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Florence McGlasson Gabelmann Memorial Library

Date: 2004-2005

Level of Description: Coll./Record Group

Material Type: Manuscripts

Call Number: Ms. Coll. 5047

Unit ID: 306945

Abstract: Reproductions of National Archives (U.S.) records of the General Land Office relating to township and range surveys in Kansas. Includes both field notes and maps.

Space Required/Quantity: 78 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. 32 computer disks (CD) : col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Title (Main title): Florence McGlasson Gabelmann Memorial Library

Titles (Other):

  • The Florence McGlasson Gabelmann Memorial Library
  • Kansas survey plats
  • Field notes for public land survey township plats
  • Township plats of selected states : 1854-[1946]

Scope and Content

Contents: Contains Kansas sections of: United States. General Land Office. Field notes from selected General Land Office township surveys (National Archives microfilm publication T1240, Kansas State Historical Society microfilm rolls MF 6838-MF 6902) -- United States. General Land Office. Township plats of selected states (National Archives microfilm publication T1234, Kansas Historical Society microfilm rolls MF 6829-MF 6837). Also includes Kansas survey plats digitized by the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors, 2005, on computer disks (Kansas Historical Society Cool Storage Cabinet 3: 2007-149.01).

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Related Records or Collections

Other Finding Aid/Index:

Descriptions and roll lists of the National Archives microfilm available at the National Archives (Washington, D.C.) and on its website, http://www.archives.gov.

Descriptions and microfilm roll or computer disk lists for all items in the Library available at the Kansas State Historical Society (Topeka).

Index Terms

Subjects

    United States. General Land Office
    United States. Surveyor General
    United States. Surveyor General of Kansas and Nebraska
    Kansas Society of Land Surveyors
    Cadastral maps
    Field notes
    Surveys -- Archives
    Surveys -- Maps
    Kansas -- Archives
    Kansas -- Maps
    Kansas -- Surveys
    Topographical surveying -- Kansas
    Surveyors -- Kansas
    Land grants -- Kansas
    Public lands -- Kansas

Creators and Contributors


Additional Information for Researchers

Use and reproduction: Public records.

Ownership/Custodial Hist.: Microfilm purchased by the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors for their General Land Office digitization project. Given to the Kansas State Historical Society (Topeka) at the conclusion of the Project with computer disks containing digitized copies of maps.

Reproduction:
National Archives microfilm: Microfilm. Washington, D. C. : National Archives and Records Service, 1979. (National Archives microfilm publications. T.)
Kansas Society of Land Surveyors CDs: Computer disks (CD). Wichita, Kan. : Kansas Society of Land Surveyors; Leavenworth, Kan. : Duke West Intergraphics, 2005.

Holder of originals: National Archives (U.S.) (Washington, D.C.)