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Clarice A. Snoddy papers

Creator: Snoddy, Clarice A. (Clarice Adelaide), 1878-1974

Date: 1893-1973

Level of Description: Coll./Record Group

Material Type: Manuscripts

Call Number: Manuscripts Collection 123

Unit ID: 40123

Biographical sketch: Student, teacher, farm owner; of the United States.

Abstract: This collection consists primarily of correspondence. Clarice Snoddy owned a farm in Smith County, Kan., and corresponded with her tenant about agricultural activities. There is also a large amount of correspondence from her brother, Wayne, and his first & second wives discussing family affairs and daily activities. Another section of the correspondence deals with the Pioneer Mortgage Company, in which Miss Snoddy was an investor. Other correspondence is related to other family members; her 50 years of teaching activities in Osage County, Topeka & other Kansas locations, and Haskell Institute (now Haskell Indian Nations University) (Lawrence, Kan.) & other federal Indian schools; and other topics. Papers Miss Snoddy presented on her experiences teaching in government Indian schools are also included as are postcards containing correspondence and miscellaneous materials such as school programs & club booklets.

Space Required/Quantity: 1.50 cubic feet

Title (Main title): Clarice A. Snoddy papers

Titles (Other):

  • Papers
  • Clarice A. Snoddy collection

Biography

Biog. Sketch (Full): On January 25, 1878, Clarice A. Snoddy was born at Burlingame, Kansas. Her parents were L. O. and Mary Sears Snoddy. She had two brothers and two sisters: Harold Llewellyn, Wayne Sears, Mabel (Mrs. Ed Murtaugh), and Winnefred (Mrs. Alfred Van Petten). She graduated from Burlingame High School in 1896 and taught school in Osage County for approximately five years. She attended Baker University and graduated from Washburn College in 1930.

Clarice Snoddy was a teacher, devoting over fifty years to that profession. In addition to teaching in several small schools throughout the state, she taught in Indian schools in South Dakota; Idaho; Carlisle, Pennsylvania; and Lawrence, Kansas. In 1921, she accepted a job with the Topeka Public School system and, for 22 years, taught in various schools throughout the city. She was active in several social organizations and the Burlingame Federated Church.

Scope and Content

Scope and content: The papers of Clarice (Clara) A. Snoddy are primarily correspondence files contained in three document boxes. There is a significant amount of correspondence concerning a farm in Smith County, Kansas, that Miss Snoddy owned. The correspondence with her tenent discusses their agricultural activities. Miss Snoddy invested some of her money in the Pioneer Mortgage Company (owned by her brother-in-law) and the correspondence reflects these activities. There is a large amount of correspondence from her brother Wayne and his first and second wife that discuss family affairs and daily activities. Correspondence not included in the categories described above is filed under general correspondence and relates to other family members, teaching activities, etc.

On occasion, Miss Snoddy presented papers on her experiences in teaching in government Indian schools and several of these are included in the collection. The collection also includes postcards containing correspondence and miscellaneous materials such as school programs, club booklets, etc.

Contents: Box 1. General Correspondence , 1893-1973 ; correspondence concerning farm in Smith County, 1935-1963 ; correspondence from Pioneer Mortgage Company, 1908-1946 ; correspondence from Clara Snoddy -- box 2. Correspondence from Wayne Snoddy (brother), 1911-1973 & undated ; fragments & undated correspondence ; financial records -- box 3. Papers by Miss Snoddy on Indians ; postcards, 1903-1973 & undated ; programs, club booklets, etc. ; misc. material.

Locators:

Locator Contents
005-03-08-06 to 005-04-01-01   

Related Records or Collections

Other Finding Aid/Index: Finding aid available from the Kansas Historical Society (Topeka) and on its website, http://www.kshs.org/p/clarice-a-snoddy-papers/14116

Related materials: Clarice Snoddy's teacher school records, 1931-1953, in the Kansas Historical Society's state archives holdings (UID 190834).

Index Terms

Subjects

    Haskell Institute
    Pioneer Mortgage Company
    Snoddy family
    Burlingame (Kan.)
    Kansas
    Lawrence (Kan.)
    Osage County (Kan.)
    Smith County (Kan.)
    Topeka (Kan.)
    United States
    Snoddy, Clarice A. (Clarice Adelaide), 1878-1974
    Snoddy, Wayne
    Agriculture -- Kansas -- Smith County
    American letters -- Kansas -- History -- 20th century
    Education -- Kansas
    Farm management -- Kansas -- Smith County -- Records and correspondence
    Farm ownership -- Kansas -- Smith County
    Farms -- Kansas -- Smith County
    Indians of North America -- Education
    Indians of North America -- Education (Higher) -- Kansas -- Lawrence
    Off-reservation boarding schools -- United States
    Students -- Kansas -- Osage County
    Teachers -- Kansas
    Teachers -- United States
    Women teachers -- Kansas
    Women teachers -- United States

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Additional Information for Researchers

Use and reproduction: Information on copyright available from the Kansas Historical Society (Topeka).