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Lyona, Kansas photograph collection

 Collection
Call Number: RH PH P323

Overview

This collection contains photographs of the Staatz family in the Lyona and Woodbine, Kansas area circa 1887 to 1940, including Staatz family homes, stores in Lyona, and the Lyona School, district number 1.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1887-1940

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

History of Lyona, Kansas

Lyona is an unincorporated community in Dickinson County, central-east Kansas and was founded in part by the Staatz family in the late 1850s. A post office was established at Lyona in 1869 and discontinued in 1888.

Extent

10 folders

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH PH P323

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Loaned for copying, Joleen Dibben, 1988.

Title
Guide to the Joleen Dibben Collection
Subtitle
Lyona, Kansas photograph collection
Author
Finding aid prepared in 1988. Finding aid encoded by cmp.
Date
2021-03
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5017064889
Preferred citation
Lyona, Kansas photograph collection, RH PH P323, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

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

Contact:
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