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Peterson family reminiscences

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P473

Overview

Typewritten copies of speeches given by members of the Peterson family concerning life in the 1870s in Brantford (Washington County), Kansas, a Swedish community in the north central region of the state.

Dates

  • Creation: June 24, 1919, November 2, 1941

Creator

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 (2 items)

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

Typewritten copies of speeches given by members of the Peterson family concerning life in the 1870s in Brantford (Washington County), Kansas, a Swedish community in the north central region of the state. The speeches center on the living conditions and religious services of the time.

C.P. Peterson's speech was translated from Swedish to English and appeared in the June 24, 1919, issue of The Republican. Mrs. Nannie Peterson Jones' speech was published in "The Young People," November 2, 1941.

Physical Location

RH MS P473

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Carl S. Peterson, 1982

Title
Guide to the Peterson Family Collection
Subtitle
Peterson family reminiscences
Author
sfw 2/83 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/10407/6689419836
Preferred citation
Peterson Family Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P473, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

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

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