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Date: 1879
This flyer provides information about the Quarter-Century Celebration that was being organized to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the “settlement of Kansas.” The celebration was to be held at Bismarck…
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Date: 1878
This poster advertised special excursion trains from Topeka to an old settlers reunion to be held at Bismarck Grove, Douglas County on September 15-16, 1879. This event was celebrating the…
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Date: 1879
This church encampment was non-denominational. Its purpose was to provide “instruction, recreation, and social intercourse to Christian workers.” The leaflet includes the daily schedule, the various institutes–juvenile, Sunday school, Bible,…
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Date: 1879-1880
These clippings from various newspapers relate to the Western National Fair that was held at Bismarck Grove in Douglas County in September 1880. Apparently, this was the first attempt to…
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Date: May 14, 1913
The cashier of the Kansas State Mineral Bank in West Mineral (Cherokee County), D. H. Holt, writes Governor George Hodges of Topeka, Kansas, to inform him of his bank’s stand…
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Date: 1895
S.S. King, a Populist, writes about the plight of the farmer and the small increases in farm values as compared to other sectors of the economy. He presents a number…
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Date: 1894
S. S. King, who was a Populist supporter from Kansas City, Kansas, believed that laborers and farmers benefited little from their labors, while banks and the owners of industries reaped…
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Date: 1892
S. S. King was a lawyer in Kansas City, Kansas. He was a Populist and this pamphlet outlines the case for farmers and workers against the owners of wealth. He…
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Date: 1895
In this pamphlet, Percy Daniels writes about many of the Populist themes, but indicates that the Populists have been betrayed by their elected representatives. He calls upon Kansans and residents…
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Date: 1889--1891
The contents of this book are six lectures that were delivered to the Girard, Kansas, Grange by Colonel Percy Daniels, a civil engineer. The chapters correspond to individual speeches with…
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Date: 1894
Percy Daniels was a Populist and was promoting the adoption of a graduated property tax. In this pamphlet, he argues that it will aid millions of oppressed workers rather than…
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Date: 1896
This pamphlet deals with Populist concerns about the scarcity of money available to workers and farmers. Mr. Holden explains his financial philosophy in a series of questions and answers. The…
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Date: June 11, 1918
Governor Arthur Capper of Topeka (Shawnee County) writes to Phil Crab of Ada (Ottawa County) requesting that he donate to the Red Cross. The Governor’s request was prompted by a…
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Date: October 6, 1919
The colored citizens of Winfield (Cowley County) sent Governor Henry Allen of Topeka, Kansas, a resolution condemning the racial discrimination occurring in Kansas and the United States in 1919. The…
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Date: December 1, 1923
Governor Jonathan Davis of Topeka (Shawnee County) writes the Butler County Pamona Grange in response to its resolutions condemning county road construction in Butler County. The Governor quotes his correspondence…
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Date: 1894
This pamphlet was compiled by Daniel C. Zercher on behalf of the State Central Committee of the People’s Party. It contains a “Manifesto by the State Central Committee of the…
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Date: February 1, 1889
Mr. Welburn from Effingham, Kansas, wrote this pamphlet that is a combination of a discussion of the gospel as an “emancipation proclamation” and a description of a utopian community where…
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Date: 1895
This pamphlet, as the title indicates, advocates for one of the major issues of the Populists–the free coinage of silver. They believed that this would make money more available, which…
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Date: 1888
This manual written by William Alfred Peffer is described as a “statement of facts and figures showing the origin, history, use, object, and effect of tariff legislation in the United…
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Date: 1890
This pamphlet is titled Cumulative Tax on the cover and “Aids to the study of the cumulative tax” is on the title page. An additional title is The Industrial Handbook…
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Date: November 30, 1923
State Highway Engineer, Capt. L. R. Tillotson, writes the Governor regarding some opposition to county road construction in Butler County. Tillotson encloses two resolutions from the Butler County Pomona Grange…
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Date: May 31, 1940
Edwin H. Patterson, Secretary, Pittsburg Trades and Labor Council, presents a resolution by the United Trades and Labor Council, representing the affiliated local unions of the American Federation of Labor…
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Date: March 23, 1925
Pardon Attorney Wm. Easton Hutchison of Topeka (Shawnee County) replies to Oxford, Georgia, resident W. R. Branham concerning the effect the state’s abolition of capital punishment has had on murder…
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Date: March 20, 1925
Oxford, Georgia resident, W. R. Branham, writes the Kansas State Prison Commission of Topeka (Shawnee County) for information on the effect the abolition of capital punishment has had on murder…
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Date: November 18, 1930
The Southwest Regional Director of President Herbert Hoover’s Employment Commission, J. F. Lucey, writes Governor Clyde Reed of Topeka (Shawnee County) to request cooperation with the commission’s mission. Lucey requests…
