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Douglas School in Topeka, Kansas
Date: May 1902
A view of Douglas School, which was attended by African American students, located on Polk Street between 3rd and 4th Streets in Topeka, Kansas. The photograph was submitted to the…
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Douglas School in Topeka, Kansas
Date: May, 1902
A view of Douglas School, which was attended by African American students, located on Polk Street between 3rd and 4th Streets inTopeka, Kansas. The photograph was submitted to the Kansas…
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Johnson County co-operative fair
Date: September 15, 1896
This poster announces a fair to be held at Edgerton, Kansas, in Johnson County. Highlights include livestock exhibitions, premiums, and grand attractions. The poster includes color illustrations of a plowing…
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The reign of terror in Kanzas
Date: 1856
The title page of a publication by Charles W. Briggs called The Reign Of Terror In Kanzas.
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The mite: Farmers’ and Laborers’ Union songs for national, state, county and subordinate unions
Date: 1890s
This booklet of the Farmers’ and Laborers’ Union includes popular, politically-oriented songs sung by the Populist Party at rallies and social gatherings
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Minutes of the seventh annual meeting of the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association in 1890
Date: Bulk November 18, 1890-November 20, 1890
The seventh annual meeting of the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association was held in Atchison, Kansas, November 18-20, 1890. The booklet includes minutes, lists of officers of district auxiliaries, and details…
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Secretary’s Report, 8th annual meeting of the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association
Date: 1891
The 8th annual meeting of the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association was held in Topeka, Kansas, November 18-20,1891. The minutes of the various sessions are quite detailed and include excepts from…
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Kansas Equal Suffrage Association thirtieth annual convention
Date: Bulk May 19, 1913-May 20, 1913
This program is for the thirtieth annual convention of the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association. The program includes the events of the convention and a listing of the committees. Lucy B.…
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Kansas Good Citizenship League, Inter-State Suffrage Banquet
Date: Bulk October 15, 1914-October 16, 1914
The Kansas Good Citizenship League held a meeting in Kansas City, Kansas, October 15-16, 1914. It included the Inter-State Suffrage Banquet meeting held in Kansas City, MO. This booklet is…
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Minutes of the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association at the sixth annual meeting in 1889
Date: Bulk October 1, 1889-October 3, 1889
The Kansas Equal Suffrage Association held its sixth annual meeting in Wichita, Kansas, from October 1-3, 1889. The pamphlet includes the minutes of the convention, an address by the president…
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Minutes of the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association at the fifth annual meeting
Date: Bulk November 13, 1888-November 15, 1888
The Kansas Equal Suffrage Association held its fifth annual meeting in Emporia Kansas from November 13-15, 1888. The pamphlet includes the minutes of the convention, an address by the president…
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Minutes of the first, second, third and fourth annual meetings of the Kansas Equal Rights Suffrage Association
Date: January 6, 1887
This pamphlet contains the minutes of the first four annual meetings of the Kansas Equal Rights Suffrage Association. The meetings were held in 1884 in Topeka, in 1885 in Salina,…
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The Central Overland California and Pike’s Peak Express Company
Date: April 03, 1862
This account statement and indication of payment from The Central Overland California and Pike’s Peak Express Company to Gerat H. Hollenberg, Hollenberg Pony Express Station, Hanover, Kansas. In 1858, Gerat…
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An act concerning crimes and punishments and procedures relating thereto
Date: February 20, 1990
The Kansas Legislature passed Senate Bill 77 in 1990. Known as the “hard-40” bill, the bill allowed for a maximum forty-year prison sentence for persons convicted of premeditated murder. In…
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An act concerning crimes and punishments and procedures relating thereto
Date: April 22, 1994
The Kansas Legislature passed House Bill 2578 on April 8, 1994. The bill reinstated the death penalty for the crime of capital murder, as defined in the bill. In 1972,…
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Message to the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas
Date: April 22, 1994
Governor Joan Finney of Topeka, Kansas, writes the State House of Representatives, also of Topeka, to explain her position on House Bill 2578. The bill reinstated the death penalty in…
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Harry Fine correspondence
Date: October 1915-June 1916
These postcards and letters were written by Harry B. Fine to his parents, Mr. And Mrs. John B. Fine, Princeton, New Jersey, while he was working on the W. J.…
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An appeal to true Populists
Date: Unknown
A historical analysis of the progression of the People’s Party in the political process of the 1890s.
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People’s Party campaign hand book
Date: 1898
This pamphlet is the People’s Party political platform statement and public office candidate list of party stalwarts for general election of 1898. It was printed by the Harrington Printing Company,…
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Ritual. Order of Equal Rights of America
Date: Between 1880 and 1900
This pamphlet includes the rituals and ceremony crafted by the Order of Equal Rights of America to be carried out at each of its local assemblies. The Order promoted a…
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Constitution of the Assemblies of the Order of Equal Rights of America
Date: January 1, 1887
This document describes the tenets of the People’s Party’s political platform. It has been crafted into a constitutional presentation format for broad popular appeal.
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Another shrewd scheme of our enemies: they try to mislead the people and drive men into the support of the old parties
Date: 1890s
The State Central Committee of the People’s Party had the statement addressed “To the Voters of Kansas” printed to warn of the corrupt practices of the two established political parties.…
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Vern Miller to Honorable Dominick J. Salfi
Date: November 20, 1972
Kansas Attorney General, Vern Miller, of Topeka responds to Florida circuit court judge Dominick J. Salfi’s request for information on capital punishment in Kansas. Jack N. Williams, Assistant Attorney General…
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Capital punishment in Kansas
Date: March 1, 1974
Staff of the Civil Division of the Kansas Attorney General’s Office prepared a legal history of capital punishment in Kansas. This document includes four separate drafts, or versions, of this…
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Organize! Organize!! Organize!!!
Date: 1890s
This People’s Party pamphlet encourages Republicans who support the free coinage of silver to organize “Republican Silver Leagues.” The Populists hoped to get the United States to move away from…