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Harry E. Chrisman, former Liberal author and historian, donated a large collection of his writings, photographs, and other items to Liberal Memorial Library for the purpose of research. This database searches the contents of the Chrisman Collection.

CallNo: C14-A3j
Descriptive Title: Caption to P229-A3j		Type: Comments
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 5 1/2 x 2"		Condition:
Text: In addition to constructing more than 100 new homes during his association with Griffith & Baughman in Liberal, Charles E. Hancock built many such sheds and barns as shown in this photo of C.M. Waters' Star Livery Barn. Waters also operated the Oklahoma Wagon & Feed Yard in Liberal, 1913 to 1920, in south Liberal. Photo courtesy Burris Wright.
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Subject:	livery C.M. Waters Charles E. Hancock feed barn	Related to:	P229-A3j
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CallNo: M/F13
Descriptive Title: Hancock wedding day mat/frame		Type: Matting - Frame
Date of Origin: 1956		Provenance:
Size: 7 3/8 x 9 3/8"		Condition: good
Text: [front] C [C is circled] ; Our 61st Wedding Day May first 1956 Charles E and Lottie Grace Hancock 10419 Mills Ave Whittier Calif [back] Do Not Mark Photo! [Has three address stamps, one is the Liberal address but is unreadable. It is stamped over with the Denver address.] HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215
Misc Info: This is the mat/frame photo P512 was in. M/F has tape and tape tear mark on back. Note that was taped on is with P512.
Subject:	Hancock wedding day Charles E. Hancock Lottie Grace Hancock May 1, 1956 1956 61st wedding day	Related to:	P512
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CallNo: M/F14
Descriptive Title: Hancock Parents mat/frame		Type: Matting - Frame
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 6 7/8 x 9"		Condition: very good
Text: [back] Stephen Monroe Hancock ; Magdalena [insert mark] Hirrlinger Hancock ; Stevens County Pioneers 1885 ; Stephen Monroe Hancock ; Magdalena [insert mark] Hirrlinger Hancock ; Stevens County Pioneers 1885 ; Parents of Charles (Ed) Hancock Contractor Builder ; [There are two stamps of the Liberal address, but they are stamped over with the Denver address. The Denver address is stamped three times] HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave Denver, Colo. 80215
Misc Info: Mat/frame has fallen apart. The glue holding front and back together has come unstuck. There is a stain on front of the back piece. M/F has a tape tear mark on top back.
Subject:	Stephen Monroe Hancock Magdalena Hirrlinger Hancock Stevens County pioneers 1885 Charles E. Hancock, Sr. Parents of Charles E. Hancock	Related to:	P513
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CallNo: P276-F2a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Hancock family in trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 5 x 7		Condition: excellent
Text: [front] Charles Ed Hancock, Boy Charles Hancock, Mildred Hancock (Schmidt) daughter, Pauline Hancock (Franklin), Clarence E.(Bud)Hancock, Mrs. Lottie Grace Hancock, Merna Hanock (Morris), and the elderly man who bought the house ; Charles E. Hancock, Sr., Son Charles E., Mildred, Pauline, Clarence E.(Bud), Lottie Grace, Merna. Elderly man bought the house. ; This House insured by Griffith & Baughman ; [sign] OWN YOU[R] ; LET HANCOCK BUILD ; EASY TERMS [SUNNYSIDE ADDITION] PHONE [?]
Misc Info: Photo is of a family sitting in a trailer house. There are flowers and leaves decorating it. There is a sign on the front. There are wheels on the bottom of it. There are houses in the background. There is an elderly man standing on the right. There is a sign to the right of man. Sign is hard to read.
Subject:	Charles Ed Hancock, Sr. .Charles E. Hancock, Jr. Mildred Hancock Pauline Hancock Clarence E. Hancock Lottie Grace Hancock Merna Hancock Trailer Houses	Related to:	P495 E31 N194 P523 P543
Other:	There are two copies of this photo. The original is P495

CallNo: P483-B13		larger image
Descriptive Title: Travel Trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 3 3/8 x 4 15/16		Condition: good
Text: [back] CRH ; This is trailer Mr + Mrs Hancock took on Canadian trip ; 00[?]0 ; Return to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] A 14-foot [insert symbol] with Concertina Sides Mobile Home built in the 1930's and used for a Canadian trip by Charles E. and Lottie Grace Hancock. Photo courtesy of the Hancock family. [Photo courtesy of the Hancock family is underlined]
Misc Info: Photo is of a travel trailer with side pulled out. There is the back of an automobile in front of trailer. There are trees on the left and behind it.
Subject:	Travel trailer house automobile Canada trees Hancock Charles E. Hancock Lottie Grace Hancock Concertina mobile home	Related to:	P482-B13
Other:	Photo has paperclip mark on left top front. Photo has a staple mark on left side. Photo has tape and tape tear mark on top back. Photo is yellowed on back.

