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African American photograph album
Collection — Box: 1
Call Number: RH PH 531
Overview
This collection consists of photographic prints and tintypes of African Americans, taken in eastern Kansas in the latter half of the 19th century. The posed and informal portraits had been compiled into an album that has been disbound due to severe deterioration. Images include individuals and groups of babies, children, and adults; most of the photographs were taken in studios and are posed in exterior or interior settings.
Dates:
[between 1880-1900]
Anthony Scott Family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 676
Overview
The Anthony Scott Family papers are those of a family that moved to Topeka, Kansas in the 1800s. The papers document the family line of Anthony and Anna Scott, especially focusing on James H. Scott and his family who moved to California in 1919.
Dates:
1815 - 1982
Arthur and Ethel Parks papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 421
Overview
The Arthur and Ethel Parks papers are those of a longtime Kansas couple. A businessman, Arthur Parks served for a time as director of the Office of Economic Opportunity for Kansas.
Dates:
1934 - 1981
Arthur F. McClure papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1131
Overview
The Arthur F. McClure papers consist primarily of collected publications and photographs. The older portion of the collection (papers dating from 1872-1934 and photographs) belonged to the father, who was a printer. The newer portion of the collection (Arthur McClure II papers) belonged to the son, who taught history at Central Missouri State University and shares the same name. The Arthur McClure II papers include correspondence and historical information mainly regarding University of...
Dates:
1872 - 1991
Austin-Frey family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1026
Overview
The Austin-Frey family papers document a family whose members came to reside in Osage City and Lawrence, Kansas from the late 1800s to the late 1900s.
Dates:
1946 - 1988
Bowers and Bryant Families papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1156
Overview
The Bowers and Bryant Families Papers are those of long time Kansas residents, especially in Lawrence, Kansas and especially focusing on the first half of the twentieth century.
Dates:
1900 - 1957
Charles and Julia Dandridge family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1153
Overview
The Charles and Julia Dandridge family papers are those of a longtime African American Topeka, Kansas family. The papers specifically focus on the couple's older son, Pearl Milburn Dandridge, and his family.
Dates:
1901 - 1995
Charles Vaughn family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P791
Overview
The Charles Vaughn family papers are those of the longtime Hutchinson, Kansas family. Charles Vaughn worked as a shoemaker for 62 years.
Dates:
1940 - 1987
Cooper-Sheppard-Cox family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 576
Overview
The Cooper-Sheppard-Cox Family Papers are those of an African American family whose members resided in Topeka, Kansas from the late 1800s to the 1970s. The papers document the family line of W. D. (William Damascus) and Mary M. (Overton) Brinkley Cooper, and include papers of Sheppard and Cox family members who married descendants of W. D. and Mary Cooper.
Dates:
1878 - 2004
Cynthia Reed papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P835
Overview
The Cynthia Reed papers are those of a longtime Wichita, Kansas resident who worked as a beautician in that city.
Dates:
1941 - 1954
Dorothy Cotton Reynolds papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 963
Overview
The Dorothy Cotton Reynolds papers are those of a native Kansan whose son, James Reynolds, became a nationally known actor.
Dates:
1908 - 1989
Dorothy L. Hayes papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1033
Overview
The Dorothy L. Hayes papers are those of a native Kansan and document her life in the first half of the twentieth century.
Dates:
1910 - 1991
Hammond family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P706
Overview
The Hammond family papers consists of genealogical records of a long time Junction City, Kansas family.
Dates:
1928 - 1987
Harvey family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1152
Overview
The Harvey Family Papers are those of a long time Kansas farming family headed by David and Rebecca Harvey. The papers focus on the Harvey's three sons, Sherman (a lawyer), Grant (a doctor), and Edward (a farmer), all of whom graduated from the University of Kansas.
Dates:
1913 - 1977
Helen Holmes Papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1136
Overview
The Helen (Lambert) Holmes Papers are those of a long time Wichita, Kansas resident. They focus on her father, Detective William "Bill" Lambert, and uncle Jim Gordon a member of the quartet The Four Tunes.
Dates:
1980
I. F. Bradley, Sr. family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P838
Overview
The I. F. Bradley, Sr. family papers are those of a long time Kansas family, the head of which was a Kansas City, Kansas Justice of the Peace and active in civil rights and politics.
Dates:
1976
J. B. Anderson papers and photographs
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1230
Overview
This collection consists of papers and photographs from J. (Joseph) B. Anderson and his wife Pearl, long-time residents of Topeka, Kansas. J. B. Anderson was a popular photographer in that city from the 1940s through the 1970s.
Dates:
1926, 1944, 1946, 1948-1955, 1959-1968, 1972-1973, 1975-1980, 1982-1999, 2001-2002
James E. Butler papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 507
Overview
The James E. Butler papers are those of a native Kansan and longtime Manhattan, Kansas resident. After over 30 years of Army service, Butler was appointed to the Kansas Human Rights Commission, on which he served for over 25 years.
Dates:
1898 - 1988
John David Barker family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 775
Overview
The Papers of the John David Barker Family are those of long time Kansas residents who were active in local groups, such as Topeka's St. John A.M.E. Church.
