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Save the Tallgrass Prairie records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 670

Overview

Save the Tallgrass Prairie, Inc. (STP) was formed by Northeastern Kansans in January 1973 as "an organization of concerned citizens who wanted to re-establish a small segment of the tallgrass prairie in as natural a condition as is possible" and create a Tallgrass Prairie National Park. The organization was originally known as Prairie National Park Natural History Association. The collection contains newspaper clippings, financial records, correspondence, and legislative records for and against the proposed park and other environmental issues.

Dates

  • 1960 - 1986

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

38 Linear Feet (49 boxes + 3 oversize boxes, 5 oversize folders)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS 670

Physical Location

RH MS 318

Physical Location

RH MS Q147

Physical Location

RH MS R138

Physical Location

RH MS-P 670 (ff)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gifts, Save the Tallgrass Prairie, Inc, 1981, 1991, 1995.

Related Materials

Prairie National Park Natural History Association records, Kansas Collection, RH MS 263, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Patricia DuBose Duncan papers, Kansas Collection RH MS 535, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Charles Stough papers, Kansas Collection, RH MS 894, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Title
Guide to the Save the Tallgrass Prairie Collection
Subtitle
Save the Tallgrass Prairie records
Author
Finding aid prepared by rlf, 2006. Finding aid encoded by rlf, 2006. Finding aid revised by cl, 2010.
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/1092150185
Preferred citation
Save the Tallgrass Prairie records, Kansas Collection, RH MS 670, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

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

Contact:
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