William Elsey Connelley papers, 1878-1931.

Standard Oil Company

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The Standard Oil Company was established by John D. Rockefeller in 1868 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The first Standard Oil Company in Minnesota was established in 1886....

Kansas State Historical Society

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The Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS or KHS) was formally organized on 13 December 1875, though previous attempts had been made to found such a society. The Kansas Editors' and Publishers' Association were the driving force for this latest version, and the committee created to form the society appointed Franklin G. Adams as its secretary. The Society soon outgrew its space in the State Capitol and after several successive moves within the building, its collections were moved to the new Memo...

Beebe, George Monroe, 1836-1927

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Mason, Walt, 1862-1939.

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Walt Mason was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. Orphaned at 15, he began an itinerant lifestyle that took him from Canada to New York and across the American midwest, working odd jobs. He eventually became a journalist, but his wanderlust and alcoholism hampered his career. William Allen White gave Mason a job at the Emporia (Kansas) Gazette, and he started writing light verse, both humorous and inspirational, which became very popular. Through syndication, "Uncle Walt" developed a national f...

Plumb, Preston B., 1837-1891

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Preston Plumb was born October 12, 1837 at Berkshire, Delaware County, Ohio. He was the first born of, David and Hannah Marie (Bierce) Plumb. He later added the middle name to improve the appearance of his signature. David was a wagon maker and Preston worked with him in his shop. The family moved to Berlin Township in 1843 and then to Marysville, Union County, Ohio in 1846. Preston attended prep school for three years. Preston attended Kenyon College at Gambier, Ohio by working in the printing ...

Britton, Wiley.

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Simpson, B. F. (Benjamin F.), 1836-1916

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Benjamin Franklin Simpson was born in 1836 in St. Clairsville, Ohio to William P. and Rachel (Duvall) Simpson. He was first educated at a common (public) school and later at a military academy in Washington, Pennsylvania. Soon after his return from the military academy, he was appointed Clerk of the District Court and began studying law. During this time he met and befriended Wilson Shannon, who would later become the second Territorial Governor of Kansas. From the description of Ben...

Gleed, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1856-1920

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Businessman, lawyer, newspaper man; of Topeka, Kan. From the description of Charles Sumner Gleed papers, 1872-1928 (bulk 1880-1920). (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 49695270 ...

Inman, Henry, 1837-1899

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001295.0x000101 Henry Inman was born in New York on July 3, 1837, of Dutch and Huguenot ancestry. In 1857 he was commissioned second lieutenant in the United States Army. On October 22, 1861, he married Eunice C. Dyer of Portland, Maine. During the Civil war Lieutenant Inman served as an aide on the staff of General George Sykes, and on February 11, 1869, was bre...

Hill, Esther Clark, 1876-1932

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Esther Mary Clark was born December 3, 1876 in a log cabin southeast of Chanute, Kansas. She is best known for her poem "The Call of Kansas," written while vacationing in California in 1907. Much of her poetry was written for the Kansas City Star. She spent some time doing special work at the University of Kansas and was responsible for beginning the alumni library. She was married in 1918 to Joseph E. Hill, who died the following year. She made her home in Chanute, though much time was spent in...

Price, Sterling, 1809-1867

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Missouri governor. From the description of Papers, 1856. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36115930 Gov. of Missouri. From the description of Letter signed : City of Jefferson, to President Pierce, 1853 Nov. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270619013 ...

Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951

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Publishing, radio executive; Kansas governor; U.S. senator from Kansas. Of Garnett, Topeka, Kan. From the description of Arthur Capper papers, 1853-1956 (bulk 1918-1948). (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 85600345 ...

Cushman, H. B. (Horatio Bardwell), 1822-

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Gunnell, Thomas A.

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Skilton, Charles Sanford, 1868-1941

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Originally composed for organ, 1920. Transcribed 1929. First performance Interlochen, Michigan, 14 August 1932, National High School Orchestra, Vladimir Bakaleinikov conductor, Philip Abbas soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of American Indian fantasy : for violoncello and orchestra / by Charles Sanford Skilton. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54759815 Skilton received his A.B. from Yale in 1889. He joined the faculty of KU ...

MacDonald, John James, b. 1849

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Carney, Thomas, 1824-1888

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Governor of Kansas. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to the Attorney-General [E.R. Hoar], 1869 Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270134338 Kansas governor, 1862-1864. From the description of Letters, 1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28106826 Thomas A. Carney was born in Kenton, Ohio, 20 August, 1824, to James and Sarah Carney. Occupations included Ohio farmer, Ohio Merchant [...

Connelley, William Elsey, 1855-1930

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Author, historian, secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society (Topeka); of Independence, Topeka, Kan. From the description of William Elsey Connelley papers, 1878-1931. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 124083141 Manabozho (Gluskap) is a trickster figure integral to most Algonquin tribes in the North / Northeastern Woodlands. "The Great Hare", or "the Great White One" easily transforms, is a creator and provider of food, and represents life forces....

Beckwourth, James Pierson, 1798-1866

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Adventurer, fur trader and trapper, guide, and chief of the Crow Indians, 1824-1836. Beckwourth fought in the Mexican War, 1845, was involved in fighting various Indian tribes, rustled horses with Chief Walkara, 1846, and was employed by A.P. Vasquez and Co., at Pikes Peak, Colorado Territory. From the description of Business papers, 1859-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122461276 From the guide to the James P. Beckwourth business papers, 1859-1864, (L. Tom Perry Special...

Smith, Jedediah Strong, 1799-1831

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Jedediah Strong Smith was born June 24, 1799 in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York. He was the son of Jedediah Smith of New Hampshire and was the eldest of fourteen children. Jedediah's early childhood was spent in Ohio where he received and English and Latin education. At thirteen he became a clerk on a Lake Erie freighter where he learned business methods and met traders returning from the Far West. Jedediah became ambitious for an adventure to the wilderness and he went to St. Louis around...

Smith, E. Dan

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Free State Party Territorial Delegate Convention (1856 : Big Springs, Kan.)

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