Archibald Llewellyn Williams papers, 1862-1909.

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Archibald Llewellyn Williams papers, 1862-1909.

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The collection consists of Williams's original and typed transcripts of his 1871 diary, the year he was appointed as Kansas attorney general; misc. legal documents; professional correspondence, mostly arranged chronologically, 1865-1907; copies of documents from the U.S. Department of the Interior, including the Union Pacific Railroad articles of incorporation and a document regarding a contract between the superintendent of Indian Affairs & the Shawnee Tribe; biographical notes; and other misc. materials. Diary entries are typically brief and may consist of information on the weather, Williams's activities for the day, the health of himself & his family, a quotation, and his work. The legal and court documents include cases involving the Union Pacific; the Arkansas Valley Railway Company; the Kansas Pacific; the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway Company; Western Union Telegraph Company; the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company; and others. There are also some documents for the case State of Kansas v. State of Colorado or involving the Kansas superintendent of insurance, the city of Topeka, Shawnee County, etc. Also in the collection is one folder of misc. papers from Henry Clay Williams, 1844-1881, who moved to Kansas in 1861 and served in the Civil War.

3 cubic feet (7 boxes)

Kansas State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8030693

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Kansas. Office of the Attorney General

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The Kansas Attorney General's Office is a constitutional office created in 1861, the year that Kansas gained statehood. The Kansas Attorney General serves as the state's top law enforcement and legal officer. The office represents the state in legal affairs and the citizens of the state through its various divisions, boards and agencies. The Attorney General is elected at the November general election in even numbered years. The Bureau of Investigation, which was created in 1939, was placed unde...

Williams, Archibald L.

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Attorney; Kansas attorney general, 1871-75 (Republican). Of Topeka. Full name: Archibald Llewellyn Williams; born 1840, died 1907. From the description of Archibald Llewellyn Williams papers, 1862-1909. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 703506067 ...

Williams, Archibald Llewellyn, 1840-1907.

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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...