Size: 0.25 linear feet

Literary rights:
Literary rights were not granted to Wichita State University. When permission is granted to examine the manuscripts, it is not an authorization to publish them. Manuscripts cannot be used for publication without regard for common law literary rights, copyright laws and the laws of libel. It is the responsibility of the researcher and his/her publisher to obtain permission to publish. Scholars and students who eventually plan to have their work published are urged to make inquiry regarding overall restrictions on publication before initial research.

Restrictions: None

Content note:
The collection is one single sheet advertising the sale of buffalo robes, as well as other skins and manufactured goods. The advertisement comes from a New York company in the 1860s and illustrates the vast quantity of pelts that arrived in New York during the height of the buffalo slaughter.

Acquisition: Purchased from the Wi11iam Reese Company, New Haven, Connecticut, in October 1987

Processed by: AHC, 9-15-1988; JEF, 3-6-1998

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