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Date: January 7, 1861
This document lists officers installed, present members, and a scale of prices adopted, December 8, 1860. The Leavenworth Typographical Union was the first trade union established in Kansas on November…
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Date: November 6, 1912
Effie Frost of Junction City, Geary County, wrote this letter to Lucy Johnston, President of the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association, about a recent state election in which women in Kansas…
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Date: November 2, 1912
O. Gossard, owner of a hardware and farm supply store in Oswego, Labette County, wrote this letter to Lucy Johnston regarding the upcoming election to determine whether or not Kansas…
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Date: May 1864
This letter to the corresponding secretary of the Lawrence Typographical Union No. 73 from A. Whitcomb includes a list of officers of the union and members in good standing.
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Date: January 23, 1886
A single issue of The B-B-Blizzard, a one time newspaper published by travelers stranded by a blizzard in Kinsley, Kansas. At least three passenger trains were stranded, two of which…
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Date: November 9, 1978
Wes Jackson, director of The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, writes to Governor-Elect John Carlin to offer suggestions on energy policy. Jackson provides details on what he calls “soft energy…
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Date: 1982
This is a brochure from Governor John Carlin’s second gubernatorial campaign in 1982 against Sam Hardage. Governor Carlin highlights the accomplishments of his first administration including: limiting growth in the…
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Date: 1982
This is Governor John Carlin’s basic campaign speech for his 1982 gubernatorial reelection campaign. He outlines his accomplishments during his first term as governor: a balanced budget, no growth in…
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Date: August 26, 1982
Former Governor Robert B. Docking writes to Governor John Carlin and his wife, Karen, offering suggestions on the 1982 gubernatorial campaign. Governor Docking advised Governor Carlin to run radio advertisements…
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Date: 1978
This brochure is from John Carlin’s first gubernatorial campaign, in 1978, against Governor Robert Bennett. The brochure includes a brief biographical sketch of Carlin, quotations that Kansas government needs to…
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Date: 1914
Henderson Martin, the former chairman of the Kansas Democratic State Committee, is attempting to attract newly enfranchised women in Kansas to the Democratic Party. Martin discusses of the history of…
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Date: 1912
Rev. Robert Gordon apparently was the pastor at the First Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas. This leaflet was written in response to efforts to defeat the constitutional amendment that would…
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Date: Between 1910 and 1919
This clipping from an unidentified newspaper provides a humorous poem poking fun at Kansas men who are opposed to the women’s suffrage movement. In the poem, a husband laments that…
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Date: January 30, 1913
This article from an unidentified newspaper describes how, shortly after gaining universal suffrage, Kansas women were eager to use their votes to benefit society. In particular it discusses the latest…
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Date: April 6, 1887
This brief note, written by William Watson, mayor of Argonia, Sumner County, informed Susanna Salter that she was elected to serve as mayor in the election held two days earlier.…
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Date: November 02, 1979
Governor John Carlin provides an assessment of the Kansas economy in a speech to the Economic Outlook Conference. He expresses optimism about economic growth in the state but concern about…
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Date: April 29, 1980
This is Governor John Carlin testimony before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee about the farm financial crisis impacting the Midwest and Upper Great Plains. He points out that farmers were…
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Date: December 04, 1984-December 08, 1984
This program, presumably printed by the Taiwanese government, lists Governor Carlin’s scheduled activities during a visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan). During this trip, Governor Carlin spoke about trade…
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Date: August 1979
Governor Carlin’s observations about the 1979 Kansas trade mission to China. He describes trip logistics (hotels, flights, food, etc.), identifies the major challenges facing China, and lists the highlights and…
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Date: May 31, 1979
Governor John Carlin’s office sent a draft telegram to John Watson of the Kansas Department of Economic Development for his review. The telegram describes a proposed August 1979 Kansas trade…
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Date: January 31, 1985-April 09, 1985
The Kansas Legislature passed H.B. 2135 on April 2, 1985. The bill proposed to reinstate capital punishment in Kansas. In 1972, the U. S. Supreme Court decision in Furman v.…
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Date: April 04, 1985
Governor Carlin’s message to the Kansas House of Representatives vetoing H.B. 2135, a bill to reinstate capital punishment in Kansas. In 1972, the U. S. Supreme Court decision in Furman…
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Date: May 6, 1865
This testimony, given by an Indian trader named Samuel Ashcraft, was taken before the military commission investigating the massacre of Cheyenne Indians, at Sand Creek, Colorado Territory, in November 1864.…
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Date: February 15, 1865-February 21, 1865
This testimony was given by Silas Soule, captain of the 1st Colorado Cavalry, Company D, who was called before the military commission investigating the massacre of Cheyenne Indians at Sand…
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Date: December 16, 1864
This copy of a letter by Colonel John Chivington, commander of the 1st Colorado Cavalry, was included in the report of a military commission called to investigate the Sand Creek…
