Nellie Kedzie Jones series

Identity elements

Reference code

US US kmk U1989.16

Level of description

Collection

Title

Nellie Kedzie Jones series

Date(s)

  • 1860–1955 (Creation)

Extent

3.00 Linear Feet, 6.00 Boxes

Name of creator

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

The Nellie Kedzie Jones series is part of the College of Human Ecology historical files at Kansas State University. Nellie Sawyer Kedzie Jones was an 1876 alumna who returned to lead domestic science instruction from 1882 until 1897. This series reflectsread more

System of arrangement

The collection is arranged into 11 subseries: 1) Nellie Kedzie Jones; 2) Howard Murray Jones; 3) Fairchild family; 4) Abby and Charles Marlatt; 5) Gertrude and Theodore Jessup; 6) Robert Clark Kedzie; 7) Addison Jones; 8) Ada Alice Tuttle; 9) Helen M.read more

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

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Custodial history

Previous accession schemes numbered this accession U 236 or UA 236, and presently it is U1989.16. Materials came to the university archives from the College, with undocumented provenance previously.

Immediate source of acquisition

Acqusition Source: College of Human Ecology
Acqusition Method: Donation.
Acqusition Date: 19890404

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

These records document portions of the life and career of Nellie Sawyer Kedzie Jones, a pioneer in home economics and an alumna and faculty member at Kansas State Agricultural College.

Specialized notes

  • Citation: [Item title], [item date], College of Human Ecology historical records, Nellie Kedzie Jones series, Box [number], Folder [number], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

Alternative identifier(s)

Archon Collection ID

290

Description control element

Rules or conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Archivist's note

Finding Aid Author: David Arends, Natalie Smith, and Cliff Hight
Processing Info: David Arends, Kansas State University Historical Society volunteer, originally processed the materials in the Fall 1990 semester.
Publication Date: 2017-08-29

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