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Glenn Cunningham Youth Ranch Records

Creator: Office of the Secretary of State

Date: 1967 - 1973

Level of Description: Series

Material Type:

Call Number: Unavailable

Unit ID: 219983

Space Required/Quantity: 0.20 cubic feet

Title (Main title): Glenn Cunningham Youth Ranch Records

Scope and Content

Scope and content: This series contains correspondence of Secretary of State Elwill Shanahan, hearing transcripts, news clippings, and other records concerning the Glenn Cunningham Youth Ranch's application to solicit funds in more than one county pursuant to K.S.A. 17-1707. The records document the rejection of the application with stated reasons concerning issues regarding the ranch's facilities.

Other records include deposition transcripts from a 1968 Kansas Attorney General's investigation into the Cunningham Youth Ranch; correspondence from concerned citizens advocating for or against the ranch; the Cunningham Youth Ranch's unsuccessful application to the Kansas State Department of Health for a license to operate a boarding home for children; and Cunningham Youth Ranch fund raising promotional materials.

Locators:

Locator Contents
071-08-01-12   

Index Terms

Subjects

    Kansas. Secretary of State -- Records and correspondence
    Cunningham, Glenn, 1909-1988
    Shanahan, Elwill M., 1912-1983
    Animal welfare -- Kansas
    Foster home care -- Kansas

Creators and Contributors

    Kansas. Secretary of State

Agency Classification:

    Kansas State Agencies. Office of the Secretary of State.