Private Collections

Private Collections have been donated by individuals.

Below is a description/overview of each collection’s content.

 
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PC 101                ANGELA BATES DONOR                NOT PROCESSED

 

PC102                JAMES RUDOLPH BATES DONOR                FOLDERS 1 - 96

                JAMES FRANKLIN BATES COLLECTION

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 5/3/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This collection contains the personal effects of James Franklin Bates

Military Orders; Letter from Windsor Castle; Wallet containing Identification;

Automobile Registration; Colorado Drivers License; Identification Cards;

Numerous Correspondences: Letters and Period Postcards to Bates from his mother, other family members and friends; Invitation and Guest Card from Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity; Dried Flower; Photographic Print of Bates

 

PC 103                VERSELLA BATES COLLECTION                FOLDERS 1 - 10

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 5/5/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This collection contains the personal effects of Versella Bates

Booklets: Negro Haven on the Solomon; Reducing Weight; Handbill copy;

News Clipping on Pauline Bates; Nevada Hatchery Letter and Order Form;

Photograph; Almond Wrappers

 

PC 104                VERA & GEORGE BRONSON COLLECTION        FOLDERS 1 - 51

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 5/6/2011 & 5/9/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains the personal effects of Vera and George Bronson

        Numerous Receipts; Farm Records; Motor Vehicle Registration; Ford Vehicle

Contract; Commemorative Cards; Calling Cards; Business Letters; AME Church Conference Fund Record Book; Check Book; Bank Statements; Fishing License; Food Sales Ad; State Farm Newsletter Arthur Normadin

 

PC 105        AVIS BROOKS COLLECTION                        SCRAPBOOK

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 2/1/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection is a Scrapbook of various Nicodemus and general Black History

                Newspaper Clippings

 

 

PC 106                MAXINE HILL COLLECTION                        FOLDERS 1 – 41

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 5/10/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains numerous Obituaries; Newspaper Clippings; Postage Stamps; Letter; Thank You Card

 

PC 107         GRAHAM COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY        FOLDER 1

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 5/11/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                Deed from Tom Johnson to Ella Coleman

 

 

PC 108                GAIL MCCOMB COLLECTION                        FOLDERS 1 – 11

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 5/11/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains a Letter of Donation to NHS from the National Park Service; Denver Post article on Dearfield Colony; Numerous Manuscript copies

 

 

PC 109                PETER MILLER        COLLECTION                        FOLDERS 1 – 8

                THIS COLLECTION HAS BEEN MOVED TO PHOTO’S

PC 110                MARY ANN MONTONATI                        FOLDERS 1 – 17

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 1/31/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains the LULA CRAIG Manuscript; Handwritten Notes of Samuels; Biographical History of Sam Garland Family; Several Newspaper Articles; Memorandum from Belefonte Enterprises; Letter and Report Cards of Nelson Williams; Class of 1984 Graduation Card; Several Photographic Prints of Unidentified people; Coppercraft Guild Gift Booklet

 

PC 111                PHILLIPS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY        FOLDERS 1 – 10

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE:  1/31/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains Affidavits of Patent Records; Handwritten Notes on Families; Program and Exhibit Information; Newsletter; Phillips County Review Newspaper; Photomaps of Belleville. Kansas; several Photographic Prints

 

 PC 112        LADONNA SCHNEIDER/LORENZO FULLER        FOLDERS 1 – 16

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 5/11/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains information on Musician Lorenzo Dow Fuller; Numerous Correspondences from Effie Sumner Fuller:  Letter from Jake Riley; “NOBODY’S CHILD” Script; Copies of Postcards of Fred Green Homestead; David Green Obituary; Lorenzo Fuller Kindergarten picture Stockton (1923-24); Handwritten Letter from Effie Fuller concerning Settlers on Lost Creek.

 

 

PC 113                LARRY SCOTT COLLECTION                        FOLDERS 1 – 34  

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 4/22/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains numerous Letters and newspaper clippings from Larry Scott; Bates Family Photo Index; Numerous Poems and Stories written by Scott; Priscilla Art Club Yearbook; Criminal Complaint on Franklin Bates; Financial Booklet from Naomi Chapter of Eastern Stars; Nicodemus Group school picture: Henrie’s Service Station Matchbook; Farmers bank receipt for Jeanetta Robinson and Ray DePriest; several calling cards.

