Art Danforth papers

Identity elements

Reference code

US US kmk P1988.36

Level of description

Collection

Title

Art Danforth papers

Date(s)

  • 1961-1986 (Creation)

Extent

0.75 Cubic Feet, 2.00 Boxes

Name of creator

(1912-1987)

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 aread 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 consumerread 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

217

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.

Access points

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