HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG4545.AM: Jay Amos Barrett, 1865-1936
Papers: 1884-1906, n.d.
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska: Curator and librarian
Size: One folder
BACKGROUND NOTE
Born at Nunda, New York, on June 25, 1865, Jay Amos Barrett served as curator and librarian at the Nebraska State Historical Society in Lincoln, Nebraska, from 1893 to 1906. He also served as secretary for a time. Barrett married Susie Rogers at Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 15, 1897. Between 1910 and 1930, the Barretts lived in Oklahoma and Kansas City, before finally moving to California. Jay Amos Barrett died in Alameda, California, on September 2, 1936.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of one folder containing correspondence, notes and miscellaneous memorabilia of Jay Amos Barrett. Most of the materials relate to Barrett’s official job as curator and librarian for the Nebraska State Historical Society. Included are notes on the origin of “guilds;” an invitation to J.E. Lamaster of Tecumseh, Nebraska, to speak at an upcoming meeting; Barrett’s paper on solicitation of collections, 1894; and notes on the Territorial Council of Nebraska. Also included are several grade school certificates of Barrett’s, two wedding invitations and a concert program. The materials in the collection date from ca. 1884 to 1906.
INVENTORY
Correspondence, notes and memorabilia, ca. 1884-1906, n.d.
Subject headings:
Atchison, Clyde Bruce, 1875-1962
Barrett, Jay Amos, 1865-1936
Guilds
Lamaster, Joseph Erwin, 1830-1902
Nebraska State Historical Society
Nebraska Territory — History
Revised TMM 11-30-2020