PC 114                ORA SWITZER COLLECTION                         FOLDERS 1 – 169

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 5/31/2011 – 6/2/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains the personal effects of Ora Switzer

Including Numerous Letters and Correspondences; Several Certificates of Achievement and Membership; Several Instruction Booklets; Vehicle Registration Application; Georgetown, Kentucky Itinerary; Several Theatre Programs and Ticket; Several Books and Magazines; Stationary; Numerous Personal Notes;  Numerous Spiral Notebooks of Notes; Calendars; Numerous Calling Cards; Store and Membership Cards; Business Records; Invitations; Newsletters and Newspaper Clippings; Flyers; Several School and Local Event Programs; Handwritten Genealogical and Biographical Notes; Song Lyrics and Poems; Anniversary Napkins; Birthday Attendance Log; Various Nicodemus Committee Meeting Notes; Personal Notes; Postage Stamps; First State Bank Statements and Receipts; Farmers and Merchants Canceled Checks; Hall Of Fame Roster; Numerous Sheet Music; Greeting Cards; Postcards; Sales Catalogs; Wildcats Ticket Stub; Small Panasonic Tape Cartridges; Inspirational Cards; Obituary’s;

 

PC 115                GIL ALEXANDER COLLECTION                        FOLDERS 1 – 110

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 5/19/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains the personal effects of A.G. Alexander

Included in this collection are numerous Letters of Correspondences; Deeds; Receipts; Business Records and Documents; Farmers and Merchants State Bank canceled checks; Personal Notes and Papers; Commemorative and Calling Cards; Dried Memorial Flowers; Leavenworth, Kansas Street Guide Map; Minority Landowner Magazines and Payment Record Book

 

 

PC 116         ERNESTINE VAN DUVALL COLLECTION        FOLDERS 1 – 64

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 5/19/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains the personal effects of Ernestine VanDuvall

This Collection contains Several Letters of Correspondence; Personal Papers; Farmers Merchants Bank and First State Bank Statements and Receipts; Business Records; Medicare statements and information; Numerous Funeral Announcements and Obituary’s of VanDuVall; Identification Cards; Drivers Licenses; Jones and Weller Invoices; Photograph of Duplex; Birth Certificate; Bills; First State bank Checkbook; Credit Cards; Membership Cards; Calling Cards; Spencer-Stinemetz Chapel memory Book; Address Book

 

 

PC 117                MIKE WALLEN COLLECTION                        FOLDERS 1

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 1/31/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains the SHEET MUSIC – WAKE NICODEMUS

 

 

PC 118                THOMAS WELLINGTON COLLECTION                FOLDERS 1 – 55

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 2/1/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains Numerous Postcards and Greeting cards; Numerous Newspaper Clippings and Newspaper Articles (many on Rev. James Cleveland); Sheet Music; Amtrak Ticket; Nicodemus Fashion Show Raffle Ticket; Black History Month Admission Ticket; Numerous Obituary’s; Masons/Eastern Star Booklet; Several Religious Books; Gospel Programs; Greeting Cards; Several Personal Letters of Correspondence and Pedigree information; Bank Deposit Receipts

Numerous DVD’s, VCR Tapes and Phonograph Record; Moved to Electronic Files;

 

 

PC 119                GERALD WILLHITE COLLECTION                FOLDERS 1 – 4

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 2/1/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains (2) 8x12 Color Photographs; ENDANGERED SPECIES CALENDAR (Oversize); BLACK JUSTICE POSTER (Oversize)

 

 

PC 120                MELVINA WILLIAMS COLLECTION                FOLDERS 1 – 59 (INCOMPLETE)

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 2/25/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                INCOMPLETE

 

 

PC 121                OLA WILSON COLLECTION

                Processed and sent to KU Spencer Research Library

 

 

PC 122                KERRY ZILLINGER                                FOLDERS 1 – 88

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 2/6/2015

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains information on Larry Washington

Collection includes Numerous Correspondences and Documents to Larry Washington including some from Attorney Elisha Scott in Topeka; Numerous Receipts, canceled checks and Bank Statements from The First National Bank in Logan, Kansas (1960’s and 1970’s); Phillips County Review Newspaper article; Leveling Field Notebook

 

 

