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Lambert Lumber Company records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS G68

Overview

The records in this collection reflect the business transactions at the Winchester yard of the Lambert Lumber Company and are extensive in the breadth of their documentation, including so many types of business records, as well as in the chronological coverage of the company, extending from 1897 to 1958. The precise dates of the existence of the company are unknown. The records have been arranged by type of material and then chronologically within that organization.

Dates

  • Creation: 1897 - 1958

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.

Administrative History of The Lambert Lumber Company

The Lambert Lumber Company, founded by W. A. Lambert (President of the company) around 1890, was located in Leavenworth, Kansas with a second lumber yard in Winchester, Kansas. The Leavenworth yard was located at Delaware and 6th St.; the Winchester yard at Delaware and 3rd. St.

Extent

24 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS G68

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Evan Royer, 1981.

Title
Guide to the Lambert Lumber Company Collection
Subtitle
Lambert Lumber Company records
Author
ecs May, 1981; mg 2004
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5085324262
Preferred citation
Lambert Lumber Company Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS G68 , Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

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

Contact:
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