Rod McKuen in Kansas governor's office, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1975
Rod McKuen is being interviewd in the Kansas governor's office by KTSB, a local Topeka radio station. Rod was part of the Menninger Clinic's 50th Anniversary celebration. Dr. Karl Menninger, his father Dr. C.F., and his brother Dr. Will, formed a group psychiatry practice in 1919. The Menninger Clinic as a sanitarium was established in 1925 with the purchase of a farm house and admittance of 12 patients.

Kansas and Oklahoma Modern Woodmen of America at Camp Walker in Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Stepp, Charles
Date: September 13, 1931-September 16, 1931
This panoramic photograph shows the Kansas and Oklahoma Modern Woodmen of America Foresters' drill teams at Camp Walker in Topeka, Kansas. The photograph was taken on the steps of the Kansas State Capitol.

Capitol building in Lecompton, Kansas Territory
Date: 1855-1856
Correspondence and miscellaneous documents relating to the capitol building in Lecompton, Kansas Territory. Some of these documents include a letter to Governor Andrew Reeder concerning drawings and specifications for the capitol of Kansas, the appointment of Owen C. Stewart as superintendent of construction of the capitol building, and the contract for construction dated December 27, 1855.

Capitol, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1886
This black and white photograph shows the chambers of the Kansas Senate in Topeka, Kansas. Built in 1866 as part of the east wing of the capitol, the room features cherry wooden desks and twenty-eight massive bronze and copper columns. The columns were hand-cast in Italy and were designed with air vents which allowed for heat to circulate throughout the room. Today, forty senators occupy the chambers when the legislature is in session from January to April.

Lecompton capitol building correspondence
Date: 1858
Correspondence relating to the capitol building in Lecompton, Kansas Territory. Lecompton served as the official capital of territorial Kansas from 1855 until 1861. Letters include contractual obligations, claims of work, and inadequate funding from several individuals, including Charles A. Perry, Findley Patterson, and F.J. Marshall.

Statewide spelling bee at the capitol in Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1923 and 1924
A photograph of sixth graders that participated in the statewide spelling bee posed at the Kansas Capitol in Topeka, Kansas. Frances Strom is at the top with the McPherson County group.

Kansas state banner
Creator: Dettra Flag
Date: 1955
This Kansas state banner was donated by the office of Governor Mark Parkinson following renovations of the Statehouse. This version of the State Banner, designed by Adjutant General Joe Nickell, was adopted in 1953. First established in 1925, the state banner was an official alternative to the state flag. This banner was manufactured by the Dettra Flag Company of Oaks, Pennsylvania, and had hung in the Governor and Lieutenant Governor's offices since 1955.

John Steuart Curry sketch
Creator: Curry, John Steuart
Date: between 1937 and 1942
In the late 1930s, artist and Kansas native John Steuart Curry produced this preliminary sketch for the mural, "Conquistadors," housed at the Kansas Statehouse. The sketch references the 1541 Spanish expedition through Kansas led by Francisco Coronado. The sketch also depicts Spanish priest Father Padilla, who accompanied the expedition. Curry completed the mural in 1942, but due to Kansans' critical reaction he refused to complete the project. In 1993, The Wunderlich Mongerson, a Chicago-based art gallery, collaborated with Curry's widow to donate this sketch.

John Steuart Curry sketch
Creator: Curry, John Steuart
Date: between 1937 and 1942
In the late 1930s, artist and Kansas native John Steuart Curry produced this preliminary sketch for the mural, "The Tragic Prelude," housed at the Kansas Statehouse. The sketch references John Brown and the struggle against slavery during the Territorial Period. Curry completed the mural in 1942, but due to Kansans' critical reaction he refused to complete the project. In 1993, The Wunderlich Mongerson, a Chicago-based art gallery, collaborated with Curry's widow to donate this sketch.

