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Category Archives: Manuscript Collections
The Advertising-Selling League of Omaha
The Library/Archives holds a small collection of papers and publications relating to the Advertising-Selling League of Omaha. Included in the collection are pamphlets, newsletters, correspondence, event programs, etc. The organization was established in 1920 as a means for businessmen who … Continue reading
Bayard Paine: Nebraska Supreme Court Justice
The Library/Archives Division holds a small collection of papers relating to Bayard H. Paine. Paine was a judge for many years and served on the Nebraska State Supreme Court from 1931 to 1949. Born in Ohio in 1872, Paine graduated … Continue reading
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The Beatrice Starch Manufacturing Company
The Library/Archives Division holds a small collection relating to the Beatrice Starch Manufacturing Company of Beatrice, Nebraska. The collection consists of a minute book which records minutes of meetings, by-laws, stockholder information, etc. Also included are photocopies of a corn … Continue reading
Chief, The Last U.S. Cavalry Horse
The Library/Archives Division holds a small collection of papers and photos relating to “Chief,” the last U.S. Cavalry horse. Foaled in 1932, the U.S. Army purchased Chief in 1940 at Fort Robinson from L.A. Parker of Scottsbluff, Nebraska for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chief, horse, military, U.S. Cavalry
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Pleasant Hill School
The Library/Archives recently acquired a collection relating to the Maunder family from Hastings, Nebraska. The bulk of the collection consists of diaries kept by Edith Maunder and two of her daughters, Vera Maunder and Ellen Maunder Ritchey. While the collection … Continue reading
Recent Acquisition: Preacher’s Sermon Book and Diary
The Library/Archives recently acquired a preacher’s sermon book and diary dating from 1907-1947. The Rev. John B. Williams held numerous pastorates during this time throughout Kansas and Nebraska. The sermon book shows that he preached at Junction City, Mayview, and … Continue reading
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Comics, Cartoons, Drawings and Doodles
The Library/Archives Division holds the collections of various Nebraska artists and cartoonists. One such collection is that of Guy Spencer, cartoonist for the Omaha World-Herald from 1899-1939. Guy Spencer (Omaha World-Herald, Jan. 15, 1939) Born in Missouri in 1878, Spencer … Continue reading
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Recent Acquisition: POW Scrapbook
The Library/Archives recently acquired a scrapbook relating to a Nebraskan’s military service during World War II and his capture and imprisonment in a German POW camp. Quentin M. Coyle, a native of Valley, Nebraska, served as a Liberator bomber pilot … Continue reading
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Saving Memories Exhibit is Now Online
The new virtual exhibit, Saving Memories, features various documentary items from the Library/Archives collections, including diaries, journals, scrapbooks, autograph albums, photo albums, and home movies. The virtual exhibit also features several quilts and hide paintings from the Museum Collections. The … Continue reading
Bolte Manufacturing Company, Kearney, Nebraska
As the Curator of Manuscripts, I get to work with all sorts of interesting materials that document the history of individuals, families, businesses, and organizations here in Nebraska. I’m often pleasantly surprised when collections “inter-connect” and lead me to related … Continue reading