Little Red School House (Hutchinson, Kansas)
Scope and Contents
The Tim Johnson Collections consist of materials of historical interest collected and donated by Tim Johnson. These collections include manuscripts such as correspondence, maps, and other documents. There are a significant number of photographs in various formats such as cabinet cards, stereoview cards, and some photographic postcards or carte-de-visite. There are many picture postcards that document historical Kansas places and events. Mr. Johnson continues to collect materials, so this collection may grow over time.
Dates
- Creation: 1853-1975
Creator
- From the Collection: Johnson, Timothy (Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 10 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
General
Front: Little Red School House, Chicken Dinners - Family Style
Back: The Little Red School House, Hutchinson, Kansas. (As Featured in FORD TIMES, May 1955) Reno County School District No. 97. Organized August 1, 1879, as Bath School, later changed to Salt Valley, then to Fruit Valley, then in 1896 to Yaggy. School closed the last time in May 1951. Reopened by Florence and Forrest White as a family-style Chicken Dinner Restaurant in November, 1952. all Murals and Art Work by W. Rexford Garey
Repository Details
Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
Tebo Library
502 South Campus Drive
Hays KS 67601 United States
scua@fhsu.edu