Souvenirs (Keepsakes)

Alta Merle Ricks (1905-2005) was a benefactress for the Ricks School of Gifted Children.Her generosity supported the Ricks Center building project and an endowment fund. She was a regular visitor to the school and attended many events. This collection contains items collected and created by Ricks, unconnected to the school, including family photographs, personal paintings, and various trophies and awards.

This collection contains items collected by Stapleton or a friend/family member. It includes souvenirs and memorabilia regarding the travels and some events of his life.

Box 1 contains various menus collected from restaurants, programs from presidential inaugural addresses 1961 and 1965, and passports for both Stapleton and his wife Katharine.

Box 5 contains items owned and collected by Alta Merle Ricks. Items include decorative vase and bowl, a selective service medal for her husband, jewelry made by students of Ricks Center, a VHS from televangelist Robert Schuller, and decorative Chinese souvenirs.

This box contains five (5) shirts and two (2) sweatshirts from JCC Ranch Camp. Two (2) of the shirts are from separate family reunions.

Box 9 contains a basket embroidered with "AMR." Within this basket are items collected by Ricks including port of call pins for her and her husband, a bottle opener, and a belt with a Kansas University buckle.

This box conatins a hat in a box from "Eddie's Corner" at JCC Ranch Camp. The hat belonged to Eddie Glass fom the Korean War. He was killed in battle, and his family established a memorial Shabbot area at the camp in Elbert, Co.

Contains medals, a plaque, and smaller souvenirs from James O. Milmoes received awards and photography projects.

Contains a plaque award, a personal notebook, and four (4) bolo ties owned by James O. Milmoe.

This series contains memorabilia created for the 1964 Centennial celebration.