Medium: Text

Insane Asylum, Kansas State

Date: 1889-1893

This file contains several letters concerning matters of the Kansas State Insane Asylum. A letter from Superintendent B. D. Eastman of the Kansas State Insane Asylum informs Kansas Governor Humphrey…

Medium: Text

Idiotic and Imbicile Youth, Asylum for

Date: 1890

A letter from Eliza of Pittsburgh, Kansas, asks Governor Humphrey for information regarding a school for children who are mentally handicapped. In Eliza’s letter, she explains she has no money…

Medium: Text

Horticultural Society, Kansas State

Date: 1890

A letter from G. C. Brackett, Secretary of the Kansas State Horticultural Society, writes to Governor Humphrey to inform him that he received the documents and will contact M. Allen…

Medium: Text

Historical Society, Kansas

Date: 1889

A letter from J. H. Henderson asks Kansas Governor Humphrey why William Walker of Wyandotte, Kansas is addressed as Governor Walker. A separate letter from F. G. Adams from the…

Medium: Text

Health, State Board of

Date: 1890-1892

Several letters from individuals who were reappointed or appointed as members of the State Board of Health. A separate letter from J. W. Redden encloses an invitation to Kansas Governor…

Medium: Text

Forestry, Commissioner of,

Date: 1889-1892

The following letters pertain mostly to meetings concerning forestry. A letter from Martin Allen, Commissioner of Forestry, advises Kansas Governor Humphrey he would like to attend two meetings, one of…

Medium: Text

Fisheries, Commissioner of

Date: 1890-1892

A letter from John Brumbaugh, Commissioner of Fisheries, requests money for postage to send circular letters through the mail. A letter from W. B. Small of Maple Hill, Kansas, informs…

Medium: Text

Fiscal Agent (New York)

Date: 1889-1891

A letter from John Frances advises Kansas Governor Humphrey that he has enclosed in his letter papers pertaining to the agency matters and a bond. In the letter, Frances informs…

Medium: Text

Charitable institutions, board of trustees

Date: 1889-1892

The letters in this file pertain to matters concerning the Board of Trustees for the Charitable Institutions. A letter from one of the members of the Board of Trustees writes…

Medium: Text

Bank commissioner

Date: 1891

A letter on October 29th, 1891, from Charles F. Johnson the Bank Commissioner of Topeka, Kansas informs Governor Humphrey his office is in dire need of a clerk and requests…

Medium: Text

Auditor, state

Date: 1890-1892

This file contains letters from T. McCarthy, Auditor for the State of Kansas, concerning war loan bonds. Also included are certificates of audited claims for raid losses and statements showing…

Medium: Text

Attorney General

Date: 1889-1892

This file contains correspondence to Kansas Governor Humphrey relating to matters in the Office of Attorney General. A letter concerning the reward offered under the proclamation of Governor Martin for…

Medium: Text

Agriculture, State Board of

Date: 1892

A letter from the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture informs the Governor that he has received his letter and has forward the letter to Dr. L. A. Buck…

Medium: Text

Agricultural College, Kansas State

Date: 1889-1892

A letter on March 7, 1889, from Morgan Caraway, informs Kansas Governor he received the commission as Regent of the Agricultural College and gives thanks to the Governor for the…

Medium: Text

Agent, state

Date: 1890-1891

A letter from Samuel J. Crawford, Agent of the State, informs Kansas Governor Humphrey that he has introduced a bill to the House of Representatives and requests the Governor look…

Medium: Text

Adjutant General

Date: 1889-1892

This file contains correspondence between the Adjutant General, J. A. Roberts, and Kansas Governor Humphrey concerning various military matters in the State of Kansas. A letter from J. A. Roberts…

Medium: Text

General file

Date: 1889-1893

The documents in this file pertain to various matters such as mortgages, resolutions adopted by the Republican County Convention, the care and custody of the Insane Asylum, among a number…

Medium: Text

Counties : Rawlins, memorial

Date: 1881

A petition on April 22, 1881 from residents, householders, and legal electors of Rawlins County request Kansas Governor St. John organize their county. Near the end of the petition is…

Medium: Text

Writs for special elections

Date: 1878

The following documents are summons from Kansas Governor Anthony to the sheriffs of various counties to hold special elections for vacancies held in the Office of Senator of the different…

Medium: Text

Donna Whiteman oral history transcript

Date: January 19, 2018

Donna Whiteman is a former majority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives. Ms. Whiteman is an attorney formerly in private practice in Hutchinson, Kansas. She graduated from Evangel College…

Medium: Text

Wendell Lady oral history transcript

Date: December 15, 2017

Wendell Lady is a former speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives. Mr. Lady, from Overland Park and now retired, worked for Black & Veatch as a consulting engineer and…

Medium: Text

Joan Wagnon oral history transcript

Date: May 11, 2018

Joan Wagnon, former member of the Kansas House of Representatives. Ms. Wagnon, from Topeka, Kansas, had a broad-ranging career in politics and government and in the private sector. She graduated…