Summary Information
Kenneth Duckett Papers
1946-2013
- Duckett, Kenneth W., 1924-2014
M2016-085
1.0 cubic foot (1 record center carton)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of Kenneth Duckett, an archivist who held positions at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Oregon Historical Society, Ohio Historical Society, and Southern Illinois University. The collection consists of personal writings, correspondence, travel journals, genealogical records for the Duckett family, photographs, and two books written by Duckett: Frontiersman of Fortune: Moses M. Strong of Mineral Point (1955) and The Shoe Box Letters (2003).
The records are in English.
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Biography/History
Kenneth Duckett was born on June 26, 1924 and grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He graduated from the University of Denver after his World War II military service. He then studied history as a graduate student under William B. Hesseltine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His archival career began at the Wisconsin Historical Society, and continued at the Oregon Historical Society, the Ohio Historical Society (where he was instrumental in preserving the love letters of then Senator Warren G. Harding to Carrie Phillips, which he wrote about in The Shoe Box Letters, 2003), Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and the University of Oregon. He also wrote a book about manuscript curation (Modern Manuscripts, 1975), and was active in the Society of American Archivists and the Midwest Archives Conference.
Kenneth Duckett died on July 12, 2014 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Scope and Content Note
Duckett's writings can be very personal and include correspondence during World War II during which Duckett rose to the rank of Flash Ranging Observer 576 before being honorably discharged on February 4, 1946. Included in the correspondence are letters between Duckett and his first wife Alma, his children and grandchildren, as well as archivists Maynard Brichford and Edie Hedlin.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Chris Duckett, Ballwin, Missouri, February 8, 2016. Accession Number: M2016-085
Contents List
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M2016-085
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Personal/biographical
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1
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Personal files
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2
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Writings, 1946-1961
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3
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School material
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4
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World War II service records
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5
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Duckett genealogy
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Correspondence
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Duckett, Alma, 1949-1978
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8
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Duckett, Chris, 1964-2011
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Atwood, Karen Duckett
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10
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Diane and Jennifer, 1997-2012
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11-15
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General, 1944-2013
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Brichford, Maynard, 1955-2013
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Hedlin, Edie, 1975-2013
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Quinn, Patrick M., correspondence, 1975-2012
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Hayes, Midge, 1994-2001
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Schultz, Charles, 1997-2005
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Cummings, Hilary, 2003-2013
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23
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Robenalt, James, 2009-2010
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Travel journals
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24
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Travel journals, 1983-1999
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25
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Trans-Atlantic trip to Ireland, France, Holland, and England, 2005
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Budapest to Prague trip, 2007 May
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Russia trip, 2007 May
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Other writings
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Presentation at Midwest Archives Conference, 1970
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"Collecting and Preserving Manuscripts" speech, 1975
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Notes on SAA tour of American archives
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31
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Field reports
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32
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Frontiersman of Fortune: Moses M. Strong of Mineral Point, material
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33
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The Shoe Box Letters, book and material
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34
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"Kenneth Wayne Duckett: His Work with Manuscript Collections," 1977 March 24
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Newspaper clippings, 1953 April 30-1998 June 10
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Photographs and negatives
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36
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Photographs
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37
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Sketches of Ken Duckett
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38
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Negatives
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