Governor Lorenzo Dow Lewelling's inauguration
Creator: Farrow, W. F.
Date: February 10, 1893
A photograph showing the inaugural ceremony for Governor Lorenzo Lewelling held in the Kansas House of Representatives. Lewelling, a Populist, served from 1893 to 1895. It was during his term that a dispute between the Populists and Republicans erupted and both parties separated and formed their own houses. This separation of the political parties in the House of Representatives is often called the legislative "war" of 1893.

First territorial capitol at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Date: Between 1860 and 1869
A photograph of the building which served as the first territorial capitol from October 4-November 24, 1854, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. People in the photograph are: 1. Lt. Townsend, 2. Lt. Cheever, 5. Lt. Pardee and 6. Lt. Johnston.

Old Pawnee Capitol
Date: 1928
"An account of the First Capitol Building of Kansas, the town of Pawnee, Initial sessions of the First Territorial Legislature, destruction of the town of Pawnee, ruins of the Capitol building, restoration of the Capitol building, dedication ceremonies August 1, 1928."

First capitol of Kansas
Date: November 27, 1900
This article, published in The Industrialist, describes the history of the first territorial legislature which met with 28 pro-slavery and 11 free-state men. It urges that the building be preserved.

Dedication of eight mural paintings
Date: April 30, 1978
This brochure has pictures and descriptions of the eight mural paintings in the Kansas State Capitol and information about the artist, Lumen Martin Winter.

Governor Charles Robinson, sale of the Lecompton Capitol received correspondence
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1861-1863 : Robinson)
Date: 1861
Governor Charles Robinson compiled this series of correspondence on the sale of the Lecompton Capitol in 1861. The property was sold at public auction to R. S. Stevens for $300.

Kansas capital location
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1861-1863 : Robinson)
Date: January 13, 1862
The results of an election determining the permanent location of Kansas' capital. Topeka received the most votes, then Lawrence, Leavenworth, Emporia, and Baldwin City.

Capper Publications, Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Willard, Frank G.
Date: 1915
A photograph showing Capper Publications' employees posed on the Kansas Statehouse steps, Topeka, Kansas. Arthur Capper, publisher, is in the front row, second from the left.

Jefferson City, Missouri
Creator: Meyer, Herrmann J.
Date: 1854
A copy of an engraving of Jefferson City, Missouri. The reproduction first appeared in "United States Illustrated" and depicts the early settlement of Jefferson City and the state capitol building located along the bluffs of the Missouri River.

Secretary of State's office, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1906 and 1908
A photograph of the Secretary of State's office located in the Kansas Capitol, Topeka, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are staff members seated at their desks.

Kansas Pastoral mural
Date: 1940
Mrual painted by John Steuart Curry entitled "Kansas Pastoral" located on second floor, west and south wall corridor, of the state capital. The mural pictures a young farmer with livestock feeding and a wheat field in foreground. The sun is setting with distant hills and storm clouds in background.

Richard Dean Rogers, Beth Stewart Rogers, and Governor John Anderson
Date: Between 1962 and 1964
A photograph of Richard Dean Rogers, state Republican chairman, Beth Stewart Rogers, and Governor John Anderson in the governor's office, Topeka, Kansas.

William Henry Avery
Date: 1965
A portrait of Governor William Henry Avery seated at his desk. He was born August 11, 1911, near Wakefield, Kansas, and graduated from Wakefield High School and the University of Kansas. A Republican, Avery served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1950 to 1955. In 1954, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives and served until 1964. During his 10 years in Congress, he served on numerous committees. In 1964, Avery was elected the 37th governor of Kansas. He served one term as governor, losing a re-election bid to Robert Docking in 1966. After an unsuccessful bid for the United States Senate, Avery returned to private life.

Republican House after the Populist War, Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Farrow, W. F.
Date: February 10, 1893
View of Republican House members posed in the Kansas statehouse after the close of the Populist War, Topeka, Kansas.

Kansas Statehouse
Creator: Farrow, W. F.
Date: Between 1896 and 1899
This is a photograph of the Kansas Statehouse taken after it's completion, Topeka, Kansas.

Suffragists, Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Harrison, Paul
Date: August, 1916
View of a group of suffragists on the steps of the Kansas Statehouse, Topeka, Kansas.