Purcell, Arleen, collection, 1919-1991

Authors

Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Files

Description

A collection of documents and items related to Fort Scott and southeast Kansas, and Arleen Purcell’s travels and studies.

Arleen Purcell (1912-2001) was an elementary school teacher in Fort Scott, Kansas who collaborated in writing the musical Footprints on the Frontier. She was married to Ralph Emerson Purcell, with whom she had two sons. Purcell took great interest in local history and community organizations. In the 1970s, she took study abroad trips through Western Illinois University and the Kansas State College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University) to South America.

Publication Date

9-9-2021

Keywords

Education, Performing Arts, Social Life and Customs

Disciplines

Education | Music

Size of Collection

2 linear feet

Dates of Collection

1919-1991

Manuscript Number

SpC MS 0304

Recommended Citation

Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library, "Purcell, Arleen, collection, 1919-1991" (2021). Finding Aids. 304.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/304