General historical manuscripts, documents and photographs, 1747-1985

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General historical manuscripts, documents and photographs, 1747-1985

1747-1985

This artificial collection was begun as a catch-all for small single gifts and purchases, and to make them easier for scholars to search them. This assemblage consists primarily of documents, correspondence, photographs, broadsides and artifacts, dealing mostly with United States history.

10 Linear Feet (22 boxes and 4 oversize boxes)

eng, Latn

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Salter, Susanna, 1860-1961

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Susanna Madora Salter (née Kinsey; March 2, 1860 – March 17, 1961) was an American politician and activist. She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas from 1887 to 1888, becoming the first woman elected to serve as mayor in the United States. Born in Belmont County, Ohio, she moved to Kansas with her parents at the age of 12, settling on an 80-acre (32-hectare) farm near Silver Lake. In 1878, she entered Kansas State Agricultural College (present-day Kansas State University) in Manhattan. She wa...