Kenneth Spencer Research Library Archival Collections

Overview The Melvin and Maxine Patterson family papers are mainly concerned with the Kansas Technical Institute/ Kansas Vocational School (KTI/KVS) Alumni Association and their biennial reunions. In addition to meeting minutes, notes, reunion preparations, news clippings, and pictures of reunions, the papers also include some general history of KTI/KVS in Topeka, Kansas. A small number of personal papers include newspapers clippings and mailings dealing with the opening of the Brown v. Board National...