Clifford Murphy, World War I soldier
Date: 1918
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This file contains information on Clifford Murphy. Clifford died on July 1, 1918, at the Camp Wayne hospital.

Otto Majors, World War I soldier
Date: 1919
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This file contains information on Otto Majors, Machine Gun Company, 805th Infantry, 35th Division. Otto died at Camp Funston on August 19, 1918.

Tim Lykins, Mary McNerney Lykins, and Dan Lykins
Date: 2007
A photograph of (left to right) Tim Lykins, Mary McNerney Lykins and Dan Lykins at Tim's home in Atchison, Kansas.

Mary McNerney Lykins, Dan Lykins and Judy Lykins at a restaurant in Atchison, Kansas
Date: August 05, 2007
A photograph showing Mary McNerney Lykins with her son, Dan Lykins, and daughter-in-law, Judy Lykins, eating at a restaurant located on the Missouri River in Atchison, Kansas.

Dan Lykins standing in the backyard of his family home in Atchison, Kansas
Date: 2002
A photograph showing Dan Lykins standing in a garden at his family home located at 909 Santa Fe in Atchison, Kansas. There are 'Dan Lykins for U. S. Congress' campaign signs in the garden. He ran for Congress in 2002.

Robert D. Lykins house in Atchison, Kansas
Date: 1980-2002
Five photographs of the Robert D. Lykins house located at 909 Santa Fe, Atchison, Kanasas.

Birds eye view of Atchison, Kansas
Creator: Koch, Augustus
Date: 1880
A color lithograph of Atchison, Kansas. The lithograph shows the location of buildings, churches, schools, businesses, railroad, and steamboats on the Missouri River. A legend is provided to identify some of the buildings.

Irene Martin
Creator: Snyder, G. H.
Date: 1901
A portrait of Irene Martin taken at age ten. She was the daughter of William Crawford Martin and Amanda Martin and the niece of Governor John A. Martin. The family lived in Achison, Kansas.

Mary McNerny, Dick Vermail and Dan Lykins
Creator: Lykins, Judy
Date: May 2002
A photograph showing Mary McNerny Lykins, Dick Vermeil, Kansas City Chiefs' coach, and Dan Lykins, Topeka attorney, at St. Benedict's commencement in Atchison, Kansas. Mary McNerny Lykins received her bachelors degree at age 85 and Dick Vermeil was the commencement speaker.

Cynthia Tilson Conklin Rogers
Date: May 13, 1965
A photograph showing Cynthia Tilson, a freshman at Highland Junior College, who was crowned Miss Miracle City Mall Queen in Atchison, Kansas.

Shopping mall in Atchison, Kansas
Creator: Fogler Studio
Date: 1964
Two views of the three block downtown pedestrian mall in Atchison, Kansas.

Cynthia Tilson Conklin Rogers
Date: 1953
Two photographs of Cynthia Tilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill F. Tilson, Atchison, Kansas. She grew up in Atchison, Kansas, graduated from Atchison High School and Washburn University with a B.A. degree in home economics. Cynthia taught home economics at Jardine Middle School in Topeka, Kansas from 1969-1971. She returned to Washburn University in 1981-1982 and received her certification in Vocational Home Economics Education. In 1984-1985 she was a job placement specialist for chronically mentally ill and severely disabled persons of the Kansas Elks Training Center for handicapped Projects With Industry. Later in 1985, she took a job placement specialist's position with the Menninger Return to Work Center. In 1987 she received the outstanding Kansas Job Placement Specialist by the Kansas Job Placement Division of the Kansas Rehabilitation Association. In 1989 she was named to the National Distinguished Service Registry. Cynthia is married to U. S. District Court Judge Richard Dean Rogers.

Roof tile
Date: between 1879 and 1880
This ceramic roof tile came from the Hetherington House in Atchison, Kansas. Webster Wirt Hetherington was a prominent businessman in Atchison. He worked at the Exchange National Bank his family established in 1859. Designed by architect Alfred Meier, the Hetherington house was built between 1879 and 1880 by contractor John Peterson. This tile was donated to the museum when the Kansas Historical Society was considering making the Hetherington House one of its historic sites.

Dan Lykins campaign sign in Atchison, Kansas
Creator: Lykins, Mary McNerny
Date: 2002
A photograph showing a campaign sign for Dan Lykins in Robert and Mary Lykins' yard at 909 Santa Fe in Atchison, Kansas. He was the Democratic candidate for U. S. Congress, Second District, in 2002. In the background, is the Community of Christ Church located at 9th and Santa Fe.

