John A. Gano "A List of Pedigrees" broadside
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- John A. Gano "A List of Pedigrees" broadside
- Date
- circa 1854
- Creator
- Gano, John Allen, 1805-1887
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Cattle breeders--Kentucky.
- Cattle--Breeding--Kentucky.
- Cattle--Kentucky--Pedigrees.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2012MS022: [identification of item], John A. Gano "A List of Pedigrees" broadside, circa 1854, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Minister John Allen Gano (1805-1887) was born in Georgetown, Kentucky. His father was a merchant and his grandfather served as a chaplain with the American Army during the Revolutionary War. Gano became a minister in the newly-formed Disciples of Christ Church. Gano also imported Short Horn Cattle.
- Scope and Content
- The collection consists of a broadside entitled "A List of Pedigrees of Improved Pure Short Horn Cattle, belonging to John A. Gano, near Centreville, Bourbon County, Ky."
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
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