Phyllis A. Lawton collection
Overview
In this collection are books inscribed in the 1920s by William Allen White to Phyllis A. Hughes (Mrs. Keith) Lawton, whose father Bowmer Q. Hughes worked for thirty years as a linotype operator for White's Emporia Gazette. Included are letters from Phyllis's father to her mother in 1918, commenting on the influenza epidemic and Mr. White's departure with his son William Lindsay White for the Paris Peace Conference. Also included are a group photograph of William Allen White with his Gazette employees and letters to Phyllis and R. Keith Lawton from William Lindsay White in 1950 and 1951.
Dates
- Creation: 1915 - 1951
Creator
- Lawton, Phyllis A. (Person)
- White, William Allen, 1868-1944 (Person)
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 Phyllis A. Lawton
Phyllis Ann (Mrs. R. Keith) Lawton was born in Emporia, Kansas to Bowmer Q. and Ruth Ann Spangler Hughes. Her father worked for thirty years as a linotype operator for William Allen White's Emporia Gazette. As a reviewer for Reader's Digest, White received several books each year, which he kept and gave as Christmas presents to children of his employees at the Gazette's annual Christmas ball. Phyllis received inscribed books from White on these occasions. While in high school, she was hired by White as a high school news reporter and street reporter with the Gazette, for which she also occasionally served as a proof reader and a substitute society reporter.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 box + 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS 1082
Physical Location
RH MS-P 1082
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, R. Keith and Phyllis A. Lawton, 1994
Subject
- White, William Allen, 1868-1944 (Person)
- Hughes, Bowmer Q., 1890-1973 (Person)
- Hughes, Ruth Ann, 1892-1992 (Person)
- White, William Lindsay, 1900-1973 (Person)
Uniform Title
- Title
- Guide to the Phyllis A. Lawton Collection
- Subtitle
- Phyllis A. Lawton collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007
- Date
- 2007
- 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/10407/2662116060
- Preferred citation
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Lawton, Phyllis A, Phyllis A. Lawton Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 1082, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository