Sod House Photograph Collection

Collection Summary

Title: Sod House Photograph Collection
Call Number: MS 95-20
Size: 1 linear feet
Acquisition: Various sources
Processed by: Staff, 1995; JEF, 9-18-1998, 11-23-1999
Restrictions: None
Note: Digital collection, Sod House Photograph Collection

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.

Content Note

The Sod House Photograph Collection contains over 200 photographs and postcards depicting sod houses common to early plains settlements in the American Midwest. The collection includes photographs of sod houses from such states as Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas, Iowa, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana. Also included are photographs of lean-tos, sod buildings, sod churches, interiors of sod houses, sod post offices, and sod schools.

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