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