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Philetus Foles to Governor John St. John
The Franklin County Christian Temperance Union, in this letter drafted by Philetus Foles, expressed their "hearty commendation" of the temperance sentiments of Kansas Governor St. John, by drafting...
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Abishai Stowell to Margaret Stowell Torrence
Eighteen letters written by Abishai Stowell to his sister Margaret Stowell Torrence, Gambles, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania. The letters were written while he served in the Civil War. Stowell was a...
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F.C. Porter, World War I soldier
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the...
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James Madison Harvey correspondence
Papers from the James Madison Harvey collection. James was elected as the fifth governor of the State of Kansas in 1868 and served two terms as a Republican from 1869 until 1873, served in the Kansas...
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Eugene Prall, World War I soldier
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the...
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George H. Gray, World War I soldier
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the...
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Samuel Reader's diary, volume 2
Volume two of Samuel James Reader's diary written while his family lived in La Harpe, Illinois. Reader was only seventeen years old at the time, and the entries describe the daily life of a teenager....
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George Miner Pottenger, World War I soldier
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the...
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Map showing Indian reservations in the United States
This map, created by Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, depicts all Indian reservations within the continental United States. It also includes the names of agencies and...
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John Connelly, M.D., and George Athey, Ph.D.
This photograph shows Dr. John Connelly and Dr. George Athey who worked with patients in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Recovery Program (ADARP) at the Menninger Clinic. They often dealt with dual...
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Map of Kansas published by the State Board of Agriculture
This map of the state of Kansas shows towns, cities and counties, principal roads and rivers. It also maps the center of population at different periods of white settlement, and divides the state into...
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Map of Kansas published by the State Board of Agriculture
This map of the state of Kansas shows towns, cities and counties, principal roads and rivers. It also maps the center of population at different periods of white settlement.
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J.R. Detwiler to Governor John St. John
This letter to Governor St. John from J.R. Detwiler, editor/proprietor of Worthy Chief Templar of Kansas, references the governor's temperance message and offers his assessment of voting preferences...
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Samuel Reader's diary, volume 14
Volume fourteen of Samuel James Reader's diary. Reader gives a daily account of the weather, activities, and his physical condition. An entry made on March 30, 1898 comments on the death of his wife,...
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Menninger Clinic's west campus dedication in Topeka, Kansas
This is a photograph of Dr. Roy Menninger at the dinner and dance celebrating Menninger Clinic's West Campus dedication on June 9, 1982. In 1925, the Menninger Sanitarium Corporation purchased a...
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William Allen White house in Emporia, Kansas
This is a photograph of William Allen White's house located at 927 Exchange in Emporia, Kansas. The home is made of bright sandstone from Colorado, which covers the first story. The top two stories of...
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Homes in America along the line of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe...
This pamphlet promotes immigration and the sale of railroad lands in Kansas along the Arkansas River Valley. It includes a map of the continental United States showing the western division of the...
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William M. Cooley to Governor John St. John
In this letter, the Temperance Mutual Benefit Union of Kansas offers a $2,500 policy to Kansas Governor St. John, subject to a physical examination performed at his convenience.
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Jon G. Allen, PhD, and Nancy Jehl, MSW at the Menninger Clinic's...
This photograph shows Jon G. Allen, PhD, and Nancy Jehl, MSW at the Menninger Clinic's annual author's reception, which honored the many publications of the Menninger staff. As part of the mission of...
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United States Office of Indian Affairs, Central Superintendency, St. Louis,...
This volume includes claims for Indian depredations, licenses to traders, two lists of Indian traders, and one long, unidentified letter on Indian conditions in the upper Mississippi area. William...
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