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Nora Wallingford papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P719

Overview

The Nora Wallingford papers are those of a native Kansan and part of the Atchison County farming community.

Dates

  • Creation: [between 1970 and 1979]

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 Nora Wallingford

Nora Wallingford was born in 1887 in Kansas. She married Charles Wallingford, who's family moved to Kansas from Kentucky. The couple owned a farm in the "Number 20 district" (the local school district) of Atchison County; during the Dust Bowl they lost the farm but were later able to buy land in the same area. The couple's eldest son, Kenneth, continued to work the 330-plus acre farm and his son, Kenneth Jr, followed him.

Extent

2 folders

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

The Nora Wallingford Papers date from the 1970s; they consist of clippings photocopies. The single photograph from the collection is located at RH MS-P P719.

Physical Location

RH MS P719

Physical Location

RH MS-P P719

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Nora Wallingford, 1988.

Separated Materials

100th anniversary of Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atchison ... March 26, 1877 to March 26, 1977. [Atchison, Kan.? : The Church?, 1977?] at RH D6173, Spencer Library (Kansas Collection).

Title
Guide to the Nora Wallingford Collection
Subtitle
Nora Wallingford papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by mbw, 2007; revised by, cl 2010; revised by skt, 2010 Finding aid encoded by mbw, 2007; revised by skt, 2010
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/10407/9078498348
Preferred citation
Nora Wallingford Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P719, 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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