CallNo: P495-F2a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Charles Hancock and Family in a trailer house		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1917		Provenance:
Size: 7 3/8 x 10		Condition: poor
Text: [front of photo] Charles Ed Hancock, Boy Charles Hancock, Mildred Hancock (Schmidt) daughter, Pauline Hancock (Franklin), Clarence E.(Bud)Hancock, Mrs. Lottie Grace Hancock, Merna Hanock (Morris), and the elderly man who bought the house ; [there is a line and x's across the top front of photo] [in photo] This House insured by Griffith & Baughman ; [sign] OWN YOU[R] ; LET HANCOCK BUILD ; EASY TERMS [SUNNYSIDE ADDITION] PHONE [?] [front of cardboard the photo is mounted on] Reduce to 9 x 5 1/2" ; This is how this "trailer house" was pulled ; [has an arrow pointing down] ; Charles E. Hancock, Sr., Son Charles E., Mildred, Pauline, Clarence E.(Bud), Lottie Grace, Merna. Elderly man bought the house. [back of cardboard mount] Charles Edward Hancock and family March-October 1917 ; Sign on front door reads : "This House Insured By Griffith + Baughman ; Sign on top of house reads: "Hancock The Home Builder" ; Negative [with arrow pointing down to left] ; Return Photo to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 ; 1988 1914 ---- 74
Misc Info: Photo is of a family sitting in a trailer house. There are flowers and leaves decorating it. There is a sign on the front. There are wheels on the bottom of it. There are houses in the background. There is an elderly man standing on the right. There is a sign to the right of man. Sign is hard to read.
Subject:	Charles E. Hancock , Sr. family trailer house house Mildred Hancock Pauline Hancock Clarence E. Hancock Lottie Grace Hancock Merna Hancock Charles E. Hancock, Jr.	Related to:	P276 (2 copies) P523-F2a4 N194-F2a4. E31 P543
Other:	Had envelope E31 and negative N194 taped to back. Envelope says Negs of Hancock + prints. There were two 5x7 prints of original photo in envelope.

CallNo: P513-F1ab		larger image
Descriptive Title: Stephen and Magdalena Hancock		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1885		Provenance:
Size: 5 x 7 3/16		Condition: good
Text: [front] [photo has red marks on all sides] [back] L18 ; Reduce to 3 1/4 x 3 1/2 Crop on Red marks ; Return Photo to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] Copy D [D is underlined] Shown here are the parents of Charles E. Hancock, Stephen Monroe Hancock and his wife Magdalena [insert mark] Hirrlinger Hancock, Stevens County, Kansas, pioneers. of 1885. [of 1885. is crossed out] Photo courtesy of [of is crossed out] the late C. E. Hancock. [. made into a ,] Sr. [Photo courtesy of [of is crossed out] the late C. E. Hancock. [. made into a ,] Sr. is underlined] Hirrlinger [with an arrow to insert mark] [job form] Job #302760H Ref # 4 .22/1.38 Page #144B B HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 100%
Misc Info: Photo is of a man and woman. The man is sitting in a chair. The woman has her right hand on his shoulder. She is holding a purse. She has a long chain that is clasped above her breasts. It seperates into two strands and the ends are stuck in a pocket.
Subject:	Stephen Monroe Hancock Stevens County Pioneers Magdalena Hancock Parents of Charles E. Hancock Magdalena Hirrlinger Chair	Related to:	M/F14
Other:	Photo was mounted in M/F14. The glue has unstuck so photo slid right out. Photo has a yellow glue stain on bottom back. Photo has tape tear mark on back top. Note and Job form have tape on them.

CallNo: P515-A5h		larger image
Descriptive Title: Barn built by C. E. Hancock		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 1 15/16 x 2 15/16		Condition: good
Text: [back] CRH ; this is a barn I helped Build in Emporia Kans ; 18 [?] [note] A barn [insert mark] Hancock helped build in Emporia, Kansas, the type of rough building construction young C. E. Hancock first attempted. Photo coutesy Clarence R. (Bud) Hancock. [Photo coutesy Clarence R. (Bud) Hancock. is underlined] ; Don't mark Photo!
Misc Info: Photo is of the top half of a barn. There is an American flag flying on the top of roof.
Subject:	barn C. E. Hancock Emporia, Kansas Clarence R. Hancock photo Charles E. Hancock	Related to:
Other:	Photo has tape mark on back top. Note has tape on top.

