John Alexander Martin papers, 1856-1892.

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John Alexander Martin papers, 1856-1892.

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Includes a biographical sketch of his wife, Ida Challiss Martin, 1887; a scrapbook from the Kansas exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition (Philadelphia, Pa., 1876) containing invitations & notices of meetings of exhibit commissioners; letters from the Kansas territorial and Civil War periods (only on microfilm, Kansas Historical Society roll MS 221), 1857, 1861-64, mostly written while Martin was a lieutenant colonel & colonel in the 8th Kansas Infantry Regiment; a roster of the 8th Kansas; speeches; later letters, primarily relating to state positions & John A. Martin's newspaper business, 1885-89; and a tribute to Martin written by his daughter Faith M. Settle.

0.4 ft. (8 folders in 1 box) + 1 microfilm reel (35 mm.)

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United States. Army. Kansas Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1866)

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Settle, Faith M.

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Centennial Exhibition 1876 Philadelphia, Pa.

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The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 marked the 100th anniversary of American freedom. The celebration took place in Philadelphia from May 10 to November 10 and attracted over eight million visitors. The exhibition spread across 450 acres of ground in Fairmont Park and consisted of over 200 buildings. Planning for the event began in 1870, and in 1871, Congress established the United States Centennial Commission to plan and run the exhibition. The following year saw the incorporation of the Centenni...

Martin, Ida Challiss, 1851-1932.

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Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)

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Tenth governor of the State of Kansas, 1885-1889 (Republican); from Atchison. From the description of Kansas Governor John A. Martin records, 1884-1889. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 647978566 ...

Martin, John A., 1839-1889

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Martin came to Kansas in 1857. In 1858 he began his journalistic career by purchasing the Squatter Soverign, a proslavery paper published in Atchison. He changed the name of the paper to Freedom's Champion and later to the Atchison Daily Champion, which he published until his death. Martin was governor of Kansas, 1885-1889. From the guide to the Correspondence and photograph., 1875-1889, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection) Newspaper edit...