Ross Taylor Papers
Collection Summary
Title: |
Ross Taylor Papers |
Call Number: |
MS 86-24 |
Size: |
1.25 linear feet |
Acquisition: |
Donated by American Studies Department, Wichita State University |
Processed by: |
JH, 6-1986; JEF, 11-14-1997; JLY, 8-2007 |
Restrictions: |
None |
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
This collection of Ross Taylor’s papers includes personal correspondence concerning a variety of subjects, stories written by friends, and brand applications. Correspondence related to Taylor’s term as faculty member and department head of the Department of American Studies at Wichita State University also comprise part of this collection. The collection also includes some material on the trails of Kansas. The papers date from the mid-1940s to the late 1970s.
Detailed Description: Series Listing
Series 1
|
Box 1 FF 1-15 |
Correspondence |
Series 2
|
Box 1 FF 16-22 |
American Studies Department Materials |
Series 3
|
Box 1 FF 23-36 |
Miscellaneous |
Series 4
|
Box 1 FF 37-38 |
Newspaper Clippings |
Series 5
|
Box 1 FF 39-50 |
Trails |
Series 6
|
Box 2 |
Presentations and Illustrations |
Detailed Description: Box and Folder Listing
Series 1 ‒ Correspondence
Box 1 |
FF 1 |
Cattle Brands, 11/10/1975 - 11/25/1975 |
Box 1 |
FF 1a |
Berger, Clyde Cochran, 8/22/1973 - 9/12/1975 |
Box 1 |
FF 2 |
Cultural Heritage Center #1, 6/5/1967 - 2/12/1975 |
Box 1 |
FF 3 |
Cultural Heritage Center #2, 9/1968 - 12/1969 |
Box 1 |
FF 4 |
Fabric of Fiction, 6/14/1967 - 7/27/1967 |
Box 1 |
FF 5 |
General, 3/21/1968 - 11/14/1976 |
Box 1 |
FF 6 |
General, Personal, 6/10/1965 - 1977 |
Box 1 |
FF 7 |
Kraisinger, Gary L., 1/24/1966 - 1/18/1968 |
Box 1 |
FF 8 |
Burges Johnson, 2/23/1947 - 1/28/1949 |
Box 1 |
FF 9 |
Donald I. Mitchell, 7/14/1967 - 7/21/1967 |
Box 1 |
FF 10 |
Personal, 6/26/1967 - 9/8/1967 |
Box 1 |
FF 11 |
Arthur C. Risser, 11/22/1972 - 2/1/1973 |
Box 1 |
FF 12 |
Mathews, Jay, Jr. Folder 1, 2/6/1967 - 1/1/1971 |
Box 1 |
FF 13 |
Mathews, Jay, Jr. Folder 2, 1/4/1971 - 3/21/1974 |
Box 1 |
FF 14 |
Thrapp, Dan L., 9/20/1976 - 9/29/1976 |
Box 1 |
FF 15 |
United States Army Command and General Staff College, 8/30/1967 - 10/18/1967 |
Series 2 ‒ American Studies Department Materials
Box 1 |
FF 16 |
Budget, 6/30/1955 - 1969-1970 |
Box 1 |
FF 17 |
Class Materials, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 18 |
Faculty Evaluations, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 19 |
Photographs, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 20 |
North or Fort Dodge Redoubt, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 21 |
Sabbatical Information, 6/31/1967 - 11/16/1967 |
Box 1 |
FF 22 |
Student Papers, 10/29/1963 - 10/6/1974 |
Series 3 ‒ Miscellaneous
Box 1 |
FF 23 |
Correspondence on Zeppelin Development, 5/1934 - 7/1935 |
Box 1 |
FF 24 |
Correspondence on Zeppelin Development, 11/1935 - 5/1936 |
Box 1 |
FF 25 |
Correspondence on Zeppelin Development, 10/20/1936 - 11/17/1938 |
Box 1 |
FF 26 |
R. I. Digeer Autobiography, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 27 |
Speech Material, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 28 |
Petroglyphs, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 29 |
Photographs, 1/13/1973 - 2/10/1973 |
Box 1 |
FF 30 |
Preliminary Inventories, 1949 |
Box 1 |
FF 31 |
Preliminary Inventories, 1959 - 1964 |
Box 1 |
FF 32 |
Preliminary Inventories, 1958 - 1967 |
Box 1 |
FF 33 |
KMUW Programs, 1967 |
Box 1 |
FF 34 |
Richardson Manuscript, 4/4/1963 |
Box 1 |
FF 35 |
Judge William R. McLaury, 12/3/1967 |
Box 1 |
FF 36 |
Tape Transcriptions (Zeppelin), 10/1/1975 - 10/30/1975 |
Series 4 ‒ Newspaper clippings
Box 1 |
FF 37 |
Barbed Wire, 10/3/1966 - 8/1967 |
Box 1 |
FF 38 |
General, 2/6/1964 - 2/13/1977 |
Series 5 ‒ Trails
Box 1 |
FF 39 |
Abilene Trail, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 40 |
Articles, 10/7/1971 |
Box 1 |
FF 41 |
Aubrey Route, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 42 |
Chisholm Wagon Route, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 43 |
Correspondence, 11/18/1974 - 11/22/1974 |
Box 1 |
FF 44 |
Dodge City/Western Trail, 10/1965 |
Box 1 |
FF 45 |
Kansas Trails Transparency, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 46 |
Post Route Maps (Kansas and Oklahoma), 7/1/1959 - 3/1/1960 |
Box 1 |
FF 47 |
Santa Fe, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 48 |
Rath Trail, not dated |
Box 1 |
FF 49 |
Various, 7/9/1969 - 1973 |
Box 1 |
FF 50 |
Wells Fargo, 1963 - 12/1966 |
Series 6 ‒ Presentations and Illustrations
Box 2 |
FF 1 |
Slides of presentation, “Sketches of Experiences,” by Gayle R. Davis, Ph.D., not dated |
Box 2 |
FF 2 |
Two audio tapes of presentation, “Sketches of Experiences,” not dated |
Box 2 |
FF 3 |
Set of five slides containing topographic maps with trails drawn on them. Details on the slides are out of focus. Also includes slides of Lake Texoma and Lake Murray. Not dated. |
Box 2 |
FF 4 |
Slides of presentation, “A Cavalcade of Bands,” which the main theme is Big Band Musicians. Musicians that appear on the slides include: Billie Holliday, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo, Sammy Davis, Jr., Perry Como, Doris Day, the Andrew Sisters, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Stan Kenton, Bing Crosby, Artie Shaw, Jack Benny, Nat Cole, Lawrence Welk, Harry James, Sammy Kaye, Kay Kyser, Paul Whiteman, Dizzy Gillespie,Tommy Dorsey, Ted Weems, Dinah Shore, and many others. (George T. Simon’s book, The Big Bands, was used as a guide to identify persons in the slides.) Not dated. |
Box 2 |
FF 5 |
Tape of unrelated radio programs, commercials, and news segments dating back to the 1960s. |