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Central Congregational Church bulletins
Date: 1890-1981
These are bulletins from the Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas, include hymns, prayers, church notes, activities, and order of services.
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Mrs. M.E. Dickey to Governor John St. John
Date: December 03, 1879
Governor St. John is invited to speak in Carthage, Missouri, on the subject of temperance.
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Esther E. Abbott to Lena Waage Gardner
Date: August 6, 1912
A twenty-eight page letter written by Esther E. Abbott, Le Roy, Kansas, to Lena Waage Gardner, Los Angeles, CA. Esther writes about her father’s death, events involving family members and…
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J.A. Bovard to Governor John St. John
Date: December 27, 1879
A concerned merchant in Kansas City describes the nuisance and disruption created by illegal liquor traffic in his and neighboring communities, and requests legal assistance to stop it.
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E. H. Minton to Governor John St. John
Date: December 14, 1879
Kansas Governor St. John is reminded of his earlier response to E.H. Minton, offering to speak at McPherson, Kansas, in December.
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Charles M. Sheldon memorials
Date: 1924-1984
Charles M. Sheldon (1857-1946) served as a minister of the Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas from 1889 to 1920. He was also an author of the international best seller,…
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Exhibit contract for the World’s Columbian Exposition
Date: April 12, 1893
This is a contract, written in Swedish, by representatives of Lapland (the Sami people) allowing them to exhibit and perform at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893 held in Chicago,…
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company’s piggy-back trailer
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
This black and white photograph shows a Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company piggy-back trailer at the Port of Stockton warehouses in California. In the railroad industry the trailer…
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Jeff Davis Duree
Date: May 21, 1959
This is a photograph of Jeff Davis Duree (a.k.a. Earl Williams and Sam Miller), who was a prisoner (inmate #14272) at the Kansas State Penitentiary. He was sentenced to life…
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company stock certificate
Date: 1883
This is an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company stock certificate. At the monthly director’s meeting held, August 7, 1883, in Boston, MA, they approved issuing certificates of stock…
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Charles M. Sheldon and Central Congregational Church correspondence
Date: 1888-1984
Charles M. Sheldon (1857-1946) served as minister of the Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas from 1889 to 1920. He was also an author of the international best seller, In…
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The Fair Review, October 4th, 1879
Date: October 4, 1879
This bulletin was issued in Topeka, Kansas, on October 4th, 1879. It was published by Merifield & Swayze. It provides advertising messages and programs such as the comedy drama “MATINEE”…
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First Annual Fair of the Lykins County Agricultural Society
Date: September 26, 1860-September 27, 1860
This poster provides the information about First Annual Fair of the Lykins County Agricultural Society, which was held at Paola on September 26th and 27th, 1860. It lists the fair…
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Letter from Hugh F. McKean to Dr. Charles W. Helsley
Date: March 17, 1954
Hugh F. McKean, who served as President of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, wrote to Dr. Charles W. Helsley at Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas. This letter discusses…
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R. Willener to Governor John St. John
Date: November 17, 1879
Constable R. Willener of Chase County, Kansas, infers the local Justice of the Peace has usurped his authority and asks Kansas Governor St. John to intervene.
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Charles M. Sheldon to Theodore W. Peers
Date: December 25, 1888
Charles M. Sheldon wrote to the Chairman of Trustees of the Central Congregational Church, Theodore W. Peers, accepting the position of pastor.
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David White to Governor John St. John
Date: November 12, 1879
Because area drinkers are congregating in Ft. Hays, Kansas, on Sundays, Davis White, a U. S. Army chaplain, appeals to Kansas Governor St. John to request an order from the…
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Mary Valentine to Governor John St. John
Date: October 23, 1879
The Leavenworth, Kansas chapter of the W.C.T.U. desires Kansas Governor St. John’s presence at an evening “parlor entertainment” on October 27th. Mary Valentine is the corresponding secretary.
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E. Underwood to Governor John St. John
Date: November 23, 1879
E. Underwood extols the importance of the proposed temperance amendment, encourages Kansas Governor St. John to aggressively pursue the vote and support of colored people, and adamantly expresses his opposition…
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C. L. Rood to Governor John St. John
Date: October 14, 1879
C. L. Rood encourages Kansas Governor St. John to attend the October 21st “grand Temperance Demonstration” in Newton, Kansas.
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A. M. Richardson to Governor John St. John
Date: October 08, 1879
In this letter, A. M. Richardson of Lawrence, Kansas, questions the whereabouts of a box of temperance literature mailed to Kansas Governor St. John.
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A. M. Richardson to Governor John St. John
Date: November 12, 1879
In this letter, temperance worker A. M. Richardson seeks help from Kansas Governor St. John in securing railroad passes for other temperance supporters and lecturers. Governor St. John serves as…
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Kansas Free Fair “To The Sunday Schools of Kansas”
Date: September 13--September 18, 1920
This pamphlet provides the information about Sunday School exhibits that are part of the Kansas Free Fair. Fair Superintendent H. W. Bomgardner writes that the fair has provided ground for…
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O.G. Richards to Governor John St. John
Date: October 09, 1879
Kansas Governor St. John is invited to dedicate the soon to be completed Temperance Tabernacle in Eudora, Kansas.
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O.G. Richards to Governor John St. John
Date: November 21, 1879
Kansas Governor St. John receives an invitation to dedicate the new temperance hall in Eudora, Kansas.