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Nancy Porter photographs collection

 Collection
Call Number: RH PH 62

Overview

This collection contains some copied photographs from Nancy Porter's family, as well as photographs from the family of A. R. Maxwell, a Wells Fargo agent who resided in Lawrence, Kansas. The first 12 photographs in the collection are later copy prints from the Porter family photographs; the rest of the collection are contemporary prints from the Maxwell family. Many of these are badly faded; most also have handwritten notes on them.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1896-1958

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

.5 Linear Feet (1 document case) ; Photograph sizes vary.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH PH 62

Custodial History

Many of the photographs in the collection are from the Maxwell family. Mrs. Porter's parents bought the Maxwell house, located at 421 Maine in Lawrence, Ks, in 1965, where they found the photographs.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift and loaned for copying, Nancy Porter, 1985.

Source

Title
Guide to the Nancy Porter Collection
Subtitle
Nancy Porter photographs collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by rw. Finding aid encoded by rw.
Date
2008
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/10407/3105802078
Preferred citation
Nancy Porter photographs collection, RH PH 62, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

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

Contact:
1450 Poplar Lane
Lawrence KS 66045-7616 United States
785-864-4334