Olga (Davis) Heaven papers
Overview
The Olga (Davis) Heaven Papers are those of a longtime Kansas resident, who was a native of Coffeyville and active at the University of Kansas. The collection includes a photocopied scrapbook, which includes material about Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at the University of Kansas, as well as other clippings, programs, and correspondence. There are also a number of photographs, which are of Martha Isman Davis and several of her children; all photographs were taken in Coffeyville, Kansas.
Dates
- Creation: 1910?-1940s, 1963-1964
Creator
- Heaven, Olga (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 Olga (Davis) Heaven
Olga Davis was descended from Martha Isman Davis, her paternal grandmother, who was born during slavery. Martha Davis had 16 children. Olga Davis married into the Heaven family.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P568
Physical Location
RH MS-P P568
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Loaned for reproduction, Olga Heaven, 1987.
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Olga (Davis) Heaven Collection
- Subtitle
- Olga (Davis) Heaven papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by nb, 1987 and tc, 1988. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2004, revised by mbw, 2010.
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0853242329
- Preferred citation
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Olga (Davis) Heaven papers, Kansas Collection, RH MS P568, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository