Drumm Farm Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection include photographs of the grounds and buildings, alumni, employees and trustees. Other materials contained in the collection are records of trustees, newspaper clippings, alumni correspondence, 4-H records and historical background on Andrew Drumm. Other items in this collection were part of a display at the Midwest Genealogy Center. Items include books, vintage cookware, photographs, school memorabilia, and other artifacts. Items in the collection range from the 1930s through the 2000s.
Dates
- Creation: 1930 - 2017
Creator
- Drumm Farm Institute (Independence, Mo.) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Drumm Farm Institute was created by Andrew Drumm in 1919 as part of his will. It was part of his philanthropic efforts to build a home, school, and working farm for boys who had been orphaned or otherwise without a home. Drumm believed that living and working on a farm would help these boys become better citizens. The Institute continued as a school and working farm well into the 20th century. Today the institute is known as the Drumm Farm Center for Children and assists boys and girls in the foster system.
Full Extent
4 Boxes (4 boxes and oversize materials)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
FOR STAFF: Rare Book Room, M14--Section 1--Shelf 2, 3, 4
- Title
- Drumm Farm Collection
- Subtitle
- A finding aid from the Midwest Genealogy Center
- Author
- Nicole Schlagel, Andrew McKinley, Jolene Clark
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- Previous edition written in 2015 by Andrew McKinley and Nicole Schlagel
Repository Details
Part of the Midwest Genealogy Center Repository