Letter and statement of ancestry by Dr. Joseph Brockway, Yankton (Harper County), Kansas
Overview
A letter and brief statement by Dr. Joseph Brockway of Yankton (Harper County), Kansas, giving a brief autobiographical sketch of his background, marriage, and children.
Dates
- Creation: May 5, 1884
Creator
- Brockway, Joseph, 1827-1911 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biography of Joseph Brockway, b. 1827.
Joseph Brockway was born on May 5, 1827 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He attended the Ann Arbor Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and married on May 28, 1848. In the early years of his marriage, he and his wife and children resided in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. By 1884, they were residents of Yankton (Harper County), Kansas.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
A handwritten letter on two leaves, together with a brief separate statement on one leaf, by Dr. Joseph Brockway of Yankton (Harper County), Kansas, May 5, 1884, giving a brief sketch of his life. Brockway's letter is addressed to A. N. Brockway, written in response to the latter's request for autobiographical information.
Physical Location
RH MS P613
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Charles Apfelbaum, 1991
Subject
- Brockway, Joseph, 1827-1911 (Person)
- Brockway family. (Family)
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Joseph Brockway Collection
- Subtitle
- Letter and statement of ancestry by Dr. Joseph Brockway, Yankton, Harper County, Kansas
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2004; revised by skt, 2010 Finding aid encoded by mh, 2004; revised by skt, 2010
- Date
- 2004
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4470989785
- Preferred citation
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Joseph Brockway Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P613, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository