Guide to the Margaret Penny Collection

Personal Papers of Margaret Penny, ca. 1930-1949

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Margaret Penny Collection, University Archives, PP 444, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift, April Margaret Bruce-Stewart, 2006

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

None

Restrictions on Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

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Related Material

Consult library staff regarding the availability of related photographs, biographical files, and scrapbooks.

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SCOPE and CONTENTS

The Margaret Penny collection primarily contains her essays and research papers, written during her time as a student at the University of Kansas (KU), 1930s-1940s. The majority of the papers are dated 1939-1941, and subjects include Nazi propaganda, fashion, football, pacifism, religious ethics, gardening, and camping in Tonganoxie, Kansas.

The collection also includes a dance card from a 1940s Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity and Phi Chi Theta sorority event, a commencement program from 1943, two student identification cards from 1939-1941, and a letter from Harold G. Barr.

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION