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Samuel Worthington correspondence
Samuel Worthington was a private in Company A, 11th Cavalry Regiment in the Kansas Volunteers. Many of these letters involve his time serving in the Civil War, noting the Battle of Pea Ridge, the...
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Aiken J. Sexton correspondence
Letters from Aiken J. Sexton to his wife, Catherine. Aiken was a private from Company E of the 12th Wisconsin Volunteers and wrote these letters as he traveled through Kansas during the Civil War.
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Arrington Hotel, Arrington, Kansas
Two photographs of the Arrington Hotel in Arrington, Kansas. The structure was built in 1901 and razed in 1953.
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J.S. Vincent to Governor John St. John
J.S. Vincent writes Kansas Governor St. John questioning why the drug store licensing act was published, unless it has become a law of the State. Vincent suspects it involves the "work of the whiskey...
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Samuel Reader's diary, volume 10
Volume ten of Samuel J. Reader's diary. During this period, several deaths in his family occurred, including his brother-in-law, his father, who died on April 20, 1884, and his daughter, who died on...
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Albert Griffin to Governor John St. John
Having not heard further regarding Kansas Governor St. John's agreement to speak in Manhattan, Kansas, newspaper editor Griffin informs the governor he is scheduled to speak Sunday, and states "Do not...
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James H. Lane material
Material relating to James H. Lane. Lane served as president of the Topeka and Leavenworth constitutional conventions and was elected one of the state's first U.S. senators. He raised the "Frontier...
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United States Office of Indian Affairs, Central Superintendency, St. Louis,...
This volume contains the expenditure accounts of Indian agents for the upper Missouri River, including Benjamin O'Fallon, George H. Kennerly, and John Dougherty, as recorded by the Superintendent of...
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Drainage canal in Wichita, Kansas
Two photographs of a drainage canal in Wichita, Kansas. One photograph shows the canal looking upstream from the Ninth street bridge and the other looking upstream from the Lincoln street bridge. The...
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Legislative assembly resolutions, 1858-1861
Legislative resolutions from Kansas Territory covering a wide range of topics, including a resolution allowing the Secretary of the Territory to correct clerical errors in laws, a resolution requiring...
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United States Office of Indian Affairs, Central Superintendency, St. Louis,...
This volume contains the accounts of John F.A. Sanford, Indian agent for the upper Missouri River as recorded by the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, William Clark (of Lewis and Clark fame). Some of...
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Josephine Blakely Martin material
Material relating to Josephine Blakely Martin and William S. Blakely. Included in this folder are journals, letters, appointments, and a diploma. Several pages of the journal have been skipped or cut...
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Stanton King Berry, 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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Charles Robinson to Sara Robinson
A letter written by Charles Robinson, from Boston, Massachusetts, to his wife, Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson. He writes about attending Octoroon, a play about slavery, and his feelings for the...
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Charles Robinson and James M. Winchell to William H. Seward
A letter written by Charles Robinson and James M. Winchell to William H. Seward asking for relief for the people in Kansas Territory. They are requesting money at a reasonable interest rate. Robinson...
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Charles Robinson to Sara Robinson
A letter written by Charles Robinson, from Washington, D.C., to his wife, Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson. He declares that Kansas will be admitted within a couple of weeks. Robinson mentions that...
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Charles Robinson to Sara Robinson
A letter written by Charles Robinson, from St. Louis, Missouri, to his wife, Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson. He writes about General Fremont taking to the field against Jackson, Price, and company....
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Envelope addressed to Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson
An envelope addressed to Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson in care of Charles Robinson possibly from Marcus J. Parrott. There is a note on the reverse.
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William Allen White and friends hiking in Colorado
This is a photograph showing (left to right) William Allen White, Helen Sutliffe, Henry Riggs, unidentified woman, Frederick Funston, and an unidentified woman on an outing on Deer Mountain in Colorado.
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J. D. Rogers to Representative Albert Cole
This is a telegram from J. D. Rogers, Marysville, Kansas to United States Representative Albert Cole. Rogers writes that he is opposed to the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program which he believes will...
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