Henry Havelock Ellis papers
Creator: Ellis, Havelock, 1859-1939
Date: undated, 1881, 1912-1952 (bulk 1920s-1930s)
The papers of Henry Havelock Ellis, a British psychologist who studied human sexuality, consist of handwritten letters and annotated handwritten or typed manuscripts, often with editing marks. The main correspondents represented include O. Kyllam of Constable & Co. and John F. Kendrick. Topics of both letters and manuscripts include, but are not limited to Freud, eugenics, sexuality, racial characterizations of nations, Ellis' own biographical information, publishing and writing/editing (especially Ellis' Art of Life and Sex and Marriage, published posthumously), birth control, Thomas Hardy, John Middleton Murray, Eleanor Marx, and William Morris. These papers are part of the historic psychiatry material in the Menninger Archives.

Warren Walsworth Newton and Eva Angeline Dennis Newton
Creator: Sommars
Date: Between January 1904 and December 1906
This is a studio portrait of Warren Walsworth Newton and Eva Angeline Dennis Newton possibly taken on their wedding day in Clay Center, Kansas. They later moved to Topeka where Warren worked for the state highway department. Warren and Eva lived at 1038 College in Topeka, Kansas.

Wedding dress worn by Rebecca Mock Blick
Date: August 9, 1980
Here are two photographs of Rebecca Mock her wedding day. Her aunt Dorothy Peterson Sitts and her mother Barbara Peterson Mock made the wedding dress shortly before Dorothy married Marland Sitts at the Andover Lutheran Church near Windom, Kansas on May 4, 1952. The dress was subsequently worn by Barbara Peterson Mock when she married Lyle Mock at the First Christian Church in Hutchinson, Kansas. When Rebecca Mock was shopping for a wedding dress, she decided to wear the same dress her mother and aunt wore. The dress was a fit, and it only needed the lace at the neck line replaced. Rebecca wore the gown at her wedding to Robert Blick on August 9, 1980 at Park Place Christian Church in Hutchinson, Kansas. Each woman selected and wore their own wedding veil. The dress is in the Kansas State Historical Society's Museum collection.

Wedding gown worn by Dorothy Peterson Sitts
Date: May 4, 1952
Here are two photographs of Dorothy Peterson Sitts' wedding party. One photo shows Dorothy and Marland Sitts and the other (left to right) Barbara Peterson Mock, Dorothy Peterson Sitts, Marland Sitts, and Herbert McClain. Dorothy and her sister Barbara Peterson Mock made the wedding dress shortly before Dorothy married Marland Sitts at the Andover Lutheran Church near Windom, Kansas. The dress was subsequently worn by Barbara Peterson Mock when she married Lyle Mock on May 26, 1956 at the First Christian Church in Hutchinson, Kansas. When Barbara's daughter was shopping for a wedding dress, she decided to wear the same dress her mother and aunt wore. The dress was a fit, and it only needed the lace at the neck line replaced. Rebecca wore the gown at her wedding to Robert Blick on August 9, 1980 at Park Place Christian Church in Hutchinson, Kansas. Each woman selected and wore their own wedding veil.

Letters to Kate Newland
Date: 1862-1890
Collection of letters to Kate Newland from several acquaintances. Some were written by her romantic suitors, including Samuel Stephens, William Nelson, J.H. Malott, A. McCartney, Alex W. Johnston, A.T. Herbert, Lewis Stafford, and Jacob Sproat, the man she eventually married.

Aiken J. Sexton correspondence
Creator: Sexton, A.J.
Date: 1862
Letters from Aiken J. Sexton to his wife, Catherine. Aiken was a private from Company E of the 12th Wisconsin Volunteers and wrote these letters as he traveled through Kansas during the Civil War.

