William Henry Sears papers, 1853-1932.

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William Henry Sears papers, 1853-1932.

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The collection consists of volumes of copies of Sears' outgoing personal and professional correspondence mostly from 1894-1899; incoming correspondence, mostly from the 1890s and regarding business and political matters, including Sears' executorship of Charles Robinson's estate; materials from the Jeffersonian Club of Lawrence, Douglas County, from the 1880s; correspondence from the Democratic County Central Committee of Douglas County from the late 1880s-early 1890s, of which Sears was the Executive Committee chairman; Isaac Fisher's 1834 land patent papers; speeches, articles, reminiscences, and other such manuscripts written by and about Sears; real estate deeds and other legal agreements; and other miscellaneous materials. The majority of the materials date from the 1880s and 1890s.

1.5 cubic feet (3 boxes) + oversize materials.

Kansas State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8043501

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