Soldiers' Orphans Home in Atchison, Kansas
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Date: 1906
A postcard showing the Soldiers' Orphans Home in Atchison, Kansas. Founded in 1885, it was originally established for the nurture, education, and maintenance of indigent children of soldiers and sailors who served in the Union during the Civil War. The age limit was 14 years. In 1935, the admission requirements were changed to include children who were dependent upon the public for support or who were abandoned, neglected or ill-treated, and wards of the state. The name of the institution changed in 1909 to the State Orphans' Home, in 1953 to the Kansas Children's Home, and in 1955 to the Kansas Children's Receiving Home.

Kansas, her resources and developments
Creator: Griswold, Wayne
Date: 1871.
A guide containing information on living in the state of Kansas. This booklet reports on various topics that include but are not limited to, emigration, population and education in Kansas.

Kansas in 1875
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1875
A pamphlet produced by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company to promote Kansas and its resources. It focuses on the Cottonwood and Arkansas Valleys of Kansas. Also included is a map of ATSF railroad connections with an advertisement of land for sale.

From Atchison, Kansas, the great railroad centre of the West, to Lincoln, Nebraska, the great political capital of the west
Creator: Atchison and Nebraska Railroad Company
Date: May 1873
Distributed by the Atchison and Nebraska Railroad Company, this pamphlet gives information on towns that settlers would encounter by rail from Atchison, Kansas to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1873.

Forest Park, Atchison, Kansas
Creator: Union News Company
Date: June 01, 1908
A photograph of the lake, pavilion, and band stand at Forest Park, Atchison, Kansas. The photograph was published by The Union News Company, St. Louis, Missouri.

Sons of Veterans fraternal ribbon
Date: 1892
Fraternal ribbon of red and ivory silk. The Sons of Veterans was an Allied Order of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union soldiers' veterans organization. Ribbon was given to all attendees of the Kansas Department encampment at Atchison in 1892. The man pictured on the front of the ivory-colored ribbon is John Martin, a Union general in the Civil War; mayor of Atchison, Kansas, from 1865- 77; and Kansas Governor from 1885-89. Martin was also the first commander of the Kansas Department's division of the G.A.R. The donor (Grant Harrington) was a member of the Sons of Veterans, General Crook Camp No. 169 of Hiawatha. He probably acquired this ribbon while attending the encampment for which it was issued.

Passenger train crossing the Missouri River, Atchison, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
A photograph showing a passenger train crossing the Missouri River at Atchison, Kansas.

Free Texas land excursion tickets
Creator: Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company
Date: 1881
This broadside promotes settlement in Texas and passage there through the Missouri Pacific Railway. It also promotes the landscape of the Indian territory as a scenic route, and addresses Texas land laws, the people of Texas, and the climate. The agent is listed as C. E. Styles, Sixth Street Depot, Atchison, Kansas. This item demonstrates the considerable involvement of railroad companies in immigration and land settlement in the American West, and the promotion of the West as a tourist destination.

James Orr and Governor Henry Allen correspondence
Creator: Reed, Clyde Martin, 1871-1949
Date: December 19, 1919
Clyde Reed, Secretary to the Governor, writes to Atchison attorney James Orr, in response to a letter in which Orr discusses the Court of Visitation and the Court of Industrial Relations. The Court of Visitation, which "would regulate and control everything and everybody..." was later considered unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and so Orr states that with the Court of Industrial Relations that in "preparation of this measure you call to your aid those on whose judgment you may rely as to the plan of the bill, as well as to its constitutionality when it becomes a law". Although legislation creating the Court of Industrial Relations was successfully passed in 1920, three years later it also was declared unconstitutional.

The centennial of Lincoln's visit to Kansas
Creator: Kansas State Historical Society
Date: 1959
This article appeared in the Kansas Historical Quarterly in the 1959 winter issue and celebrated Abraham Lincoln's visit to Kansas in 1859. The article discusses the centennial activities and includes the text of Rolla Clymer's reenactment of Lincoln's speeches in Troy, Atchison, and Leavenworth, Kansas.

Lincoln in Kansas
Creator: Kansas State Historical Society
Date: December 3, 1859
This article was published in the Kansas Historical Collections and includes synopses of Lincoln's speeches during his visit to Kansas in 1859, reminiscences of those present during his visit, and background material and annotations.