Oscar K. Swayze papers, 1856-1949 (bulk 1914-1940).

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Swayze, Oscar Kepler, 1860-1949. Oscar K. Swayze papers, 1856-1949 (bulk 1914-1940).

Title

Oscar K. Swayze papers, 1856-1949 (bulk 1914-1940).

Resource Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53906969

Abstract

The majority of this collection consists of Oscar Swayze's personal correspondence and papers. Much of the correspondence is with personal friends and family members. These include: his younger sister, Annie Lawrie (Swayze) Charles; his older sister, Julia Harriet Swayze; and his stepbrother, Jason Clarke Swayze, Jr. Topics in the collection include the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands; Reconstruction in Georgia; Hall Lithographing Co.; Freemasons; the Kansas Free Fair; the Kansas Official Council; the Republican Party; Topeka & Shawnee County, Kan.; the South Side Civic Improvement Club; the Topeka Republican Flambeau Club; and the Topeka Press Club. Also included is a small collection of diaries & papers, 1856-1877, of Swayze's father, Jason Clarke Swayze, and records of the 1915 county officials' convention, the Topeka Abdallah Shrine (1920), Topeka chapters of the Modern Woodmen of America & Freemasons, and other organizations. In addition, there is a biographical sketch of his mother, Kate Lucy Edwards (Mrs. J. C.) Swayze, and reminiscences, 1925 Mar. 28. Correspondents include John R. Johnston and M. C. Morris.

Extent

2 ft. (4 boxes)

Holding Repository

Kansas State Historical Society

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7672844

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United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freedmen (freed slaves) in 1865–1869, during the Reconstruction era of the United States. The Freedmen's Bureau Bill, which created the Freedmen's Bureau, was initiated by President Abraham Lincoln and was intended to last for one year after the end of the Civil War. It was passed on March 3, 1865, by Congress to aid former slaves ...

Morris, M. C.

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Swayze, Oscar Kepler, 1860-1949.

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Newspaperman, businessman, county official. Of Georgia; Leavenworth, Topeka, Kan. From the description of Oscar K. Swayze papers, 1856-1949 (bulk 1914-1940). (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 53906969 ...