Shirley Smith papers

Identity elements

Reference code

US US kmk P2014.1o

Level of description

Collection

Title

Shirley Smith papers

Date(s)

  • 1937-2011 (Creation)

Extent

9.00 Linear Feet, 17.00 Boxes plus 1 oversize drawer.

Name of creator

(1929-2013)

Biographical history

The Shirley Smith Papers (1937-2011) contain a wide array of information regarding the unique life and career path, from rural Kansas to New York City, of Kansas State alumnus Shirley Smith. Smith’s papers are of importance not only as a record ofread more

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

The Shirley Smith Papers (1937-2011) include a wide array of varying fields and topics following the life and career of Shirley Smith. Growing up in rural Kansas and graduating from Kansas State College in 1951, Smith moved to New York City to begin herread more

System of arrangement

The collection includes 17 boxes and one folder stored in a flat drawer case comprising 9 linear feet. It is divided into 9 series: 1) Correspondence; 2) Early Life and Personal; 3) Acting Career; 4) Art Career; 5) Literary Works; 6) Photographs; 7)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 accession number P2014.10.

Immediate source of acquisition

Acqusition Source: Scott Smith, nephew
Acqusition Method: Donation
Acqusition Date: 20140101

Specialized notes

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

Alternative identifier(s)

Archon Collection ID

279

Description control element

Rules or conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Sources used

Information entered in Archon by Audrey Swartz, 2017.

Archivist's note

Finding Aid Author: Haley Claxton
Processing Info: The collection was processed by student assistant and History major, Haley Claxton, in 2014
Publication Date: 2017-02-03

Access points

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