Dates:
1895 - 1983
John Fouts Gardenhire papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 766
Overview
The John Fouts Gardenhire papers are those of a Topeka, Kansas native who was an English professor in California for much of his life, as well as an active University of Kansas alumnus.
Dates:
1865 - 2009
John H. Wilson family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 944
Overview
The John H. Wilson family papers are those of a longtime Ottawa, Kansas family headed by John H. "Bud" and Bertha (Washington) Wilson.
Dates:
1919 - 2002
John W. Temple family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 641
Overview
The John W. Temple family papers are those of an African American family from Topeka, Kansas. The collection documents the family of John W. and Pearl Temple and the lives of their children, James, Jeanette (Temple) Dandridge, Alberta, and Frederick.
Dates:
1898 - 2012
Josephine Brice papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P747
Overview
The Josephine Brice papers are those of a long time Kansas resident who was active in Topeka organizations, especially St. John A.M.E. Church.
Dates:
1886 - 1950
Katie Armitage research on African Americans in Douglas County, Kansas
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1390
Overview
This collection consists of research materials used by Katie Armitage for her publications and presentations on African Americans in Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas.
Dates:
Usage: 1975 - 2010
Lorenzo Drake family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P745
Overview
The Lorenzo Drake family papers are those of a long time Kansas City, Kansas family headed by Lorenzo and Rosa Anna [Smith] Drake.
Dates:
1903 - 1940
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- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Delta Chapter (University of Kansas) 2
- Dandridge, Jeanette Ruth Temple, 1912-2001 2
- Graves family 2
- Johnson family. 2
- Temple family 2
- Temple, John William, 1879-1968 2
- University of Kansas 2
- Wilson family. 2
- Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church (Salina, Kan.) 1
- Anderson, J. B. (Joseph B.) 1
- Anderson, Pearl Gatewood, 1909-1980 1
- Armitage, Katie 1
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company 1
- Austin family. 1
- Baptist State Convention (Kansas) 1
- Barker family. 1
- Barker, Evelina Buckner, 1871-1966 1
- Barker, John D., 1868-1960 1
- Bassett family. 1
- Boswell, Thelma B., 1916- 1
- Bowers family. 1
- Bowers, Ella, 1871- 1
- Bowers, James L., 1884-1949 1
- Bradley family. 1
- Bradley, Isaac F., 1862-1938 1
- Bradley, Isaac F., 1895-1975 1
- Brice, Josephine 1
- Brown, Louise 1
- Brown, William C. (Resident of Lawrence, Kan.) 1
- Bryant family. 1
- Bryant, Della E. 1
- Bryant, James 1
- Buck, Marcella Williams 1
- Buckingham Books 1
- Buckner, Mae Williams 1
- Butler, James E., 1913-2012 1
- Calvary Baptist Church (Wichita, Kan.) 1
- Calvert, Linda Marie, 1949- 1
- Carraher, Loretta 1
- Cartwright family. 1
- Cartwright, Elizabeth (Substitute teacher) 1
- Cartwright, Russell W., 1909- 1
- Cary, Allena Barker, 1891- 1
- Central Missouri State University 1
- Cooper (Family : Topeka, Kan.) 1
- Cooper, Emma Ellene, 1889-1972 1
- Cooper, W. D. (William Damascus), 1861-1965 1
- Cox (Family : Topeka, Kan.) 1
- Cox, E. Beth (Elene Beth), 1946-1998 1
- Cox, Henrietta Sheppard, 1919-2004 1
- Cox, Josiah Clark, 1914-1995 1
- Cox, Thomas C. 1
- Dandridge family 1
- Dandridge, Charles Ernest, 1870-1958 1
- Dandridge, Deborah L., 1946- 1
- Dandridge, Julia Graves, 1872-1951 1
- Dandridge, Pearl Milburn, 1901-1977 1
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 1
- Douglas, Aaron 1
- Drake family. 1
- Drake, Lorenzo, 1876?- 1
- Drake, Rosa Anna Smith, 1885- 1
- Estelle family 1
- First Regular Missionary Baptist Church (Lawrence, Kan.) 1
- Fouts family 1
- Frey family. 1
- Frye family. 1
- Gardenhire family 1
- Gardenhire, John Fouts 1
- Hammond family. 1
- Hammond, Mervyn E., 1933- 1
- Hammond, Mervyn E., 1955- 1
- Hammond, Robert N., 1905-1978 1
- Hammond,, Joseph C., 1866-1935 1
- Harvey family. 1
- Harvey, Dean, active 1989 1
- Harvey, Edward, 1870-1953 1
- Harvey, Frederick Grant, -1923 1
- Harvey, Rebecca Brooks, -1918 1
- Harvey, Sherman Allen, 1864-1934 1
- Hayes, Dorothy L. 1
- Heaven, Olga 1
- Heroines of Jericho of the United States and Bahamas, Prince Hall Affiliates. Prince Hall Grand Court (Kan.) 1
- Hill, Pearl G., 1910-1994 1
- Holmes, Helen Lambert 1
- Holt, Cyrene C. 1
- Jackson, Darlene 1
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- Johnson, George Taylor, 1930-2013 1
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- Kansas Human Rights Commission 1
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- Kemp family. 1
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- Lambert, William, 1897-1961 1
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