Robert L. Sanders scrapbook, 1918-1978
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Robert L. Sanders scrapbook, 1918-1978
- Creator
- Sanders, Robert L.
- Extent
- 0.36 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Subjects
- Sanders, Robert Leighton, 1900-1983.
- University of Kentucky. Wildcat Marching Band.
- Pi Kappa Alpha.
- Lexington (Ky.)
- Students -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Robert Leighton "Red" Sanders was a 1924 graduate of the University of Kentucky. He was a member of the UK Marching Band and a founding member of the old Blue and White Band at the University of Kentucky. Sanders was also a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, the Engineering Society, and a charter member of Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity.
- Scope and Content
- The Robert L. Sanders scrapbook consists of clippings regarding the University of Kentucky and Pi Kappa Alpha; photographs including the University of Kentucky Marching Band and Pi Kappa Alpha; and miscellaneous items including graduation programs and Pi Kappa Alpha materials. Also included are photographs and clippings related to University of Kentucky student life including the football and basketball teams. A damaged, panoramic photograph labeled "Co. D. Engineers, S.A.T.C., University of Kentucky, 1918." is also included.
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