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W. G. Shaw to Governor John St. John

Date: March 15, 1880

A letter from W. G. Shaw, a rural citizen living southwest of Wichita, inviting Kansas Governor St. John to lecture at temperance society there and asks the Governor to advise…

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Mrs. F. Rastall to Governor John St. John

Date: March 18, 1880

A letter from Mrs. Fannie Rastall seeking clarification of the intended date of Kansas Governor St. John’s visit to Burlingame, and requests he also speak to the community’s children.

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J. W. Kanaga to Governor John St. John

Date: September 21, 1880

A letter from J. W. Kanaga of Hutchinson, Kansas, urging Kansas Governor St. John to visit the community for a temperance speech. Kanaga was the proprietor of the newspaper The…

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Temperance history materials

Date: 1900 - 1912

These temperance materials include cartoons, postcards, circulars, and flyers pertaining to the prohibition movement in Kansas. A reward poster offers $35, pledged by citizens of Liberty, Kansas, for the conviction…

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Anti-Saloon League materials

Date: 1920

This correspondence and financial documents are from the records of the Anti-Saloon League of Kansas, including mass mailings from Treasurer J. C. Mohler saying “we have just closed perhaps the…

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Anti-Saloon League materials

Date: 1919

This correspondence and financial documents are from the records of the Anti-Saloon League of Kansas. The majority of the letters are exchanged between Milo G. Kelser, field manager for the…

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Anti-Saloon League materials

Date: 1918

This correspondence and financial documents are from the records of the Anti-Saloon League of Kansas. The majority of the letters are exchanged between Milo G. Kelser, field manager for the…

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Anti-Saloon League materials

Date: 1917

These materials relate to the Kansas Department of the Anti-Saloon League of America. Correspondence is primarily between State Superintendent W.J. Herwig and Reverend Milo G. Kelser, field manager at the…

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M. C. Davis to Governor John St. John

Date: March 22, 1880

A letter from M. C. Davis of the Pratt County Press writing from Iuka, Kansas. He encourages Kansas Governor St. John to contact and bolster the confidence of temperance candidate…

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Nelson Case to Governor John St. John

Date: March 18, 1880

A letter from Attorney Nelson Case requesting the date on which Kansas Governor St. John will speak to the Library Association on the “Principals of Republicanism”.