Ada Rice papers

Identity elements

Reference code

US US kmk U2011.29

Level of description

Collection

Title

Ada Rice papers

Date(s)

  • 1896-1948 (Creation)

Extent

0.10 Linear Feet., 1.00 Box

Name of creator

(1869-1953)

Biographical history

Ada Rice was born in Breckenridge, Missouri, on 21 December 1869.  Her family moved to Clifton, Kansas, in 1878.  She attended Baker University for one year and taught school near Washington, Kansas, for two years. She entered Kansas Stateread more

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

The Ada Rice papers include photocopied typescript and manuscript short stories of fiction and nonfiction, as well as digitized images from her life, between 1896 and 1948.  They are from the early twentieth century and cover subjects like children'read more

System of arrangement

The photocopied material is together in one folder.

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

No access restriction: All materials are open for research.

Conditions governing reproduction

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Custodial history

It received accession number U2011.29. Materials from U2011.29 were in the possession of the donor, and the originals still are with her.  According to an email from her on 5/9/2012, "The papers and photos were given to me by James Rice of Manhattan,read more

Immediate source of acquisition

Acqusition Source: Deborah Hause
Acqusition Method: Donation.
Acqusition Date: 20110712

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

Acquired because it documents some of the life of an early faculty member, and it gives examples of her research and creative efforts.

Specialized notes

  • Citation: [Item title], [item date], Ada Rice papers and photographs, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

Alternative identifier(s)

Archon Collection ID

22

Description control element

Rules or conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Sources used

Sources outside the collection used in preparing the biographical note include Vertical Files, the 1914 Alumni Record, 1895 yearbook, and reunion books from 1920, 1940, and 1945.

Archivist's note

Finding Aid Author: Cliff Hight
Processing Info: Cliff Hight, university archivist, processed the collection in August 2011.
Publication Date: 2012-05-09

Access points