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Atlas of Douglas County, Kansas

Date: 1873

Atlas of Douglas County, Kansas, from recent and actual surveys and records under the superintendence of F.W. Beers. Published by F.W. Beers and Co., New York.

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A message and plan for county candidates

Date: Between 1890 and 1899

This pamphlet was prepared by the chairmen and secretaries of the People’s Party and the Democrats. They were working on a “fusion” or merged ticket that would be supported by…

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Populism

Date: 1896

This pamphlet was written by the “Middle-Of-The-Road Populist State Committee.” J. F. Willits was chairman and Abe Steinberger was the secretary of this committee. They contend that they are the…

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Republican Election Methods in Kansas

Date: 1893

This pamphlet presents the Populist perspective on the 1892 elections in Kansas. The results of the election were contested between the Republicans and the Populists and resulted in the “legislative”…

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John L. Minck to the Kansas Board of Education

Date: August 24, 1999

John L. Minck of Palo Alto, California, writes the Kansas Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, concerning the Board’s decision to remove the teaching of evolution from the state’s science…

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Alysia Kysar to Governor Joan Finney

Date: March 19, 1991

Alysia Kysar of Liberal, Kansas, writes Governor Joan Finney of Topeka concerning a water rights conflict at Cheyenne Bottoms wetlands in Barton County, Kansas. Kysar is eleven years old. She…

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Elaine Fisher to Governor Mike Hayden

Date: January 3, 1989

Elaine Fisher of Wichita, Kansas, writes Governor Mike Hayden of Topeka concerning late-term abortions. Fisher expresses her disapproval of late-term abortions and her support for state legislation outlawing such procedures.…

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Pierre Menard to William Clark

Date: October 8, 1830

Pierre Menard wrote this letter to William Clark, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, regarding the cost of relocating Indian tribes in new lands to the west. This letter describes the actual…

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Amelia Josephine Labedia to James W. Denver

Date: March 8, 1857

Amelia Labedia, a Native American from one of the New York Indian tribes, wrote this letter of complaint to James W. Denver, Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Kansas Territorial Governor.…