Mary and Dale Channel with James and Mary Sheppeard, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1964
Mary and Dale Channel (on the left) are pictured with James and Mary Sheppeard. The two couples purchased the Hy-Klas Food Store in Rossville, Kansas, in 1964. The Channels bought out Sheppeard's share about a year later. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. "Bud" and Lillie Pearl Johnson, Rossville, Kansas
Date: Between 1950 and 1970
J.H. "Bud" and Lillie Pearl (Ewing) Johnson were married on May 25, 1904. They lived in Louisville before moving to Rossville, Kansas, in 1940. Bud was born June 24, 1879, in Louisville. He was a farmer and merchant. Lillie was born September 15, 1886, in Alma. Bud died November 19, 1970. Lillie died September 13, 1971. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Mary Ford, Rossville, Kansas
Date: Between 1896 and 1915
One of the earliest farmers in Rossville, Kansas, was Henry Ford who acquired 80 acres southwest of Rossville in 1864. He was born May 3, 1836, in Richland County, Ohio. He came to Kansas in 1863 and was a stage coach driver for the Overland Stage Company between Topeka and Manhattan. He met Mary Nadeau at "Buttermilk Station" while she worked for her brother, Big Alex Nadeau. Henry and Mary married July 18, 1864. Henry died in Rossville on April 7, 1915. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Crazy quilt
Creator: Sharp, Virginia A. Jessee
Date: 1908
Small quilt or throw made in Crazy Quilt design, with 24 blocks of irregularly shaped multi-colored silk pieces. Each piece is outlined in embroidery stitches. Most blocks are ornamented with additional embroidery or appliquéd with lace ornaments trimmed in small beads or French knots. Edges are trimmed with narrow ruffle of silk taffeta ribbon in a variety of colors. Dark blue silk brocade backing, tied with narrow silk ribbons. Embroidered at one corner on backing: "Made for / Omer L Sharp / by his Mother / Virginia A Sharp / May 1908." Omer was born in Kansas on May 20, 1882, to Campbell and Virginia Jessee Sharp. The family lived in Brown and Sheridan counties. Omer married Cora Dell Montgomery only three months after the quilt's inscription, indicating it may have been a wedding present.

Crazy quilt
Creator: Hughes, Clara L. Strieby (Mrs. A. J.)
Date: 1884
This crazy quilt features green and red velvet sashing that forms two large diamonds spanning the top. Sashing is embroidered with initials and a date. Quilt top's irregular pieces are outlined in featherstitch embroidery and decorated with embroidered flowers, plants, birds, butterflies, and appliquéd objects. Wide apple green velvet border is embroidered with flowers in three corners and wheat stalks in the fourth. This elaborate quilt was made by Clara Strieby Hughes of Council Grove, Kansas, as a wedding gift for her niece Mary Dillon upon her marriage to James Monroe Miller on Dec. 23, 1884. Hughes was a businesswoman with a share in the M.C. Armstrong & Co. store in Council Grove. The silks she used in this quilt may have been store samples.

Sunflower quilt
Creator: Eveleth, Blanche Hovorka
Date: 1935
Yellow and brown cotton quilt pieced and appliquéd in pattern known as Sunflower, Missouri Daisy, or Star Dahlia. Quilt is made up of 42 blocks separated by sashing. Each block is pieced in two different shades of yellow/gold, with a sunflower at the center of an 8-pointed star. Flowers feature gathered petals radiating from a large, dark brown head. Quilted designs include outline stitching, grids, and leaves. Gold cotton backing. Machine-pieced and hand-quilted. Blanche Hovorka Eveleth made this quilt sometime around 1935 as a wedding present for her half-brother, Ken Hovorka. Both were born in Kansas but living in California at the time.

John R. Brinkley personal correspondence
Date: 1926-1942
Letters to and from John R. Brinkley, his wife, Minnie, and their son, Johnnie Boy. The letters are of a personal nature, covering such topics as the Brinkley's anniversary, their son's birthday, distance from one another, and John Sr.'s declining health.

John Russell and Flora Billings Rathbun
Creator: Graham, Ella
Date: 1898
A photograph showing John Russell and Flora Billings Rathbun on their wedding day in Beloit, Kansas.

