Lee Pendergrass Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of faculty papers created by Dr. Lee Pendergrass while serving as the historian-in-residence at Fort Hays State University from 1979 to 1981. Materials consist of newspaper articles published by Dr. Pendergrass in his "Prospector's Corner" column in the Hays Daily News, notes on the Historian-in-Residence Project, and audiocassette recordings and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by Dr. Pendergrass.
Dates
- Creation: 1979-1981
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Written permission must be obtained from the Fort Hays State University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Biographical / Historical
Lee Pendergrass was the historian-in-residence at Fort Hays State University from 1979-1981. In 1979, the Kansas Committee for the Humanities and Fort Hays State University sponsored a historian-in-residence program. It was funded by a one-year matching grant designed to bring humanities programs to northwest Kansas.
As historian-in-residence, Dr. Pendergrass provided historical knowledge, training, and expertise to museums, historical societies, and community organizations. He also offered training in oral history, family history, and research techniques to individuals and museums. Dr. Pendergrass observed that many of these rural museums lacked basic understanding of museum operations, exhibit preparation and design, archival arrangement, preservation, and other tasks associated with museum operation.
Full Extent
1.65 Linear Feet (3 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the faculty papers of Lee Pendergrass, who served as historian-in-residence at Fort Hays State University from 1979-1981. Materials consist of audiocassette recordings, transcripts, and articles published in the Hays Daily News for Dr. Pendergrass's oral history project.
Arrangement
This collection consists of three boxes arrainged into three series:
- Series I: Oral History Transcripts
- Series II: Prospector's Corner Articles
- Series III: Audiocassette Recordings
- Title
- Dr. Lee Pendergrass Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- By Sharon Severson, 2016. Revised by David Obermayer, 2018. Revised by Ron Martin-Dent, 2026.
- Date
- 2016; 2018; 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Fort Hays State University Archives Repository
University Archives
Tebo Library
502 South Campus Drive
Hays KS 67601 United States
scua@fhsu.edu