Peterson family reminiscences
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
- Peterson, C. P., active 1919 (Person)
- Jones, Nannie Peterson (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
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
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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