Streeter Blair was born in Cadmus, Kansas and spent most of his life as a teacher, editor, clothier, and antique dealer. The papers relate to his career as an artist during the last fourteen years of his life.

1934 lithograph by Kansas regional artist William Dickerson. The lithograph features an outdoor rural winter scene and is numbered 16/30 in pencil. The work itself measures 15 x 11.5 inches and is 19 x 16" matted.