PC 123                FLORENCE HOWARD COLLECTION                FOLDERS 1 – 6

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 5/24/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains Sunday School Convention Programs for Logansport

                Union and Pleasant View

PC 124                YVONNE SAYERS COLLECTION                FOLDERS 1 – 14

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 5/24/2011

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains Ellis Bank receipt for Bertha Switzer; small postcards

                from San Francisco; postcard to Bertha Switzer from sister; several blank

                Postcards; Robert Clark obituary; card from Bea to Lee; Written history of

                Charles Williams; Photo of Blanche White

 

 

PC 125                BERTHA CARTER COLLECTION                        FOLDERS 1 – 81

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 2/9/2015 – 2/12/2015

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains Numerous Obituary’s; Photo Nicodemus State Track Stars (1972); Numerous information on The Scroggins-Griffie American Legion Women’s Auxiliary; Photo copies of Coffee Tour Plaques;

 

 

PC 126                JOHNINE POWELL COLLECTION                 FOLDER 1

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 1/29/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains the Second Grade Report Card of Johnine Garvis

                Powell (1962 – 1963) Nicodemus School

 

 

PC 127                RAYMOND WILLIS (MOORE) COLLECTION        FOLDERS 1 – 17

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 1/29/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains information on George and Effie Moore son Reuben

                Numerous Photos of the Reuben Moore Family including George and Effie;

                Family Tree information; Newspaper Clippings Reuben, Chef Union Pacific

                Railroad; Mercedes Willis obituary

PC 128                VERYL SWITZER COLLECTION                        FOLDERS 1 – 46

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 1/30/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains the personal effects of Veryl Switzer

Included in this collection are several Photographs include Switzer in NFL #24 Uniform , in Military Uniform and one of Jennie Fletcher; Personal Papers; Numerous Plaques, Awards and Meritorious Certificates; Newspaper Articles and Clippings; Event Programs and Flyers; Resume to Charles McAfee; Documentary DVD “The Long Road Home.

 

 

PC 129                EDGAR HICKS COLLECTION                        FOLDERS 1 – 2

                DONATION DATE:       

                PROCESSING DATE: 1/30/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains an Electronic copy of letter to Vice-President

                Richard M. Johnson from A.C. Mathes; Nicodemus postage stamp (1953);

                Postage stamps to Nicodemus Historical Society

 

 

PC 130                JOHNELLA HOLMES COLLECTION                FOLDERS 1

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 1/30/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains Posters of 7th Annual Aaron Douglas Art Fair

                Topeka, Kansas (2012)

PC 131                SHARYN DOWDELL COLLECTION                FOLDERS 1 – 9

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 1/30/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains Nicodemus Flour COOP Poster with Harry and Bernice

                Bates photo; Sheet Music “Pass Me Not” and “Flower Song”; Several Music

                Magazines and Music Books

 

 

PC 132                JANE WAHLMEIER COLLECTION                FOLDERS 1 - 9

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 1/30/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains information on early white business owners Samuel and Lucy Wilson Including personal papers taken from “Promised Land on the Solomon”; Numerous Photographs of the Wilsons; Samuel Greeley Wilson obituary; Lucy Jane Mellen Wilson obituary; copy of “Great Master” taken from Lucy Wilson’s Bible       

PC 133                BARBARA CHRISTIAN COLLECTION                FOLDERS 1 – 5

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 1/30/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

                This Collection contains several booklets of the Columbine Grand Chapter Order

                Of the Eastern Star Colorado and Jurisdiction; Program from the Colorado State

                Association of Colored Women’s Club’s; Program 75th Anniversary TAKA ART and

                Literary Club Program (Colorado)

 

 

PC 134                ROBERT BROGDEN SR. COLLECTION                FOLDERS 1 - 10

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 1/31/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains Program on Tuskegee Airmen; Flowering of Nicodemus

National Park Service Newsletter; Newspaper Article “Nicodemus Gives Soldier                     Boys a Great Sendoff”; Numerous Photos American Legion Members/Parade;

“Uncle Sam Wants You” Flyer

 

 

PC 135                ROBERT BROGDEN JR. COLLECTION                FOLDERS 1 – 4

                DONATION DATE:

                PROCESSING DATE: 3/10/2014

                COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:

This Collection contains Robert Brogden Biographical information Flyer; Buick dealership Flyer; Buick Dealership Calendar (2014); Calling Card