Kansas State Agricultural College records, 1868-1902

Summary

Creator:
Kansas State Agricultural College
Physical description:
Six 5" Letter Size Boxes
Language:
English
Latin

Background

Scope and content:

The Kansas State Agricultural College records were generated and collected by KSAC, the organization that eventually came to be known as Kansas State University. The records pertain to sales of land to establish the college, physical improvements of buildings, and details about college life at the time. They document correspondence to KSAC Presidents (including Joseph Denison, John A. Anderson, and George T. Fairchild). Significant topics covered in the material include leasing land for the Manhattan Street Railway, demands by students for German to be added to the curriculum, "college greenbacks" (a type of banknote issued for use on campus), tuberculosis tests in cattle, industrials (a nineteenth and early twentieth century form of work-study at this institution), and various financial records. Approximate years covered by the records are 1868-1902.

Acquisition information:
Acqusition Method: Donation
Processing information:

Processing Info: Archon processing by Edward Nagurny, graduate research assistant, March 2015.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into six series: 1) land and financial records 1869-1899; 2) correspondence, 1868-75; 3) correspondence, 1876-87; 4) correspondence (1887-98) and physical improvements (1878-89); 5) bonds, Kansas and Oklahoma Territory 1871-96; 6) bonds, correspondence, and surety bonds, 1870-1901.

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Published

Dacs citation:

[Item title], [item date], Kansas State Agricultural College Papers 1869-1899, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

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Subjects:
Kansas State University history

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