Kansas Rolling Mill Company collection
Overview
This collection consists of legal papers regarding the sale of the Kansas Rolling Mill Company of Rosedale, Kansas, from A.B. Hayes to David and John Jones. Also included is a photograph of the Kansas Rolling Mill Company.
Dates
- Creation: 1878 - 1881
Creator
- Kansas Rolling Mill Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of the Kansas Rolling Mill Company
The Kansas Rolling Mill Company was established in Rosedale, Kansas, three miles outside Kansas City, in 1875. The company produced a variety of parts, including iron rails, bolts, nuts, spikes, etc. The founding of the company led many families move to Rosedale, turning it into a boomtown.
In 1883, due to the financial crash and due to railroads switching from iron to steel rails, the Kansas Rolling Mill Company closed. The property was later occupied by the Kansas City Wire and Iron Works before the original buildings were torn down.
[Information from Landis, Margaret. A History of the City of Rosedale, Kansas, 1976. Available online at https://www.kckpl.org/kansas/documents/rosedale-history/rosedale_chapter3.pdf.
Extent
2 folders (7 items) ; Folders measure 37 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P469
Physical Location
RH PH P5
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Photograph received from T.N. Luther.
Subject
- Kansas Rolling Mill Company (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Kansas Rolling Mill Company Collection
- Subtitle
- Kansas Rolling Mill Company collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by sfw, 4/83. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2004. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2020.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5563139964
- Preferred citation
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Kansas Rolling Mill Company collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P469, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository