John Pierce St. John papers, 1859-1917.

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John Pierce St. John papers, 1859-1917.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228416486

Personal and political correspondence and scrapbooks and a great deal of biographical material on John P. St. John and his family. The collection contains considerable material on Prohibition and activities of reform groups during the Progressive Era. Correspondents include Susan B. Anthony; U.S. President Chester A. Arthur; Kansas U.S. Senator S.C. Pomeroy; Reverend Levi Sternberg, patriarch to the famous fossil hunters of Kansas; and Francis E. Willard of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

2 ft. (4 boxes)

Kansas State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7085128

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Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906

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Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. In 1851, she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who became her lifelong friend and co-worker in social reform activ...

Willard, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth), 1839-1898

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Best known for her leadership (1879-1898) of the influential Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Willard also supported and often spearheaded a wide variety of social reforms, including woman suffrage, economic equality, and fair labor laws. Willard gained an international reputation through her speeches and publications. She was the first woman to be honored with a statue in the U.S Capitol building, and her Evanston home was one of the first house museums to in the country. ...

Sternberg, Levi, 1814-1896.

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Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891

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Republican U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1861-73. Candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President in 1868. From the description of Letter, March 2, 1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53882397 ...

Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886

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Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st President of the United States from 1881 to 1885....

Saint John family.

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St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916

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Governor of Kansas; prohibition candidate for governor in 1884. From the description of Letter to A. Willington, 1890 December 19. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53372034 Kansas governor, Prohibition Party presidential candidate, Prohibition lecturer; of Olathe, Kan. From the description of John Pierce St. John papers, 1859-1917. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 228416486 ...