Finding Aid for the Bass Family Bible

Title

Finding Aid for the Bass Family Bible

Rights

Rights Information

Type

Text

Creator

William Bass

Ann Bass

Date

1923-1999

Description

The family register in the middle of the Bible begin with the marriage of William Albert Bass and Ann Joyce Burroughs. The pages contain pedigree charts for the father’s family and the mother’s family. Other pages include information about children and grandchildren as well as pages to record things to remember.

Format

Portable Document File Format; 372 KB; 2 pages.

Language

English

Place

Olathe (Kan.)

Publisher

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

Extent

1 Box

Identifier

MGC 1012

Relation

Bass Family Bible

Subject

Genealogy

Bass family

Burroughs family

Family Bible records

Temporal Coverage

20th century

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Collection Summary
Title
Bass Family Bible
Date
1923 - 1999
Extent
1 Archival box

Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1012-BFB
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2018; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2018

Name of Creator
William and Ann Bass
Biographical History
William Albert Bass was born on December 20, 1923 in Independence, Missouri to Alva and Eva Bass. He
married Ann Joyce Burroughs on March 2, 1946 in Olathe, Kansas. Ann was the daughter of Freeman
and Helen Burroughs.
Scope and Content
The family register in the middle of the Bible begin with the marriage of William Albert Bass and Ann
Joyce Burroughs. The pages contain pedigree charts for the father’s family and the mother’s family.
Other pages include information about children and grandchildren as well as pages to record things to
remember.

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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 1 series.
Series 1,

Item 1, Family record sheets [scanned]
Item 2, Bible

Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed in file folders. The Bible is secured with cotton tying tape
and wrapped in acid-free tissue paper.
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 by Belladonna Kipper.
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:
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Family record sheets from Bible

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