Identity elements
Reference code
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1961-1986 (Creation)
Extent
0.75 Cubic Feet, 2.00 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Arthur Louis Danforth junior, known to most as “Art,” was born to Arthur Louis Danforth senior and Grace Landers (Ward) Danforth in New York in 1912. Art began what became a lifelong commitment to cooperatives with the successful organization of a… read more
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Items in the collection span 1961–1986 and include informative pamphlets, leaflets, guidebooks, and research relating to consumer interests and consumer behavior. Illustrated pamphlets published by the Bay Area Neighborhood Development address consumer… read more
System of arrangement
This collection consists of one series, with folders arranged alphabetically by title.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No access restrictions: 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
- Spanish
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Immediate source of acquisition
In 1988, Mae Gellman Danforth and other members of the Art Danforth Cooperative Education Fund Committee selected the Consumer Movement Archives as the appropriate place to hold these papers and donated them since Mr. Danforth was a passionate consumer advocate.
Related materials elements
Related archival materials
Additional papers were given to the Center for Cooperatives at the University of Wisconsin.
Specialized notes
- Citation: Preferred Citation: [Item title], [item date], Art Danforth papers, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Consumer Movement Archives, Richard L. D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Archives and Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.
Alternative identifier(s)
Archon Collection ID
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Archivist's note
Processing Info: Patrick C. Dittamo, graduate student at Kansas State University, processed the collection, and archivist Jane Schillie reviewed it, in July 2017.