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SC. Special Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: SC

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

Palmyra Old Settlers Association

 Collection — 2021.003
Identifier: SC-018
Abstract

The Palmyra Old Settlers Association was an organization started by the early residents of Palmyra Township, Douglas County, Kansas.

Dates: Created: 1930-1944

Peter M. Carnine Papers

 Collection — General Land Office documents
Identifier: SC-002
Abstract

This collection consists of two documents. The first is a warrant from the General Land Office of the Department of the Interior from 1861 indicating a transfer of ownership of 160 acres of land from Charlotte Reinhart to Peter M. Carnine. The second is an 1884 affirmation of the first document from the General Land Office. The 1861 document is signed by Abraham Lincoln.

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Peter Pelham Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC-026
Abstract

This collection holds the journals of Peter Pelham, an early Methodist who lived in Virginia and Ohio, and several articles and letters written about the journals in the 1970s and 1980s.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1790-1791

Realia

 Collection
Identifier: SC-029
Dates: Other: c. 1858-Present

Research Materials

 File — Research1
Identifier: SC-039
Scope and Contents

Materials that don't fall into the KUMA or Baker collections, but could be useful for future research.

Dates: Various

Richard Pearson Brown Correspondence

 Collection — Correspondence
Identifier: SC-012
Abstract

This collection consists entirely of correspondence received by Richard Pearson Brown, a Baker University student and a founder of Baker's Collegiate Republicans club.

Dates: Created: 1915-1998

Silas Hunter Corn Papers

 Collection — Diary and Transcripts
Identifier: SC-003
Abstract

Silas Hunter Corn's papers consist primarily of his diary, based on his Civil War experiences, and several transcripts of the the diary.

Dates: Created: 1840-1929

Virginia Gatch Markham Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-021
Abstract This collection, compiled by Virginia Gatch Markham, contains papers spanning three generations of the Markham family. Papers included in the collection were authored by Virginia Gatch Markham's grandfather L. A. (Lewis Augustus) Markham; her parents O. G. (Osmon Grant) and Socia (Presocia) Markham; and uncle W. C. (William Colfax) Markham. The collection also contains the personal papers of Virginia Gatch Markham herself, including the notes and manuscript for her book, ...
Dates: Created: 1865-1999; Other: Date acquired: 11/17/1965

William Irving Boone Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC-011
Abstract

Papers, photographs, plaques, and realia are held in this collection of materials once belonging to Kansas farmer and businessman William Irving Boone.

Dates: Created: 1905-1983

Winnie Brown Papers

 Collection — 1 Map
Identifier: SC-001
Abstract

This collection contains a single item: one hand-drawn map of Media, Kansas made in 1972 by Winnie Brown.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1972