Robert Simonsen Photograph Collection

Identity elements

Level of description

Collection

Title

Robert Simonsen Photograph Collection

Date(s)

  • 1955-2016 (Creation)

Extent

40.00 Boxes

Post-Fire Oversize Extent:
Box 25 (16.5 x 20.5): 509S: 19/2/2

Name of creator

(1947-)

Biographical history

Born in 1945, Robert Simonsen is a life long resident of Kansas. He received an undergraduate degree in history/political science from Washburn University in 1976.

Simonsen joined the U.S. Army in 1966 and achieved the rank of Seargent-Major in theread more

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

The Robert Simonsen Photograph Collection contains autographed photographs divided into 4 series: U. S. Political, U. S. Military, U. S. Protectorates, and International Leaders. The collection is split fairly evenly between the United States andread more

System of arrangement

This collection is arranged into 4 series: 1) United States Political, 1955-1990; 2) United States Military, 1956-1993; 3) United States Protectorates, 1959-1990; and 4) International Leaders: Political and Military, 1968-1991.

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

No access restriction:  All materials 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

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Custodial history

This collection received three (3) accession numbers:
P1993.10
P2005.05
P2006.07

Immediate source of acquisition

Acqusition Source: Robert Simonsen
Acqusition Method: Donation
Acqusition Date: 19930601

Accruals

Boxes 36-40 received in 2017

General note

See disaster recovery note in accession record P2005.20.

Specialized notes

  • Citation: Preferred Citation: [Item title], [item date], Robert Simonsen Photograph Collection, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

Alternative identifier(s)

Archon Collection ID

265

Description control element

Rules or conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Archivist's note

Processing Info: This collection was processed by several individuals over the years.
Publication Date: 2017-02-21

Access points

Subject access points