Robert Taft papers, 1918-1955 (bulk 1933-1955).

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Robert Taft papers, 1918-1955 (bulk 1933-1955).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53973758

The collection contains papers relating to frontier artists including George Catlin, Civil War illustrators, American social history, the history of photography, the history of the University of Kansas (Lawrence), the American West, Kansas history, and the Kansas Territorial Centennial Committee that Robert Taft chaired. Included in this collection are copies of many of the articles he used; 4 boxes of railroad notes copied from Kansas newspapers; a letter, 1939 Jan. 24, from Ansel Adams commending him on his book Photography and the American scene; and transcripts of letters of Frederic Remington, 1878-1905. In addition, 8 note card boxes contain indexes to 4 Kansas territorial newspapers.

41 ft. (72 boxes (1 oversize)) + 6 microfilm reels.

Kansas State Historical Society

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Catlin, George, 1796-1872

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George Catlin, artist and author, was known especially for his paintings of Indians. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he practiced law until his talent for painting led him to join a group of artists in Philadelphia in 1823. Catlin concentrated on portrait painting in Washington, D.C., until 1829, when he saw a delegation of visiting American Indians in Philadelphia. He then resolved to devote his life to preserving the appearance and character of the vanishing Indians and for forty-two yea...

University of Kansas. Dept. of Chemistry.

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Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909

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Frederic Remington was born October 4, 1861 in Canton, New York. He was educated at the Vermont Episcopal Institute and attended Yale University. He worked as a cowboy, scout, and ran a sheep and mule ranch in the west. He married Eva Caten on October 1, 1884. Remington was a painter, sculptor and illustrator of Indians, cowbnoys and the American soldier at war. His travels took him to Germany, Russia, North Africa, Cuba and all over North America. Frederic Remington died December 26, 1909 in Ne...

Taft, Robert, 1894-1955

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Chemistry professor, author, historian; of Lawrence, Kan. From the description of Robert Taft papers, 1918-1955 (bulk 1933-1955). (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 53973758 Taft received his A.B. from Grand Island College in 1916 and his Ph.D. in 1925 from KU. He joined the faculty of KU in 1922 in the Department of Chemistry, reaching full Professor status in 1937. He died in 1955. From the guide to the Personal Papers of Robert Taft, 1941-1...

Kansas Territorial Centennial Committee.

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University of Kansas.

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The University of Kansas (KU) in Lawrence, Douglas County was established in 1864 under constitutional provision. KU is a major comprehensive research and teaching university that serves as a center for learning, scholarship, and creative endeavor. The university is committed to offering the highest quality undergraduate, professional, and graduate programs and offers a broad array of advanced graduate study programs. It fulfills its mission through faculty, academic, and research programs of in...

Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984

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Ansel Adams, American photographer, was born February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, California. He was tutored privately at home where he studied piano, San Francisco, from 1914 to 1927, then studied photography with the photofinisher Frank Dittman, in San Francisco, in 1916 and 1917. He married Virginia Best in 1928, and had two children, Michael and Anne. Adams began his career as a photographer, 1927, and worked as a commercial photographer, from 1930 to 1960. He was a photography correspond...