Letters of Annie Hoffman
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P906
Overview
The collection is comprised of letters and fabric swatches from Annie Hoffman of Paola, Kansas, to her cousin Annie Smith of Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The letters document parts of the life of a young Kansas woman. Hoffman discusses social gatherings, womens fashion, town gossip, daily activities, and visitors. Swatches are from fabric used for family and friends' garments.
Dates
- Creation: 1880
Creator
- Hoffman, Annie (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.
Extent
2 folders
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P906
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Carmen Valentino, 2009
- Title
- Guide to the Annie Hoffman Collection
- Subtitle
- Letters of Annie Hoffman
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by acs, 2012; Finding aid encoded by acs, 2012
- Date
- 2012
- 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/10407/4744027338
- Preferred citation
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Annie Hoffman Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P906, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository