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Frederick W. Brinkerhoff correspondence
Date: 1909-1966
This is correspondence to and from newspaper editor and publisher Frederick W. Brinkerhoff. The bulk of letters date from the 1940s and 1950s, His first newspaper job was with the…
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John MacDonald to Governor John St. John
Date: May 08, 1880
A letter from John MacDonald requesting Kansas Governor St. John deliver a temperance address to his community of Wakarusa, Kansas, whenever it would be convenient. He promises a large audience…
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James Hirst to Governor John St. John
Date: May 13, 1880
In this letter, Kansas Governor St. John is invited to attend and make an address at a temperance picnic in Barclay, Kansas.
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B. W. Hiatt to Governor John St. John
Date: May 09, 1880
In this letter, Kansas Governor St. John is invited to attend a mass temperance convention at Sedan in Chautauqua County. He is urged to bring other notable speakers with him.
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J. W. Hand to Governor John St. John
Date: May 07, 1880
In this letter, J. W. Hand thanks Kansas Governor John St. John for “favors by mail” and extends his best wishes in the cause of Prohibition and states “we are…
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Thomas J. Crowder to Governor John St. John
Date: May 04, 1880
In this letter, Kansas Governor St. John is informed of a temperance meeting to be held on May 30th “here at the Park” in Glenwood, Kansas. The heading on the…
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Aetna Insurance Company
Date: 1864 - 1870
Copies of Aetna Insurance Company fire policy records for insured properties in Lawrence and Baldwin, Douglas County and Osage County, Kansas. The records include amount insured; descriptions of the buildings…
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Angell disc plow advertising pamphlet
Date: Between 1930 and 1935
This is a pamphlet for the Angell disc plow, invented by C. J. Angell (Charles John/Charlie John), a wheat farmer from Plains, Kansas. It was manufactured by the Ohio Cultivator…
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Kansas Woman’s Press Association correspondence
Date: 1890-1894
This item is correspondence related to the Kansas Woman’s Press Association. The postcards are, primarily, a listing of the names of female newspaper editors, typesetters, reporters, publishers, and contributors from…
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John W. Cornelius to Governor John St. John
Date: May 12, 1880
John Cornelius of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, writes this letter to inform Kansas Governor St. John, that due to drought conditions in Southwest Kansas, it would be best to hold the…
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William H. Phinney to Samuel J. Crumbine
Date: October 27, 1915-January 06, 1916
This correspondence is between William H. Phinney, a hardware store owner from Olivet, Kansas, and Samuel J. Crumbine, secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health, regarding a cesspool that…
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R. C. Chase to Governor John St. John
Date: May 12, 1880
In this letter, R. C. Chase of Hiawatha, Kansas, responds to Kansas Governor St. John’s offer to attend a temperance convention in his town. Chase invites the Governor to stay…
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W. A. Calderhead to Governor John St. John
Date: May 08, 1880
In this letter, Kansas Governor St. John is invited to attend a County Temperance convention near Marysville, Kansas, on March 20th. Calderhead was a lawyer.
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J. Cairns to Governor John St. John
Date: May 15, 1880
In this letter, Kansas Governor St. John is encouraged to have Joseph Cook, a temperance leader from Boston, lecture in Winfield. It is known that Cook is planning to visit…
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Dandridge E. Kelsey papers
Date: 1847-1903
This collection includes various letters, newspaper clippings, legal instruments and court records from cases in which Dandridge E. Kelsey was either plaintiff or defendant (including the 1890s case involving Kelsey…
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William H. Bower to Governor John St. John
Date: May 14, 1880
In this letter, Manhattan undertaker William Bower requests Kansas Governor St. John pay a visit to the cities of Ogden and Randolf, where a population of German and Swedish people…
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M. M. Beck to Governor JohnP. St. John
Date: May 15, 1880
In this letter, M. M. Beck, publisher of Holton Recorder, invites Kansas Governor St. John to speak on temperance matters. Beck also offers his opinions and advice on the ensuing…
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John W. Cornelius to Governor John P. St. John
Date: May 03, 1880
In this letter, John Cornelius of Medicine Lodge, requests Kansas Governor St. John attend the Prohibition Amendment District Convention. The counties in the district are Harper, Kingman, Barber, and Pratt.
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J. N. Cadieux to Governor John St. John
Date: May 05, 1880
In this letter, author and physician J.N. Cadieux of Muskegon, Michigan, has authored a book, presumably on temperance, and asks Kansas Governor St. John to “subscribe for it.” Cadieux labels…
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C. Borin to Kansas Governor John St. John
Date: May 07, 1880
In this letter, C. Born, editor and proprietor of the Truth Teller of Osborne, Kansas, requests that Kansas Governor St. John deliver a temperance address to his community, in support…
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A. T. Biggs to Governor John P. St. John
Date: May 07, 1880
In this letter, A. T. Biggs of Lincoln, Kansas, is anxious for Kansas Governor St. John to set a visitation date to promote prohibition, emphasizing “so many are on the…
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The Kansas Star, volume 50, number 8
Date: June 1936
This is an issue of The Kansas Star, a publication written and printed by the students of the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas. This issue includes news…
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The Kansas Star, volume 50, number 7
Date: May 1936
This is an issue of The Kansas Star, a publication written and printed by the students of the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas. This issue includes information…
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The Kansas Star, volume 50, number 6
Date: April 1936
This is an issue of The Kansas Star, a publication written and printed by the students of the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas. This issue includes information…
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The Kansas Star, volume 50, number 5
Date: March 1936
This is an issue of The Kansas Star, a publication written and printed by the students of the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas. This issue includes information…