Ralph Prickett and Keturah Rathbun near Simpson, Kansas
Date: 1917
A photograph of Ralph Prickett and Keturah Rathbun near Simpson, Kansas. Ralph and Keturah were married May 11, 1919.

Sarah Brown to William Brown
Creator: Brown, Sarah
Date: February 23, 1862
A letter written by Sarah Brown from Lawrence, Kansas, addressed to her brother, William Brown, who was in college in New York. The first part of her letter discusses the presence of the Kansas First in Lawrence. She describes the soldiers as "rough" and notes the proslavery attitude of the regiment, which leads them to abuse African Americans living in Lawrence. Sarah goes on to discuss her views on the need for immediate emancipation. She discusses family issues such as the death of her cousin and a scrapbook she was making with her sister, Mary. The last portion of the letter discusses Sarah's interest in botany and local plants.

Leigh R. Webber to Miss Brown
Creator: Webber, L. R.
Date: May 28, 1862-May 29, 1862
A letter written by Leigh R. Webber from "Steamer Robert Campbell Jr. near Liberty Mo.," is addressed to Miss Brown, a daughter of John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of Lawrence, Kansas. Webber describes how his fellow troops have become more experienced soldiers "who fight for liberty and law." He discusses the march from Fort Riley to Fort Leavenworth and conditions on the boat that was taking them further south. He also mentiones William Brown's new law position with former Kansas Territory governor Wilson Shannon.

Double wedding in the Rein and Keil families, Russell County, Kansas
Creator: Koernes, Charles L.
Date: February 24, 1903
A photograph showing the double wedding of George Rein, Jr. and Beatrice (Keil) Rein and Emanuel Keil and Elizabeth (Rein) Keil in Russell County, Kansas. The wedding was held in the German Ebenezer Church located south of Russell, Kansas. George Rein, Jr. and Elizabeth Rein were the children of George Rein, Sr. and Eva Elizabeth (Lass) Rein. Emanuel Keil and Beatrice Keil were siblings.

Grand wedding at Runnymede
Creator: Harper Sentinel
Date: February 27, 1890
A typescript copy of an article first published in the "Harper Sentinel" newspaper, Harper, Kansas. The newspaper reports on the first wedding that took place at Runnymede. The article lists many details about the wedding, from what the bride was wearing to a list of every wedding gift given.

A. Roenigk to George W. Martin
Creator: Roenigk, Adolph, 1847-1938
Date: April 06, 1907
A letter from Adolph Roenigk of Lincoln County, Kansas, to George W. Martin, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Roenigk writes that a paper he submitted to the Historical Society, a reminiscence of Ferdinand Eberhardt, had a mistake in the years Mr. Eberhardt remained a widower before his second marriage.

Jennings M.E. Church presents pageant of the brides period of 1876 to 1933
Creator: Jennings Methodist Episcopal Church
Date: June 8, 1934
A program from the pageant of the brides event at the Jennings M.E. Church, Jennings, Kansas. Listed in the program are the names of the participants and the songs played and sung.

Henry and Ada McColl Thiles
Date: December 18, 1895
Wedding photograph of Henry Thiles and Ada McColl.

John Henry and Marie Alvina Blumenthal
Date: Between 1900 and 1905
This is a wedding portrait of John Henry (1874-1948) and Marie Alvina Schmedemann Blumenthal (1884-1948), daughter of Henry and Maria Schmedemann.

Philip and Louise Zeller DeDonder
Date: Between 1940 and 1959
A photograph of Philip and Louis Zeller DeDonder on their wedding day, with Thelma Zeller (sister of Lousie) and Leo DeDonder.

Louise Zeller DeDonder with her parents, Michael Louis and Mary Ottilia Meinhardt Zeller
Date: Between 1940 and 1959
This is a photo of Louise Zeller DeDonder on her wedding day standing with her parents, Michael Louis and Mary Ottilia Meinhardt Zeller.