The Park brothers collection. 1857-1869.

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The Park brothers collection. 1857-1869.

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The Park brothers collection includes the correspondence of three brothers: John Wesley Park, Frank M. Park, and Jesse Park. The letters discuss many issues including: pro-slavery and anti-slavery activities; local activities around Leavenworth, Kansas, Hays City, Kansas, Sheridan, Kansas, and Smithville, Missouri; life on the western Kansas frontier; U.S. Army vs. Indian battles around Ft. Hays, Kansas; buffalo hunting; and the Union Pacific Railroad.

.25 linear feet.

Wichita State University, Ablah Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7349115

Wichita State University, Ablah Library

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Union Pacific railroad company

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Served Oklahoma and other Western states. From the description of Union Pacific collection, 1930-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972329 The story of the Union Pacific Railroad's involvement with oil and the Tidelands goes back to at least 1911 when the State of California granted the City of Long Beach its tidelands properties for development of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation under a public trust doctine, meaning any development and revenues from such...

Park, Frank M.

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Park, John Wesley.

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Park, Jesse A., 1847-

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Prospector and drugstore owner, 1870 to 1878, in Prescott, Ariz.; elected to Arizona House of Representatives in 1879, then became Deputy Internal Revenue Collector in 1880. From the description of Park letters, 1870-1913 (bulk 1870-1885). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 36704519 Pioneer, gold miner, member of the legislature of Arizona Territory, and deputy collector for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. From the des...