Western Sorosis records, 1894-2007.

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Western Sorosis records, 1894-2007.

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The Western Sorosis records include yearbooks dating back to 1894; scrapbooks; clippings; minutes; membership lists; essays; program notes & notebooks; and the Western Sorosis Chronicle, January 1994, and Sorosis Past. The bulk of the collections consists of minutes discussing membership, dues, activities, and programs and providing treasurer's reports. The scrapbooks contain clippings and photographs concerning club meetings, conferences, and celebrations. The collection also contains several research essays on historical topics written by club members. Topics include but are not limited to children of the presidents, Joseph Pulitzer, Nikola Tesla, the B-29 airplane, Christmas traditions, Chinese history, and the Congo.

3 cubic feet (5 boxes)

Kansas State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8036729

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Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943

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Nikola Tesla (b. July 10, 1856, Smiljan, Austrian Empire (modern-day Croatia)-d. January 7, 1943, New York, New York) was a Serbian-American inventor. electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist. Tesla was best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. ...

Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911

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Joseph Pulitzer (born József Pulitzer; April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-born American newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World. He became a leading national figure in the Democratic Party and was elected congressman from New York. He crusaded against big business and corruption, and helped keep the Statue of Liberty in New York. Born in Makó, Hungary, he grew up there and in Pest, where he was educated by private tutors and taught French and ...

Western Sorosis (Women's club)

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Western Sorosis is a women's club; of Topeka, Kan. It was organized in 1893 by Margaret Hill McCarter and Mrs. H.E. Roby. The founders desired that the club be to the west what the first woman's club in the United States, Sorosis, was to the east. The purpose of organizing was the provide a source of constant inspiration for better living, for higher ideals of women, and for the active participation of women in the community. The name Western Sorosis was an adaptation of...