Charles Sumner Gleed papers, 1872-1928 (bulk 1880-1920).

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Charles Sumner Gleed papers, 1872-1928 (bulk 1880-1920).

Correspondence, financial & other business records, speeches & articles, clippings, and other items reflecting the diversity of his interests, including newspapers & journalism, including ownership of the Kansas City journal (Mo.); the telephone & telegraph, especially the Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co., later Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. (now AT & T) and the Piersen Telegraph Transmission Co.; real estate & irrigation; the Republican Party; banking & finance, including the Farmers' Loan & Trust Company of Kansas; and railroads, especially the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Correspondents include Frederick Funston and John J. Ingalls.

23 ft. (55 boxes)

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Piersen Telegraph Transmission Company.

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

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Vail, Theodore Newton, 1845-1920

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Scott, Charles F., 1860-

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Newspaper owner, publisher editor; U.S. House of Representatives member from Kansas (Republican, 1901-11); director, Bureau of Publicity, Republican national headquarters, Chicago, Ill. (1912). Of Iola, Kan. Full name: Charles Frederick Scott. Died 1938. From the description of Charles F. Scott papers, 1883-1938. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 458313629 ...

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Parks, Edgar G.

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Republican Party (Kan.)

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Strong, Frank, 1859-1934

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Hamilton, Clayton Meeker, 1881-1946

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Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917

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Ware, Eugene Fitch 1841-1911

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Topeka Railway Company.

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Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951

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University of Kansas.

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The University of Kansas (KU) in Lawrence, Douglas County was established in 1864 under constitutional provision. KU is a major comprehensive research and teaching university that serves as a center for learning, scholarship, and creative endeavor. The university is committed to offering the highest quality undergraduate, professional, and graduate programs and offers a broad array of advanced graduate study programs. It fulfills its mission through faculty, academic, and research programs of in...

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San Diego Land and Town Company

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Canfield, James Hulme, 1847-1909

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Fourth president of The Ohio State University (1895-99). Previously served as president of the University of Nebraska for 4 years. In 1899, he became librarian at Columbia University. From the description of Papers, 1884-1899. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23852658 President of Ohio State University. From the description of James Hulme Canfield letters, 1897-1898. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 74898544 James C...