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Freeman Collection of Hesper, Kansas history records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 979

Overview

This collection contains various histories of the community of Hesper in Douglas County, Kansas. Included are histories of the Hesper Academy and the Hesper Friends Church, as well as biographies of Davis family members who were early Hesper settlers and witnesses to William Quantrill's August 1863 raid on the nearby town of Lawrence.

Dates

  • Creation: 1912 - 1977

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

.25 Linear Feet (1 box + 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS 979

Physical Location

RH MS Q247

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Glen and Marian Freeman, 1992

Related Materials

Davis Family Papers, RH MS 817, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library.

Davis, Samuel Hunt, 1848-1938, Samuel Hunt Davis autobiography, RH MS P16, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library.

Friends Church (Hesper, Kan.), Hesper Friends Church, 1862-1972 , RH C4964, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library.

Title
Guide to the Glen and Marian Freeman Collection of Hesper, Kansas History
Subtitle
Freeman Collection of Hesper, Kansas History
Author
Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007
Date
2007
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/10407/3856655313
Preferred citation
Freeman, Glen, Freeman collection of Hesper, Kansas history, RH MS 979, Kansas Collection, 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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