Craig Miner-Donald v.R. Drenner collection, 1960-1992

Summary

Creator:
Miner, Craig
Physical description:
0.25 Linear Feet, 4.00 Boxes
Language:
English
Latin

Background

Scope and content:

The Craig Miner-Donald v.R.Drenner collection (1960, 1991-2008) is made up of two series: Correspondence and Ephemera. The majority of the correspondence is between Craig Miner and Donald Drenner and housed in boxes one and two. The Ephemera shares box two with correspondence and additional ephemera is contained in boxes three and four. Ephemera of interest may be Faustus prints and Darksome House prints.

Biographical / historical:

Harold Craig Miner was born October 12, 1944, in Wichita. He attended Minneha school and Southeast High School. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Wichita State University. He received his doctorate from the University of Colorado in 1970. He married Susan in August 1967. They had two sons.
Dr. Miner became known as Kansas' premier historian. He was the Willard W. Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History and past chairman of the department of history at Wichita State University where he served for 40 years. He was also the author of 40 books on local, regional, and national topics.
Miner served on the Kansas Historical Foundation Board of Directors and as [url=https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/kansas-historical-foundation-presidents/17673]president[/url] from 1993 to 1994. He conducted countless hours of research at the Historical Society archives while compiling his numerous books on Kansas history. He was serving on the advisory board of Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains at the time of his death.
His avocational passions included observing the night sky, bicycling, classical music, book collecting, and classic cars.
He died September 12, 2010, in Wichita.

Acquisition information:
Acqusition Source: Craig Miner Acqusition Method: Donation Acqusition Date: 20011001
Processing information:

Publication Date: 2018-09-18

Arrangement:

This collection consists of four boxes arranged in two series: 1) Correspondence (1960, 1991-2008) and 2) Ephemera (1995, undated).

Accruals:

Three boxes (boxes 2-4 in collection) were donated by Susie Miner in 2014.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Published

Dacs citation:

Preferred Citation: [Item title], [item date], Craig Miner-v.R.Drenner collection, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

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Subjects:
Kansas life and culture

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