Finding Aid for the Vera Grandfield Fawbush Collection

Title

Finding Aid for the Vera Grandfield Fawbush Collection

Rights

Rights Information

Type

Text

Creator

Vera Grandfield Fawbush

Date

1860s-2000s

Description

This collection contains the personal papers, genealogy, and photographs of Vera Grandfield Fawbush. Some of the other surnames found within this collection include Adamson, Fowler, Fritze, Hull, Lalonde, Muma, Ott, Rush, and Watson. Also found within this collection are a Grandfield family history, scrapbooks, obituaries, and newspaper clippings. Vera’s daughter, Edythe Fawbush Haywood, also contributed to this collection. There are two oversize items, a photograph and newspaper edition.

Format

Portable Document File Format; 491 KB; 3 pages.

Language

English

Publisher

Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri

Extent

2 boxes

Identifier

MGC1116

Subject

Genealogy

Photographs

Scrapbooks

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Vera Grandfield Fawbush collection

Collection Summary
Title
Vera Grandfield Fawbush collection
Date
1860s-2000s
Extent
2 boxes--1 archival box & 1 oversize archival box

Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1116-VGFC
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016

Name of Creator
Fawbush, Vera Grandfield

Biographical History
Vera A. Grandfield was born in 1901 in Sedgwick County, Kansas to George Thomas Grandfield and
America Bramwell. She was one of seven children, five of whom survived. Vera married Don K. Fawbush
in 1922. Together they had two daughters, Edythe and Lavona. Don died in May 1972 and was buried in
Wichita, KS. Vera died on April 4, 2000 and was also buried in Wichita, KS.

Scope and Content
This collection contains the personal papers, genealogy, and photographs of Vera Grandfield Fawbush.
Some of the other surnames found within this collection include Adamson, Fowler, Fritze, Hull, Lalonde,
Muma, Ott, Rush, and Watson. Also found within this collection are a Grandfield family history,
scrapbooks, obituaries, and newspaper clippings. Vera’s daughter, Edythe Fawbush Haywood, also
contributed to this collection. There are two oversize items, a photograph and newspaper edition.

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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 5 series.
Series 1, Genealogy
Folder 1, Grandfield Family History by Myrtle Grandfield Fritz
Series 2, Personal Papers
Folder 1, Address book
Folder 2, Miscellaneous papers
Folder 3, Newspaper clippings, obituaries, and miscellaneous items [scanned pages]
Folder 4, Newspaper clippings, obituaries, and miscellaneous items [originals]
Series 3, Photographs
Folder 1, Grandfield
Folder 2, Fawbush
Folder 3, Miscellaneous Surnames
Folder 4, Photo album [scanned pages]
Folder -5 Photo album [original]
Series 4, Scrapbooks
Folder 1, 1920-1940s scrapbook [scanned pages]
Folder 2, 1920-1940s scrapbook [original]
Folder 3, 1950s scrapbook [scanned pages]
Folder 4, 1950s scrapbook [original]
Series 5, Oversize
Folder 1, Photograph of George Thomas Grandfield family, 1923
Folder 2, Wichita Beacon and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Newspapers

Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed within file folders in an archival box. Oversized items
stored next to the collection.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
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Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
 "DEATHS & SERVICES," Wichita Eagle, The (KS), April 07, 2000: 14A, accessed June 22, 2016,
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/obit/0FC7A2EBB2B566490FC7A2EBB2B56649?p=OBIT.
 FindAGrave.com. “Don Fawbush.” Accessed June 22, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=fawbush&GSfn=don&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=18&GScntry=4&
GSob=n&GRid=55500223&df=all&
 Information found within collection
 Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_148;
Line: 2. Ancestry.com. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.

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