Richard L. D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Special Collections

Identity area

Identifier

US kmk

Authorized form of name

Richard L. D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Special Collections

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • Morse Department of Special Collections

Type

  • National
  • Educational Organization

Contact area

Type

Address

Street address

506 Hale Library 1117 Mid-Campus Drive North

Locality

Manhattan

Region

Kansas

Country name

United States

Postal code

Telephone

(785) 532-7456

Fax

Email

Note

Description area

History

Kansas State University is a land-grant university in Manhattan, Kansas, that opened in 1863. In June 1967, Kansas State University Library established a special collections division, which included building an official university archives.

Geographical and cultural context

The Morse Department of Special Collections is part of Kansas State University Libraries in Manhattan, Kansas.

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Records management and collecting policies

Buildings

The department normally is located in Hale Library.

Holdings

Finding aids, guides and publications

Access area

Opening times

Normal hours for public access are Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. See https://lib.k-state.edu/libraries-hours/ for further details about hours.

Access conditions and requirements

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

Reproduction services

Public areas

Control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

US kmk

Rules and/or conventions used

DACS

Status

Draft

Level of detail

Partial

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Description created by Cliff Hight on November 29, 2018.

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Clipboard

Primary contact

506 Hale Library
1117 Mid-Campus Drive North
Manhattan, Kansas
US