Fannie Dixon photograph album
Overview
This collection consists of a single photograph album, which includes candid and posed photographs of Fannie Dixon and her friends from her time as a student at the Kansas Vocational School in Topeka, Kansas. The Kansas Vocational School started in 1895 as the Industrial and Educational Institute of Topeka for African Americans; in 1951, the name changed again to become the Kansas Technical Institute at Topeka. There are also photos from Amarillo, Texas, and Fort Smith, Arkansas. Some photographs are captioned with cut-outs from newspapers or magazines. There is one loose photograph inside of the album.
Dates
- Creation: 1923 - 1928
Creator
- Dixon, Fannie Mae (Compiler, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Fannie Dixon
Fannie Mae Dixon was an African American woman who attended the Kansas Vocational School in Topeka, Kansas, around 1927. She may have been from Amarillo, Texas. Biographical information supplied by the seller.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH PH 538
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Frank Wood, 2008.
- Title
- Guide to the Fannie Dixon Photograph Album Collection
- Subtitle
- Fannie Dixon photograph album
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by ar. Finding aid encoded by ar.
- Date
- 2019-02-22
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7781570020
- Preferred citation
-
Fannie Dixon photograph album, RH PH 538, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository