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Stalking Louis Curtiss, Architect research materials

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1087

Overview

Wilda Sandy's biography of Kansas City, Missouri architect Louis Singleton Curtiss, titled Stalking Louis Curtiss, Architect, was published in 1991. Her book, documenting the talented career and colorful personal life of Curtiss (1865-1924), was the culmination of more than three years of research. This collection contains the author's research correspondence, as well as the many photographs and photocopies of documents which were reproduced in her book. Included are records of the book's publicity and reviews, as well as several architectural drawings by Curtiss.

Dates

  • Creation: 1962-1993; bulk 1989-1991

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

1.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes + 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS 1087

Physical Location

RH MS S24

Physical Location

RH MS-P 1087

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Wilda and Hal Sandy, 1995

Related Materials

Sandy, Wilda, Stalking Louis Curtiss, architect, RH CK 288, Spencer Library (Kansas Collection); NA737.C87 S26 1991, University of Kansas Libraries.

Louis Singleton Curtiss Collection, RH MS 35, Kansas Collection, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Comee, Fred T., Research materials concerning Louis Singleton Curtiss, RH MS 856, Kansas Collection, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Title
Guide to Stalking Louis Curtiss, Architect research materials
Subtitle
Stalking Louis Curtiss, Architect research materials
Author
Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007; revised by, cl 2010.
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4027303783
Preferred citation
Sandy, Wilda, Stalking Louis Curtiss, Architect research materials, Kansas Collection, RH MS 1087, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

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

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