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Kansas Pacific Railroad land agents booklet
This land agent booklet shows a plat map of Kansas Pacific railroad lands near McPherson, Kansas, in the Arkansas River Valley between Ranges 3 and 4 West, and 19 and 22 South. The shaded areas of the...
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Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, Kansas
This stereograph shows Massachusetts Street looking south from Henry Street (now 8th Street) in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Digging potatoes on Melvin Kelsey's farm in Shawnee County, Kansas
These photographs show people digging potatoes on Melvin Kelsey's farm in Shawnee County, Kansas.
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Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, Kansas
This stereograph shows businesses on Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Kroger grocery store in Lyons, Kansas
A photograph showing the Kroger grocery store front in Lyons, Kansas.
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Kroger grocery store in Lyons, Kansas
A photograph of the Kroger grocery store in Lyons, Kansas. Herb Redhage, who worked for Kroger until he retired, is standing on the far right.
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Lecompton constitutional convention delegates correspondence
Correspondence pertaining to the Lecompton Constitutional Convention delegates. A letter from Thomas Ewing, Jr. to Kansas Governor James W. Denver is included.
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Henry Worral United States International Exhibition ticket
This ticket was issued to Henry Worrall for one daily admission to the United States International Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the...
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Mary Elizabeth Lease biographical sketch
Handwritten document signed by Ja's Arnold but likely written by Mary Elizabeth Lease. Includes a brief sketch of the years leading up to her adulthood, and her political goals and accomplishments,...
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John Brown Jr. correspondence
Letters from John Brown Jr. concerning the 7th Kansas Cavalry and their tendency to protect slaves rather than returning them to their owners. John Brown Jr. was the son of well known abolitionist,...
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Kansas River ferries
Histories and descriptions of ferries and ferry companies that used the Kansas River. Some of the ferries listed are the Wyandot National, Silas Armstrong, Santa Fe Road, Eureka, Muncie, Grinter,...
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Joseph P. Trego, 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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Bert Blankenship, 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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Allen T. Ward correspondence
These two letters from the Allen T. Ward collection focus on Kansas at the onset of the Civil War. The letter from Allen to his sister concerns the numerous raids of the Jayhawkers and the...
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Louis H. Truax, 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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Methodist Episcopal Church in Hoyt, Kansas
A ledger for the Methodist Episcopal Church in Hoyt, Kansas. The ledger contains assessments on members, proceedings and minutes for the Board of Trustees, and treasurer's reports. The original church...
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Henry W. Pickering, 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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Alfred Plummer, 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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Roscoe C. Moore, 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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Roscoe Ray Priestley, 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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