Oregon Trail
Date: Between 1900 and 1940
Letters, notes, and reminiscences of the Oregon Trail. Included are first hand accounts of traveling the trail, routes taken, and the hardships endured. The Oregon Trail was primarily used from 1840 through 1860 for pioneers heading west looking for new places to settle.

Leavenworth-Pike's Peak trail
Creator: Lathrop, Amy
Date: 1962
A listing and detailed account of each station on the Leavenworth Pike's Peak Trail. A map is also included showing the route of the trail, cutting across Kansas into Colorado Territory. The trail was primarily used during the 1850s and early 1860s.

Mormon trail
Date: Between 1910 and 1940
Accounts of the Mormon trail, which traveled from Independence, Missouri, through several southeast Kansas counties, eventually exiting the state through Washington County. This trail was primarily used by Mormon's during the 1840s through the 1860s heading west to settle in Utah.

Kiowa trail
Date: Between 1905 and 1915
Accounts of the Kiowa trail, which traveled from Wichita, Kansas through Harper, Kingman, and Barber counties. This trail's origins date back to the early 1870s and was used primarily for trade.

The Kaw trail
Creator: Starkey, George O.
Date: 1936
An account of the Kaw Trail, once used by Kaw Indians looking to trade at Council Grove around 1850 and 1860. This trail passed through Morris, Chase, and Marion counties.

Fayetteville road
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
Letters, maps, and reminiscences relating to the Fayetteville road, also known as the Fayetteville Emigrant Trail. This trail started at Arkansas Post in Arkansas, then headed towards the northeast corner of Oklahoma, crossing the Neosho River, entering the state of Kansas in what is now Montgomery County. The trail crossed the Verdigris River about two miles north of the Kansas state line, went through the present-day site of Coffeyville making its way northwest, finally meeting with the Santa Fe Trail at Turkey Creek in McPherson County, Kansas. In total, this trail crossed several Kansas counties, those being: Montgomery, Chautauqua, Elk, Butler, Harvey, Marion and McPherson.

Trails correspondence
Date: 1905-2003
Letters, accounts, correspondence, and reminiscences of trails. Some trails covered are the Chisholm, California, Palo Duro, Jones and Plummer, Oregon, and the Butterfield Overland.

The Kiowa Trail
Creator: Root, George Allen, 1867-1949
Date: Between 1915 and 1916
A history of the Kiowa Trail, compiled from notes taken by George A. Root from interviews with J.T. Botkin. The trail was formed around 1871, with it's starting point being Wichita, running into Harper County and ending in Barber County.

Mount Jesus
Creator: Clark County Clipper
Date: Between 1920 and 1938
A transcription of an article that appeared in the Clark County Clipper, Ashland, Kansas, on December 30, 1886 and on January 1, 1885. The article recounts the significance of Mount Jesus, a high peak seven or eight miles northwest of Ashland.

Cattle toll crossing in Hodgeman Co.; Parker's Ranch toll crossing
Creator: Holbrook, Eloise
Date: Between 1930 and 1938
A history of the cattle toll crossing and Parker's Ranch toll crossing in Hodgeman County. Included in this history is a description of the ranch's land and the amount of cattle that came through in one summer's drive.

Hodgeman County toll bridge
Creator: Holbrook, Eloise
Date: Between 1930 and 1938
A history of the Hodgeman County toll bridge, written by Eloise Holbrook. Included in the history is a description of how the bridge came to be built, who the owner was, and the dedication of a monument for the bridge in 1925.

History of Gove County, Kansas
Creator: Harrington, Wynne Powers, 1870-1943
Date: December 11, 1917
A historical sketch of Gove County, Kansas, written by W.P. Harrington. The history covers early European exploration and continues until the end of the nineteenth century.

William, Ada & Lora McColl
Date: Between 1860 and 1869
A studio portrait of William, Ada and Lora McColl, taken in Garden City, Kansas.

Store of Henry F. Hodges, Holliday, Kansas
Date: Between 1877 and 1878
This is a photo of the general store of Henry F. Hodges at Holliday (Waseca), Johnson County, Kansas. Henry and Mary Hodges are standing in the doorway of the store. The others are unidentified.

Alexander W. Doniphan
Date: Between 1845 and 1847
Portrait engraving of Alexander W. Doniphan copied from Doniphan's Expedition by John Taylor Hughes. Doniphan was a Colonel of the First regiment Missouri volunteers and a Liberty, Mo., lawyer. Doniphan County, Kansas, and the town of Doniphan were named for Alexander W. Doniphan.

Steamboat Aunt Sally
Date: July 04, 1878
Photograph of a large group of people on the steamboat "Aunt Sally" docked on the Arkansas River in Arkansas City, Kansas.

William Allen White
Date: Between 1870 and 1872
This is a photo of William Allen White as a young child.

William Allen White
Date: Between 1870 and 1872
This is a colorized photo of William Allen White as a child. As publisher and editor of the Emporia Gazette newspaper, White gained national fame with his editorial "What's the Matter with Kansas?" during the Populist era in the 1890s. A supporter of the Progressive movement, he wrote countless editorials as well as articles for national magazines and books. In 1924, he ran for governor of Kansas to highlight his campaign against the Ku Klux Klan.

Main Street in Fort Scott, Kansas
Date: 1865
This photograph shows an exterior view of the Dr. J. H. Couch Drug Store on Main Street in Fort Scott, Kansas. Other business buildings are visible along the street.

Main Street of Ottawa, Kansas
Date: Between 1866 and 1875
This photograph shows a view of the Drug Store on Main Street in Ottawa, Kansas. Several other business buildings are visible, along with several horse-drawn covered wagons moving along the street.

Street scene in Ottawa, Kansas
Date: Between 1870 and 1879
This photograph shows a view of the northwest corner of 2nd and Main streets in Ottawa, Kansas, with a store for groceries and wooden ware on the corner and a drug store next to it. There are a few people visible standing near the corner, and a horse-drawn wagon is visible in front of the buildings.

Street scene, Emporia, Kansas
Date: Between 1861 and 1865
This photograph shows a street scene of business buildings in Emporia, Kansas. The third store down is identified as the Moses Bates Drug Store, and Moses Bates is identified as the first druggist in Emporia.

Street scene in Junction City, Kansas
Date: 1874
This photograph shows two drug stores next to each other on a street of business buildings in Junction City, Kansas. One sign advertises "Wholesale and Prescription Drug Store," and the other sign only reads, "Drug Store." Other businesses visible are a bank, and Blattner and Blakely. A horse-drawn wagon and a few men are visible on the street.

Street scene in Kirwin, Kansas
Date: 1879
This photograph shows a street scene in Kirwin, Kansas. A drug store is visible in the background on the left side of the picture. Several other buildings are visible in the background. Numerous horse-drawn carriages and wagons are visible in the foreground of the picture.

Businesses on Washington Avenue, Wellington, Kansas
Date: 1878
This photograph shows a view of the businesses on Godfrey's Block, on the west side of Washington Avenue between Lincoln and 4th streets, in Wellington, Kansas. The business on the right end of the block has a sign reading, "Drugs, Books, Paints, Oils, Wall Paper, and Fancy Goods." The other business signs visible are Nuening and Hiddessen Furniture and Coffins; Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Notions, etcetera; and Godfrey's Block. Several men, a girl, and a boy are visible standing in front of the businesses.