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African American families -- Kansas

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Records:

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]

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

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

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

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

Mattie A. White Jamison papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 781
Overview

The Papers of Mattie A. White Jamison are those of a long time Kansas resident and social worker who was active in numerous community groups.

Dates: 1930 - 1993

Minnis family papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 935
Overview

The Minnis family papers are those of a longtime Kansas family. They focus on Marian N. (Freeman) Minnis and her son Frank B. Minnis Jr., who served for a number of years as a Leavenworth City Commissioner and, for a short time, as that city's mayor.

Dates: 1885 - 1995

Spottsville family papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 437
Overview

The Papers of the Spottsville Family are those of two generations of a family living in and around Anderson County, Kansas during the last half of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.

Dates: 1867 - 1961

Van Leu-Johnson family papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P716
Overview

The Van Leu-Johnson family papers document Kansan George T. Johnson's family through his mother's side (the Van Leu's), including papers regarding John Henry Van Leu and Wendell H. Van Leu.

Dates: 1909 - 1930

Washington-Kemp Family Papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P561
Overview

The Washington-Kemp Family Papers are those of a longtime Kansas family. They focus mainly on the Mayhew and the Bassett family branches located in Southeast Kansas.

Dates: 1887-1933, 1983

Wendell J. Stuteley papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P793
Overview

The Wendell J. Stuteley papers are those of a longtime Kansas resident; they include items related to various family members, including an uncle and Stuteley's wife, Ernestine.

Dates: 1865 - 1989