Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Rusk Family collection
Date(s)
- 1955–1981 (Creation)
Extent
0.10 Linear Feet, 1.00 Folder
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection of materials from the Rusk family include two items from Marilyn "Maxine" Waite Rusk—a 1955 Little American Royal program and a 1961 K-State commencement announcement—and seven buttons collected by alumna Mona Rusk pertaining to student elections, K-State Athletics, and K-State.
System of arrangement
This collection is arranged in one box.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No access restriction: All materials are open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
It received accession number 2016-17.029. Donor was sister-in-law of button collector and daughter-in-law of collector of program and announcement. All items were from home of mother-in-law, Marilyn "Maxine" Waite Rusk.
Immediate source of acquisition
Acqusition Source: Madeleine Rusk
Acqusition Method: Donation.
Acqusition Date: 20161115
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Materials align with student life and culture documentation portion of the collection development guidelines.
Accruals
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Related descriptions
General note
This collection is located in a box titled Small Collections with other small collections.
Specialized notes
- Citation: Preferred Citation: [Item title], [item date], Rusk family materials, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.
Alternative identifier(s)
Archon Collection ID
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Sources used
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Author: Cliff Hight
Processing Info: University archivist Cliff Hight processed materials in January 2017.
Publication Date: 2017-01-23