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Identity elements
Reference code
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1929-2015 (Creation)
Extent
25.00 Linear Feet, 20.00 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Donna C. Roper, professional archeologists, was born to Norman E. and Laura (Dietz) Roper in Oneonta, New York, June 20, 1947. She became involved with archaeology at Hartwick College in Oneonta where she earned a B.A. in History with Departmental Honors… read more
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Donna C. Roper papers includes the research documents and publications of Dr. Donna C. Roper, prolific archaeologist who made major research contributions, particularly in the Central Plains region of North America. This collection is separated into… read more
System of arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following series and and subseries. Series 1 is Field or Compliance Project Records seperated into subseries a: pre-field activity records, and subseries b: field activity records. Series 2, Research/Interpretation… read more
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No access restrtictions: All materials are open for research.
Conditions governing reproduction
The research assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply. Creative Commons copyright license: Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Immediate source of acquisition
The estate of Donna C. Roper donated the papers in 2017.
General note
2024 Note
Nine archaeological sites were recorded during this survey in Greenwood & Lyon Counties, KS. However, the site numbers assigned by Donna C. Roper were never filed with the Kansas Historical Society archeological site inventory. Those… read more
Specialized notes
- Citation: [Item title], [item date], Donna C. Roper papers, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.
- Processing information: The processing of the collection was made possible … read more
Alternative identifier(s)
Archon Collection ID
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Archivist's note
Processing Info: The acquisition and processing of the collection was made possible through an Historical Archives Program grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.