged as a series of personal papers. The papers focus mainly on Salisbury's Masonic and church activities and include programs, letters, and publications. Folder arrangement is alphabetical.

Photographs from the Collection are located at RH MS-P 739. The single volume from this Collection is located at RH MS G80.

Physical Location

RH MS 739

Physical Location

RH MS-P 739

Physical Location

RH MS G80

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Albert D. Salisbury, 1996.

Separated Materials

Freemasons. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kansas., Proceedings of the ... annual communication of Prince Hall Grand Lodge : ancient, free and accepted masons : jurisdiction of Kansas. 1927, 1928, 1938, 1940, 1941, at RH Ser C1294, Spencer Library (Kansas Collection).

Souvenir program, 105th annual communication, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F. & A.M. of Kansas Jurisdiction. [---, Kan.? : The Lodge?, 1980], at RH Ser D2946, Spencer Library (Kansas Collection).

Souvenir program, eighty-third annual session, Prince Hall Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Kansas Jurisdiction, Prince Hall affiliation.[---?, Kan.] : The Order, 1966, at RH Ser C1295, Spencer Library (Kansas Collection).

Souvenir program, ninety-fourth annual session, Prince Hall Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Kansas Jurisdiction, Prince Hall affiliation.[---?, Kan.] : The Order, 1977, at RH Ser D2947, Spencer Library (Kansas Collection).

Title
Guide to the Albert D. Salisbury, Jr. Collection
Subtitle
Albert D. Salisbury, Jr. papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by mbw, 2006; revised by skt, 2010; Finding aid encoded by mbw, 2006; revised by skt, 2010
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
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/10407/9522184355
Preferred citation
Albert D. Salisbury, Jr. Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 739, 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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