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Central Newspaper Bureau of Kansas correspondence

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P704

Overview

Correspondence from the year 1916 of The Central Newspaper Bureau of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas), an organization which served as a centralized agency for distribution, advertising, and sale of products via Kansas newspapers. Of the Bureau's correspondence which relates to specific products, much addresses the marketing of gascoils and auxiliary carburetors for purposes of improving automotive fuel efficiency.

Dates

  • Creation: May 1916, July-September 1916

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

1 folder (letters, telegrams )

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

Correspondence dated May 1916 and July to September 1916 of the Central Newspaper Bureau of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas), an organization which served as a centralized agency for distribution, advertising, and sale of products via Kansas newspapers. Of the correspondence which relates to specific products, most of the letters and telegrams address the marketing of gascoils and auxiliary carburetors for purposes of improving automotive fuel efficiency. Principal correspondents are George Hough Perry (Director and General Advertising Counsel), and Walter S. Chandler. Their letters appear on letterheads for the Central Newspaper Bureau as well as The General Sales Company, which names Perry as president and Chandler as secretary.

Physical Location

RH MS P704

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer from University Archives, 1997

Title
Guide to Central Newspaper Bureau of Kansas Collection
Subtitle
Central Newspaper Bureau of Kansas correspondence
Author
Finding aid prepared by mh, 2006 Finding aid encoded by mh, 2006
Date
2006
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/10407/4948805486
Preferred citation
Central Newspaper Bureau of Kansas (Lawrence, Kan.). Central Newspaper Bureau of Kansas correspondence, Kansas Collection, RH MS P704, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

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

Contact:
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