CallNo: P519-F1b		larger image
Descriptive Title: Charles Edward Hancock		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1890		Provenance:
Size: 4 1/4 x 6 1/2		Condition: fair
Text: [front] age 17 ; L Stiles STUDIO EXTRA FINISH CLARENCE, M [back] My Father died Dec 19 - 1889 I put out a big crop in 1890 in Sept 1890 we moved back to Missouri This Picture was taken that winter 1890 So this is the way I looked when we left Stevens Co Kansas ; Return this picture to CE Hancock 10419 Mills ave Whittier Calif ; Mr Chrisman it would Pain me very much to loose these Pictures we were school Mates a Boy and a Girl who became sweet hearts and then in 1895 became Man and wife and then sweet hearts for 65 married life happy years to gether ; Reduce Photo to 3 1/4" x 3 1/2" ; Return to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [Denver address is stamped twice, once over the Liberal address which is illegible] ; 1890 1873 ____ 17 [note] Copy A [Copy A is underlined] ; Charles Edward Hancock at age 17. Charles had just left southwest Kansas and put his cowboy life behind him, though he continued to hear the Call of the Prairie in his heart. The photo was by H.L. Stiles, Clarence, Missouri, where Charles lived in the early 1890s. Photo courtesy of Charles E. Hancock Sr. [Photo courtesy of Charles E. Hancock Sr. is underlined] [job form] Job #302760H Ref #1 .20/1.31 Page #144A A HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 100%
Misc Info: Photo is a portrait of a young man. He is in a tie, vest, and jacket. Photo is from stomach up.
Subject:	Charles E. Hancock, Sr. H. L. Stiles photo Clarence, Missouri Southwest Kansas	Related to:	P520- P521-
Other:	Photo is stained on front. Edges are worn. Bottom of photo is faded. His right shoulder is different than his left. It almost looks like it was drawn in. Back of photo has tape and tape tear marks on top and bottom. Tape took off the top of the d i, and d of the word died. Tape is still on top of note. Note and job form have tape on top. Photo is mounted on thick cardboard.

CallNo: P521-F1a		larger image
Descriptive Title: Lottie Grace Hancock		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1890s		Provenance:
Size: 4 1/4 x 6 1/2		Condition: good
Text: [front] H L Stiles STUDIO EXTRA FINISH CLARENCE, Mo. [back] H. L. Stiles Special attention given to all kinds of Portraiture in Crayon, Ink and Water Color. NONE BUT FIRST-CLASS WORK ALLOWED TO LEAVE MY STUDIO. ; 693 ; Mr Chrisman it would pain me very much to lose these pictures, we were school mate a Boy and a Girl Miss Lottie Grace Grapewine who became sweet hearts and then in 1895 became man and wife and then sweet hearts for 65 married lide happy years to gather ; Reduce Photo to 3 1/4 x 3 1/2 ; [There is 1 Liberal address stamp that is stamped over with the Denver address. The Denver address is stamped twice.] HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] Lottie Grace Grapewine, xxxxx age 16, who was to become Mrs. Charles Edward Hancock. Lottie Grace was the youngest daughter of Edmond and Sophia (Greiner) Grapewine and lived on a farm near Clarence, Missouri at the time she met Charles. She was "the loveliest girl in the neighborhood," old timers say. Photo courtesy Charles E. Hancock Sr. [Photo courtesy Charles E. Hancock Sr. is underlined] 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 [job form] Job #302760H Ref # 2 .27/1.19 Page #144A B HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 100%
Misc Info: Photo is a portrait of a woman. She is turned to the left in profile. She has her hair up and is wearing a necklace. Can see just below her neck.
Subject:	Lottie Grace Hancock Lottie Grace Grapewine Edmond Grapewine Sophia Greiner Grapewine Charles E. Hancock, Sr. Clarence, Missouri	Related to:	P519- P520-
Other:	Photo has red lines on both sides in the front. Photo is mounted on a thick piece of cardboard. Photo is worn on edges. The left front corner has a bend crease. Back of photo is stained. Back has a picture of a woman with long flowing hair. There is a rose above her. There is a circle with a star in it. The star has a face. Back of photo is also worn. Note has tape on top. Job form has tape residue on back top.