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Title
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Finding Aid for the Lois Allen Collection
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Type
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Text
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Date
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1880s-1980s
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Description
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This items in the collection belonged to Lois Turner. Some items relate to her family while others are photographs collected by her. It is unclear as to whether the photos are related to the Allen family or just photos of unknown individuals collected by Lois Turner. Some photographs are identified but the majority of the photographs do not have names or dates on them. Other items include a memoir written in 1945 by an unidentified author, letters, newspaper clippings, a funeral book, and an autograph book.
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Format
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Documents, Photographs
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Identifier
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MGC 1127
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Collection Summary
Title
Lois Allen Collection
Date
Late 1800s to late 1900s
Extent
1 archival box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1127-LAC
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; Finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2019.
Name of Creator
Lois Turner Allen
Biographical History
Lois Turner was born in Lafayette County, Missouri on March 19, 1913 to Roy Turner and Nell
Strodtman. She grew up in Independence, Missouri where she married Frank S. Allen. Lois was a family
historian and involved in many genealogical and historical societies.
Scope and Content
This items in the collection belonged to Lois Turner. Some items relate to her family while others are
photographs collected by her. It is unclear as to whether the photos are related to the Allen family or
just photos of unknown individuals collected by Lois Turner. Some photographs are identified but the
majority of the photographs do not have names or dates on them. Other items include a memoir written
in 1945 by an unidentified author, letters, newspaper clippings, a funeral book, and an autograph book.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 2 series.
Series 1, photographs
Folder 1, photographs
Folder 2, photographs, cont.
Folder 3, photographs, cont.
Folder 4, photographs, cont.
Folder 5, photographs, cont.
Folder 6, photographs, cont.
Folder 7, photographs, cont.
Folder 8, negatives
Series 2,
Folder 1, items related to Allen family
Folder 2, items related to Shouse family
Folder 3, items relating to Leta (Cook) Gillespie
Folder 4, memoir by unknown author, July 25, 1945
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.
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 Jason Barrett.
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:
“Lois Turner Allen Obituary.” The Examiner of East Jackson County, The Examiner of East Jackson
County, 4 Feb. 2010, www.examiner.net/article/20100204/NEWS/302049753.
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