Livestock brands
Creator: Planning Board, State
Date: 1855-1937
Level of Description: Coll./Record Group
Material Type: Government record
Call Number:
Manuscripts Collection 171
Unit ID: 40171
Abstract: Records of livestock brands created throughout Kansas, as compiled by workers on a project sponsored by the Kansas State Planning Board. The forms provide the owner's name and county in which he or she resided; date brand was registered; whether it was used for cattle, horses, sheep, or hogs; a brief description usually indicating where the brand was placed on the animal; and a copy of the brand design. The folders note for what year range brands were described. The records were compiled from files in 93 counties.
Space Required/Quantity: 5.50 cubic feet
Title (Main title): Livestock brands
Titles (Other):
- Collection
- Livestock brands collection
Scope and Content
Scope and content: Records of livestock brands created throughout Kansas, as compiled by workers on a project sponsored by the Kansas State Planning Board. The forms provide the owner's name and county in which he or she resided; date brand was registered; whether it was used for cattle, horses, sheep, or hogs; a brief description usually indicating where the brand was placed on the animal; and a copy of the brand design. The folders note for what year range brands were described. The 17,500 individual brand records were compiled from files in 93 counties; Anderson, Bourbon, Brown, Cherokee, Crawford, Douglas, Elk, Hodgeman, Miami, Phillips, Shawnee, and Wyandotte Counties are not represented.
Contents: Box 1. Allen-Cheyenne Counties -- box 2. Clark-Ellsworth Counties -- box 3. Finney-Gray Counties -- box 4. Greeley-Hamilton Counties -- box 5. Harper-Kiowa Counties -- box 6. Labette-Lyon Counties -- box 7. McPherson-Norton Counties -- box 8. Osage-Russell Counties -- box 9. Saline-Sumner Counties -- box 10. Thomas-Washington Counties -- box 11. Wichita-Woodson Counties.
Locators:
| Locator | Contents |
|---|---|
| 006-01-04-05 to 006-01-06-01 |
Related Records or Collections
Related materials: Volunteer created index by county/surname: https://www.kansashistory.gov/dart/units/view/532673
Bibliography
Finding Aid Bibliography: Wilder, Bessie E. Governmental agencies of the State of Kansas, 1861-1956. [Lawrence:] Governmental Research Center, University of Kansas, 1957.
Index Terms
Subjects
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Kansas State Planning Board
Kansas
Cattle brands -- Kansas
Livestock brands -- Kansas
Creators and Contributors
Agency Classification:
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Kansas State Agencies. Planning Board, State.
Additional Information for Researchers
Use and reproduction: Public record
Notes
General Note: Archives box title
