Barnes railroad collection [microform] / Lela Barnes, compiler, [compiled] 1963-[ca. 1971].

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Barnes railroad collection [microform] / Lela Barnes, compiler, [compiled] 1963-[ca. 1971].

Information on all railroads incorporated to do business in Kansas, 1855-1959, including street railways and roads that never progressed beyond incorporation. Data compiled by Lela Barnes from incorporation records, newspapers, and other Kansas State Historical Society (Topeka) holdings.

Reproduction: 3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.Original: 8 ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7830617

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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...

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Barnes, Lela Elmendorf, 1888-1980.

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Librarian, historian, genealogist; of Topeka, Kan. Kansas State Historical Society (Topeka) research project. From the description of Barnes railroad collection [microform] / Lela Barnes, compiler, [compiled] 1963-[ca. 1971]. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 62587178 ...