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Interview on experiences in World War II
Corporal/Specialist Hilker enlisted in the Army (Infantry) in 1943 and served until 1945 in the 501st and 506th Parachute Infantry Regiments, 101st Airborne Division. Interviewed by Joyce Suellentrop...
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F. T. Ingalls to Governor John St. John
In this letter, F. T. Ingalls sends his regrets to Kansas Governor St. John, that he will be unable to attend the August temperance gathering in Atchison. However, Ingalls used his influence to...
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Mary N. McCrae to Governor John St. John
In this letter, Mary McCrae invites Kansas Governor St. John to attend and speak at a mass temperance meeting in her area. She believes the governor's appearance will "encourage the hearts of worker...
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J. C. McBride to Governor John St. John
In this letter, J.C. McBride requests Kansas Governor St. John to speak at a September mass temperance meeting in Taylorville, Illinois.
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R. K. McCartney to Governor John St. John
In this letter, R.K. McCartney writes Kansas Governor St. John, informing him the community of Valley Falls plans an "excursion" to hear the Governor speak at the Bismarck Grove Temperance meeting in...
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D. C. Milner to Governor John St. John
In this letter, D. C. Milner appeals to Kansas Governor St. John to visit and address the colored people of Ottawa on the subject of the temperance amendment. They are holding a large meeting in a...
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Mary A. McCrae to Governor John St. John
In this letter, having received a positive response to her earlier speaking invitation to Kansas Governor St. John, Mary McCrea asks the Governor if the date of August 11th fits into his schedule. She...
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Jonathan McWilliams to Governor John St. John
A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from an apparent old acquaintance, J.W. McWilliams, who pledges his support for the temperance cause and forthcoming amendment vote. In answer to the Governor's...
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Frank A. Moriarty to Governor John St. John
This letter from Frank Moriarty, Council Grove, Kansas, congratulates Kansas Governor St. John on his "almost certain re-nomination." He comments there is an "undercurrent" against the amendment, and...
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C. Monjeau to Governor John P. St.. John
In this letter from C. Monjeau, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo, to Kansas Governor St. John, Monjeaue introduces Col. A. P. Higgins, whose experience (presumably with...
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R. L. O'Mealey to Governor John St. John
A letter to Kansas Governor St. John asking him to attend a Temperance Picnic at Hayes' Grove on August 28th, and "lead the discussion in favor of the Amendment." Hayes' Grove was in Sedgwick County.
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Frank J. Sibley to Governor John St. John
In this letter, having recently discovered the announcement of an August 1 appearance by Kansas Governor St. John that conflicts with a previous promise by the Governor to speak at Merriam Park, Frank...
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A. G. Stacy to Governor John St. John
In this letter, the publisher of the Salina Herald notifies Kansas Governor St. John that prohibition information and advertisements will soon be mailed out. He asks the Governor to influence the...
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G. W. Sulton to Governor John St. John
In this letter, G.W. Sulton feels the people of Hartford "need working up" on the temperance amendment question, and requests Kansas Governor St. John address them sometime soon.
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G. W. Robinson to Governor John St. John
In this letter, G.W. Robinson requests Kansas Governor St. John deliver an address at a temperance rally in Le Roy in early September. Robinson predicts "as large a harvest from as little labor as in...
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Hammer family seated in their car near Norway, Kansas
This is a photograph of Peder Pedersen Hammer and Anna Cecelia (Tosseland) Hammer with their family. Family members are: front seat (left to right) Peder Pedersen Hammer (1864-1947), Anna Cecelia...
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6th Kansas Cavalry flag
This national flag was carried by the 6th Kansas Cavalry during the Civil War. Established at Fort Scott, Kansas, in July 1861, the unit started out as a "Home Guard," meant to protect citizens living...
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A group having tea at the Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
A group having afternoon tea at the original clinic in Topeka, Kansas.
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Dana Loyd Dunaway
This is a photograph of Dana Loyd Dunaway dressed in his World War I uniform. He was born October 18, 1887 in Osawatomie, Kansas to C. H. Dunaway and Grace Powers Dunaway. In 1912, Dunaway was working...
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Videto to Governor John St. John
Kansas Governor St. John receives a letter from a financially destitute temperance supporter from Michigan, who offers his help with the cause in Kansas, if the Governor will finance his trip back...
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