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Barbara Thiele’s diary

Date: January 13, 1949-December 31, 1949

This is a diary belonging to Barbara Thiele. In the diary, she writes about her first year of marriage to John Thiele, setting up a home, cooking, and attending classes…

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E.H. Campbell to Governor John St. John

Date: September 21, 1880

A letter from temperance worker E. H. Campbell expressing his embarrassment at being treated “indifferently” in Coffeyville, and asks Kansas Governor St. John to send him a letter of introduction,…

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C. A. Whyman to Governor John St. John

Date: September 20, 1880

A letter from C. A. Whyman, referring to Kansas Governor St. John as the “great Temperance” and suggesting that a visit by the Governor to the Beatrice, Nebraska temperance meeting…

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Mrs. R. S. McClenahan to Governor John St. John

Date: September 20, 1880

A letter from Mrs. McClenahan of the Ladies Temperance Society of Arkansas, requesting Kansas Governor St. John visit Arkansas City, Kansas, in October and deliver a temperance speech the citizens.

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W. J. Groos to Governor John St. John

Date: September 18, 1880

In this letter, W.J. Groos, a temperance worker and amendment supporter from New York, requests Kansas Governor St. John arrange for him to receive a railroad pass from Buffalo, N.Y.,…

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Kansas land survey plats

Date: 1857-1861

Six land survey plat maps showing townships 11 through 15 south, range 16 east. The U.S. Surveyor General began surveying Kansas after the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.…

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The leading industries of Topeka, Kansas

Date: 1882

This booklet contains a listing of the leading industries in Topeka, Kansas, reviewing the manufacturing, commercial real estate, and other interests of the city. An index of the companies and…

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Muscotah school in Muscotah, Kansas

Date: 1990

Several black and white photographs of the abandoned school in Muscotah, Kansas. The photographs were submitted to the Kansas Film Commission by Terril S. Huntley in hopes of garnering interest…

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G. N. Bain to Governor John St. John

Date: September 17, 1880

In this letter, temperance worker G. N. Bain writes Kansas Governor St. John, seeking clarification of his speaking schedules for upcoming rallies. He expresses confidence and satisfaction in converting several…

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Rev. A. J. Ralston to Governor John St. John

Date: September 15, 1880

A letter from Rev. Ralston inquiring as to when Kansas Governor St. John plans to visit and address the citizens of Coffee County, which the Governor previously agreed to do.…

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Miles Brown to Governor John St. John

Date: September 14, 1880

In this letter, Miles Brown pens a letter to Kansas Governor St. John, requesting his presence at temperance meetings to be held in Columbus. Brown also makes several vague and…

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Isaac Tichenor Goodnow diary

Date: 1894

Diary belonging to Isaac Goodnow, a free-state supporter and the founder of Bluemont College (predecessor to Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. Although many of the entries are somewhat…

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Isaac Tichenor Goodnow diary

Date: 1893

Diary belonging to Isaac Goodnow, a free-state supporter and the founder of Bluemont College (predecessor to Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. Although many of the entries are somewhat…

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Isaac Tichenor Goodnow diary

Date: 1892

Diary belonging to Isaac Goodnow, a free-state supporter and the founder of Bluemont College (predecessor to Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. Although many of the entries are somewhat…

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Isaac Tichenor Goodnow diary

Date: 1891

Diary belonging to Isaac Goodnow, a free-state supporter and the founder of Bluemont College (predecessor to Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. Although many of the entries are somewhat…

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Isaac Tichenor Goodnow diary

Date: 1890

Diary belonging to Isaac Goodnow, a free-state supporter and the founder of Bluemont College (predecessor to Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. Although many of the entries are somewhat…

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Isaac Tichenor Goodnow diary

Date: 1889

Diary belonging to Isaac Goodnow, a free-state supporter and the founder of Bluemont College (predecessor to Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. Although many of the entries are somewhat…

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Isaac Tichenor Goodnow diary

Date: 1888

Diary belonging to Isaac Goodnow, a free-state supporter and the founder of Bluemont College (predecessor to Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. Although many of the entries are somewhat…

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Isaac Tichenor Goodnow diary

Date: 1887

Diary belonging to Isaac Goodnow, a free-state supporter and the founder of Bluemont College (predecessor to Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. Although many of the entries are somewhat…

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Isaac Tichenor Goodnow diary

Date: 1886

Diary belonging to Isaac Goodnow, a free-state supporter and the founder of Bluemont College (predecessor to Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. Although many of the entries are somewhat…