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Geneva Hall photograph album

 Collection
Call Number: RH PH 502

Overview

This album, compiled by Geneva Hall, includes photographs and some clippings depicting African American life on 15th and Quincy in Topeka, Kansas during the early part of the twentieth century.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1900-1950

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

.25 Linear Feet (1 box + 1 flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

The Geneva Hall photograph album dates from approximately the first half of the 20th century and consists of a single album containing pictures and some clippings. The majority of the images are black and white and unidentified on the page. The album itself has a black cover on which embossed gold lettering reads "Photographs"; the pages are black paper and the whole is tied together with a black cord. Loose photographs have been removed from the album and foldered according to their original placement within the album.

Physical Location

RH PH 502

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, William Tarleton, 2006.

Title
Guide to the Geneva Hall Collection
Subtitle
Geneva Hall photograph album
Author
Finding aid prepared by mbw, 2007; Finding aid encoded by mbw, 2007
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
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/10407/0341296936
Preferred citation
Geneva Hall Collection, Kansas Collection, RH PH 502, 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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