Page Family collection

Identity elements

Reference code

US US kmk P2003.01

Level of description

Collection

Title

Page Family collection

Date(s)

  • 1780-2004 (Creation)

Extent

20.79 Linear Feet, 42.00 Boxes

Post-Fire Oversize Extent:
Box 16, 18 (10x15); 509S: 19/1/3

Name of creator

(1780-2004)

Biographical history

The collection is rich in medical history as one of the Page’s five children, William, graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1852 and practiced in Boston before becoming the resident physician at a resort hotel and hot springs in Las Vegas, New Mexicoread more

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

The Correspondence Series (1834, 1845-1966) consists of twelve boxes and four sub-series.
The first sub-series are correspondence between family members and friends between the years 1834, and 1845 and 1966.  It consists of nine boxes and twentyread more

System of arrangement

There are twenty-six Series in the Page Family Collection:  1) Correspondence, 1834, 1845-1966; 2) Art (1851-1852); 3) Cookery (undated, ca. 1910-1920); 4) Education (undated, 1844-1929); 5) Family (undated, 1817, 1843-195[2]); 6) Financial (undated,read more

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

No access restriction: 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

It received the accession number P2003.01.

Immediate source of acquisition

Acqusition Method: Purchased by the Friends of the K-State Libraries
Acqusition Date: 20021001

Accruals

Boxes 19-42 are additions

Specialized notes

  • Citation: Preferred Citation: [Item title], [item date], Page Family papers, Box [nmber], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

Alternative identifier(s)

Archon Collection ID

89

Description control element

Rules or conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Archivist's note

Finding Aid Author: Anthony R. Crawford and Cynthia A. Harris
Processing Info: Boxes 1-18 were processed by Tony Crawford, Curator of Manuscripts in 2003.  The addition, boxes 19-42 were processed by Cynthia Harris, Collections Processor in 2013.
Publication Date: 2014-06-12

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