William L. Scheirman papers
Overview
The William L. Scheirman collection contains materials relating to Lawrence, Kansas German families from Russia, including photocopies and original photographic prints. There is a letter to William R. Scheirman from Gladys Blackman, whose grandparents John Adam and Cath. Elizabeth Shireman or Schuermann immigrated from Russia; photographs of Scheuermann and Shireman relatives; a photograph of Turner Hall in Lawrence; a photo of a Scheuermann family home; and a photograph of a Scheuermann restaurant in Lawrence, Kansas. The photographs appear to date from the 1880s-1930s, and the letter is dated 1991.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1880s - 1930s; 1991
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 William L. Scheirman (1921 - 2002)
William L. Scheirman was born November 17, 1921, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma A & M (Agricultural and Mechanical College) before serving in the Navy during World War II. He worked as a mechanical and chemical engineer after the war.
Scheirman married Marian Thomson on October 6, 1951, in Irving, Kansas. He was interested in genealogy and worked as an editor for Usu Leut, a newsletter for descendants of Germans from Russia. Scheirman was a member of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, and its Kansas and Kansas City chapters.
William L. Scheirman died on February 8, 2002.
[Information taken from William L. Schierman's obituary on FindAGrave.com.]
Extent
1 folder ; Folder measures 37 x 24 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P1001
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Margaret Scheirman, 2017.
- Title
- Guide to the William L. Scheirman Collection
- Subtitle
- William L. Scheirman papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mmj. Finding aid encoded by mmj.
- Date
- 2023-04-07
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- https://hdl.handle.net/10407/9147407335
- Preferred citation
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William R. Scheirman collection, RH MS P1001, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository