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Park Program files

Creator: Office of the Lieutenant Governor

Date: 1954 - 1962

Level of Description: Series

Material Type:

Call Number: Unavailable

Unit ID: 221800

Space Required/Quantity:

  • 1.00 Folder(s) (Letter/Legal size)

Title (Main title): Park Program files

Scope and Content

Scope and content: Mostly consists of Lieutenant Governor John McCuish's records regarding the start of the State Park and Resources Authority, the state agency that would eventually become part of the Dept. of Wildlife and Parks. Includes a copy of the Senate bill to establish the agency, correspondence particularly with newspaper editors around the state, newspaper clippings, and other such materials. Also in the folder is a copy of the 1962 Congressional Record with a eulogy for John McCuish.

Locators:

Locator Contents
035-13-08-05   

Index Terms

Subjects

    Kansas. Office of the Lieutenant Governor
    Kansas Park and Resources Authority -- History
    McCuish, John Berridge, 1906-1962

Creators and Contributors


Agency Classification:

    Kansas State Agencies. Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

Additional Information for Researchers

Ownership/Custodial Hist.: Materials were taken from office with Governor McCuish and donated to the Kansas Historical Society by Ellen Warner on behalf of McCuish's niece, Margaret Bailey.