Save the Tallgrass Prairie papers, 1971-1985

Summary

Creator:
Save the Tallgrass Prairie
Physical description:
1.50 Linear Feet, 3.00 Boxes
Language:
English
Latin

Background

Scope and content:

The three boxes contain correspondence, reports, brochures and flyers, newsletters, newspaper clippings, maps, financial and legal documents, and printed material in various formats created and collected by the Save the Tallgrass Prairie, Inc. (STP), 1971-1985. STP was formed in January 1973 "as an organization of concerned citizens who wanted to re-establish a small segment of the tallgrass prairie in as natural a condition as is possible." Its primary goal was to support legislation for the establishment of a Tallgrass Prairie National Park in the Flint Hills area of Kansas.

Acquisition information:
Acqusition Source: Kansas Collection, University of Kansas Acqusition Method: Donation Acqusition Date: 19990907
Processing information:

Processing Info: Archon processing by Edward Nagurny, graduate teaching assistant, June 2015.
Publication Date: 2015-06-19

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in eight (8) series: 1) Organizational Documents; 2) Legislative and Legal Documents (1972-1979); 3) Newspaper Clippings; 4) Maps; 5) Reports and Publications; 6) Wildflowers and Seed; 7) Periodicals and Articles; and 8) Printed Material.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Published

Dacs citation:

[Item title], [item date], Save the Tallgrass Prairie papers, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

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Subjects:
Prairie studies

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