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Aaron Louis Piepenburg, 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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Baseball players, Barton County, Kansas
Eleven baseball players are shown in this black and white photograph from Barton County. A note suggests that the players might possibly be affiliated with the State Center team.
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Speeches delivered at the semi-centennial of Lawrence, Kansas
Several speeches delivered at the semi-centennial celebration of Lawrence, Kansas, the week of October 2, 1904. Some speeches contain experiences of early Lawrence settlers, such as trouble with...
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Harvey Hudson Pierce, 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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Mary Savage correspondence
Two letters from Mary Savage detailing her experience with Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas. Mary describes seeing homes and businesses burning and women trying to put the fires out, hiding in...
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Blue River ferries
A history of the ferries and ferry companies that operated around Kansas's Blue River, more commonly known as the Big Blue.
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Gordon C. Pickett, World War I soldier
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Lieutenant Colonel John Conover and Private John A. O'Meara
A carte-de-visite showing Lt. Colonel John Conover, staff officer, and possibly Private John A. O'Meara, on horseback near a river. The carte-de-visite was originally in an album belonging to Lt....
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Missouri River ferries
A history of the ferries and ferry companies that operated in and around the Missouri River, one of which was the Wyandotte Ferry.
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James L. McDowell correspondence
Letters to James L. McDowell. Correspondents include Thomas Carney, Senator Preston Plumb, General Thomas Ewing, members and staff of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, individuals working...
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Baseball teams from Iola and Uniontown, Kansas
A photograph of the Iola and Uniontown baseball teams.
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John Tupper, 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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Legislative assembly petitions for women's suffrage, 1859
Petitions from the 1859 Kansas Territory Legislative Assembly focusing on women's suffrage. Signers include Clarina Nichols, Charles and Sara Robinson, Mary E. Lane, and Augustus and Susan Wattles....
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Republican River ferries
Two letters from Peter Strom to George Root discussing the ferries and ferry companies that operated around the Republican River.
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Kansas Territory, U.S. District Court vs. Charles Robinson
Material relating to the Kansas Territory, U.S. District Court 2nd District versus Charles Robinson for treason. This charge was due to Charles Robinson being elected "governor of Kansas" under the...
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Lecompton capitol building correspondence
Correspondence relating to the capitol building in Lecompton, Kansas Territory. Lecompton served as the official capital of territorial Kansas from 1855 until 1861. Letters include contractual...
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Grand Jury findings relating to the "Herald of Freedom"
Findings of a Grand Jury for Douglas County, Kansas [Territory] in relation to the newspapers "Herald of Freedom" and "Kansas Free State" which were accused of "publications of a most inflammatory and...
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Petition asking that a recent vote be set aside
A petition from the voters of the 1st District asking Territorial Kansas Governor Andrew H. Reeder to set aside the current vote or the entire election because of the large number of Missourians that...
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Joseph H. Trego correspondence
Joseph Harrington Trego was a physician and pioneer from Mound City. He came to Kansas in 1857 and became a "jayhawker." In this correspondence he talks of border warfare, formation of military units,...
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