Correspondence and miscellaneous items regarding the cannon "Old Sacramento"
Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P251
Overview
Includes material about the cannon called "Old Sacramento", and a cannonball believed to be one from the cannon which was presented to the University by Claude L. Darbe in 1960. The cannon ball was found on a farm by Bert E. Darbe in 1895, the site of the old town of Franklin. There is also a brief history on the cannon's use in a pro-slavery attack on Lawrence in the spring of 1856.
Dates
- Creation: 1960 - 1961
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
1 folder (21 items)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P251
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Kansas Collection Accession Records
Subject
- Darbe, Bert E. (Person)
- Darbe, Claude L. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the "Old Sacramento" Collection
- Subtitle
- Correspondence and miscellaneous items regarding the cannon "Old Sacramento"
- Author
- mg 7 January 1975 mg 2004
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid writtenin<language> English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0034129701
- Preferred citation
-
"Old Sacramento" Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P251, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository