William C. Price papers 1894-1998

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William C. Price papers 1894-1998

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The William C. Price papers are those of a long time Kansan who worked for over 30 years as a recreational therapist and Athletic Director at the Boys Industrial School of Topeka, Kansas (now the Youth Center at Topeka).

4.25 linear ft (6 boxes), 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize folder

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6353854

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Boys' Industrial School (Topeka, Kan.)

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Price, William C., 1914-1999.

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William Charles "Chief" Price was born July 28, 1914 in North Vernon, Indiana to Charles Richard Augustus and Goldie I. (Barton) Price. The family moved to Wichita, Kansas, where Price graduated from Wichita High School East in 1933. He continued on to Wichita State University, where he played football and belonged to Kappa Alpha Psi; he graduated in 1939. During World War II, Price worked with delinquent and deprived draftees at the Ft. Leavenworth Special Training School. He then ...

Shiloh Baptist Church (Topeka, Kan.)

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In 1881 an organization of Topeka, Kansas residents, who had met for prayer meetings since 1879, was granted a charter to conduct public worship. That same year, the group bought land and began building on the Church's present site at 1201 Buchanan in the heart of what originally was known as Tennessee Town. In 1926, the original church structure was razed; a new building was erected on the same site. From the guide to the Shiloh Baptist Church records, 1948-1987, (University of Kans...