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Goddard Woman’s Club press book

Date: 1952-1953

This press book was created by the Goddard Woman’s Club of Kansas which is an affiliate of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs promoting civil, social and educational culture services…

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Goddard Woman’s Club scrapbook

Date: 1933-1934

This scrapbook was created by the Goddard Woman’s Club of Kansas which is an affiliate of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs promoting civil, social and educational culture services to…

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Goddard Woman’s Club scrapbook

Date: 1941-1942

This scrapbook was created by the Goddard Woman’s Club of Kansas which is an affiliate of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs promoting civil, social and educational culture services to…

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Santa Fe de-Luxe, Santa Fe de-Luxe

Date: 1918

This brochure published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company is promoting travelers to take the passenger train the “Santa Fe de-Luxe.” The publication goes on to describe…

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Santa Fe de-Luxe, Time Card

Date: 1916

This brochure published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company promotes the services and special accommodations that travelers will experience aboard the Santa Fe de-Luxe. An illustration shows…

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Washington’s Birthday celebration

Date: 1871

A letter, January 19, 1871, from Chairman of the Committee on Invitation, A. S. Solomons invites Kansas Governor Harvey to attend the celebration of President Washington’s birthday on February 20th…

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Resignations

Date: 1869 - 1870

The documents in this file pertain to resignations of positions in the State of Kansas. A letter, January 1, 1869, from T. C. Sears resigns his position as the director…

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Relief

Date: 1869 - 1872

The documents in this file pertain to matters of relief in the State of Kansas. Many of the documents will not be discussed but all concern relief aid. A letter…

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Railroads

Date: 1869 - 1872

A letter on July 19, 1872, from General Manager, T. J. Peters, requests the Governor furnish guns and ammunition to the railroad force to protect themselves against Native American violence.…

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Miscellaneous

Date: 1869 - 1872

The letters in this file address many different topics concerning matters of the State of Kansas. This description only includes a couple of those letters. A letter, March 27, 1871,…

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Military affairs

Date: 1869 - 1872

A letter on April 16, 1872, from John Fraser, Chancellor of the University of Kansas, states there is talk among soldiers that the organization of the state militia should be…

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Livestock (Texas cattle)

Date: 1869 - 1871

A letter from B. F. Holmes asks Kansas Governor Harvey if arrangements can be made for shipping Texas Cattle within Kansas with safety to the shippers. A petition from citizens…

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Lands, Cherokee Neutral

Date: 1870 - 1872

A letter on January 10, 1870, from G. T. Weaver, writes to Kansas Governor Harvey about the seat of the Kansas Representative-Elect from Cherokee County and recommends Amos Sanford. A…

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Lands, Cherokee Neutral

Date: July -December 1869

The documents in this file pertain to various matters concerning Cherokee Neutral Lands in the State of Kansas, not all of them discussed in this note. A letter on July…

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Lands (General)

Date: 1869 - 1872

The documents in this file pertain to various matters concerning lands in the State of Kansas. The first letter on April 13, 1869, from C. McKeever, Assistant Adjunct General, discusses…

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International Music Festival (Boston)

Date: 1872

An invitation from Mayor William Caston and members of the Boston City Hall to Kansas Governor Harvey to attend the International Music Festival in Boston on June 17, 1872.

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International Exposition (Vienna)

Date: 1872

A letter on September 12, 1872, from W. VanBuren, U. S. Commissioner to International Expositions, asks the Governor to present at the Vienna Exposition a representation of the Common School…

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Indians

Date: 1872

The following documents concern matters regarding Native Americans in Kansas. A petition from citizens of Osborne City, Kansas, request Governor Harvey to organize a company of calvary militia to ensure…

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Indians

Date: 1871

The following documents concern matters regarding Native Americans in Kansas. A letter from J. J. Wingar gives an account of an attack by Native Americans on a resident of Butler…

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Indians

Date: 1870

The following documents concern matters regarding Native Americans in Kansas. Many of the letters to Kansas Governor Harvey report on Native American attacks. A report on May 5, 1870, from…

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Indians

Date: 1869

The following documents concern matters regarding Native Americans in Kansas. Many of the letters discuss Native American attacks in counties in Kansas in which the settlers ask the Governor for…

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Immigration

Date: 1869 - 1871

A letter on February 8, 1869, from C. C. Draper, Secretary to the Governor of Missouri, informs Kansas Governor Harvey the Immigration report of Missouri for 1868 has not been…

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Federal government

Date: 1869 - 1872

A letter from John C. Cox, Chief Clerk in the Department of Interior, states there are no full sets of statutes at large for distribution but that the Secretary of…