Office of the President letterpress copybooks

Identity elements

Reference code

US US kmk U2015.01

Level of description

Collection

Title

Office of the President letterpress copybooks

Date(s)

  • 1871–1901 (Creation)

Extent

9.00 Linear Feet

Name of creator

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

These thirty-four (34) volumes of letterpress copybooks document presidential and college administration correspondence at Kansas State Agricultural College, now Kansas State University, between 1871 and 1901. Only one volume is incoming correspondenceread more

System of arrangement

Generally by volume number within each series of correspondence.

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

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

The materials have been in the department since before 1983. Accessioned in January 2015, the accession number is U2015.01. The materials likely came from the president's office, but documentation has not been found to verify this assumption.

Immediate source of acquisition

Unknown at present

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

These copybooks represent a great deal of the presidential and college administration correspondence between 1871 and 1901. Their condition is fair to poor with some conservation and digitization having already occurred. Further efforts will occur as funding allows.

Specialized notes

  • Citation: [Item title], [item date], Office of the President letterpress copybooks, [volume description (number, etc.)], Richard L. D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Archives and Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

Alternative identifier(s)

Archon Collection ID

143

Description control element

Rules or conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Archivist's note

University archivist Cliff Hight described these materials in January 2015. He made minor edits in 2023 to clean up after system migration.

Access points