Richard Olmstead matchbook collection
Overview
A collection of matchbooks collected by Richard Olmstead, who had been born in Lawrence, Kansas. The matchbooks are from businesses in Lawrence, Wichita, Topeka, and other Kansas cities and towns, as well as Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas.
Dates
- Creation: 1920s-[not after 1947]
Creator
- Olmstead, Richard F., 1921-1943 (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 Richard Franklin Olmstead (1921-1943)
Richard F. Olmstead was born December 25, 1921 in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Philip Dudley and Grace (Smith) Olmstead. After graduating from Lawrence High School, he taught mechanical drawing at the University of Kansas for the naval training program, as well as working as a mechanic for the Ong Company at the city airport.
Olmstead married Jeanne Kathryn Laux on March 31, 1942 in Neosho, Missouri. On February 22, 1943, Richard Olmstead was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver.
[Information retrieved from "Richard Franklin Olmstead (1921-1943)," WikiTree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Olmstead-950.]
Extent
1 volume ; Volume measures no taller than 30 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The matchbooks have been organized in a single binder by city and then by business type. Types of businesses represented include cafes and inns, transportation and energy, drugstores and ice cream shops, clothes/fashion, miscellaneous services, hotels, restaurants, clubs, automotive, and other categories. For cities with just a few matchbooks, no categories have been provided. All businesses associated with Kansas City are grouped together, whether located on the Kansas or Missouri side.
Physical Location
RH MS D301
Other Finding Aids
A complete listing of all businesses found in this collection is available at ksrl.kc.olmsteadrichardmatchbooks.pdf.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfer from the Kansas City Museum of History and Science, which acquired the collection in 1978 from Christine M. Lavery.
Processing Information
All matches removed and all matchbooks rehoused into single binder by KU Libraries' conservation services in 2013.
- Title
- Guide to the Richard Olmstead Collection
- Subtitle
- Richard Olmstead matchbook collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mwh. Finding aid encoded by mwh.
- Date
- 2020-12
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8327645110
- Preferred citation
-
Richard Olmstead matchbook collection, RH MS D301, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository