J.M. Cavaness to Governor John St. John
Creator: Cavaness, J.M.
Date: April 16, 1879
J.M. Cavaness, editor of the Chetopa Advance, writes Kansas Governor St. John regarding the problem of intemperance supporters in his community "bulldozing" the town to obtain another license. He is confident the temperance contingent will prevail but urges the governor to deliver a supportive speech to his community.

Wilfred Wesley Grass, 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 Wilfred Wesley Grass, Company L, 353rd Infantry, 89th Division. Grass died during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on November 10, 1918.

Alexander R. Bell, World War I soldier
Creator: Bell, Alexander R.
Date: 1918-1919
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 Alexander R. Bell, Company A, 110th Engineers, 35th Division.

8,000 students affected, state officials see no trouble adjusting schools to new rule
Creator: Topeka Journal
Date: May 17, 1954
This article discusses how the state of Kansas will work to conform to the ruling made in the Brown v. Board of Education decision on May 17, 1954. The U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that the segregation of schools based on race was unconstitutional. Many cities in Kansas, including Topeka, Atchison, Salina, Wichita, and Pittsburg were already working to integrate their schools. Topeka had an estimated 625 African American students who would be affected by the court's ruling, and the article lists the numbers for other cities and towns in the state.

An appeal for help in behalf of the colored refugees in Kansas
Creator: Rust, Horatio N., fl. 19th century
Date: January 22, 1881
This flyer, distributed by the Southern Refugee Relief Association of Chicago, Illinois, describes the dire situation of the African-American refugees relocated in Kansas. The secretary of this association, Horatio N. Rust, had taken this opportunity to pass along information relayed to him by Elizabeth Comstock, an aid worker in Topeka. Comstock was thankful for the donations of food and other goods, but asked for more assistance in feeding, clothing, and sheltering these refugees. The flyer also includes short excerpts of letters by agents of the refugee association who had direct knowledge of the emigrants' situation.

Chetopa Merchants' Band, Chetopa, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
View of members of the Chetopa Merchants' Band of Chetopa, Kansas. Also visible in the background are spectators and partially-covered bleachers.

Chetopa Merchants' Band, Chetopa, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
An informal view of the members of the Chetopa Merchants' Band of Chetopa, Kansas, in front of a restaurant building.

Chetopa Merchants' Band, Chetopa, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
An informal view of the members of the Chetopa Merchants' Band of Chetopa, Kansas. Also visible, in the background, are a long wooden fence, and people standing before an unidentified building.

Parade, Chetopa, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
View of a parade in Chetopa, Kansas. The parade is lead by a couple in a horse-drawn carriage (the gentleman is wearing a top hat and holding a flagpole with a large American flag), followed by what is, probably, the Chetopa Merchants' Band, a dozen women riders and horses, and a line of horse-drawn carriages. Also visible are spectators, buildings and businesses decorated with American flags and bunting, and many curbside booths and concession stands lining the sides of the street.

Parade, Chetopa, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
View of a parade in Chetopa, Kansas. The parade is lead by what is, probably, the Chetopa Merchants' Band, followed by several people on bicycles. Also visible are spectators, buildings and businesses, and curbside booths along the far side of the street.

Standard atlas of Labette County, Kansas
Creator: Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Date: 1906
This atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. It has a patrons' directory, portraits of residents, and plats of towns as of 1906.

Kansas Refugees
Creator: Chicago Inter-Ocean
Date: Between 1880 and 1881
Horatio N. Rust, secretary of the Southern Refuge Relief Association, sent this letter to the editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean to pass along news from Elizabeth Comstock, agent of the Kansas Freedmen's Relief Association based in Topeka. Comstock feared for the health of 500 refugees, and so Rust asked for contributions of money, bedding, or clothing to send off immediately.

Main street, Chetopa, Kansas
Creator: Benecke, R.
Date: Between 1870 and 1879
A stereograph view of Main Street in Chetopa, Kansas, showing businesses on one side of the street. Chetopa is located on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway line.

John Allen Mathews
Date: Between 1851 and 1861
John Allen Mathews a pro-slavery supporter from Labette County, who conducted several raids against Free Staters in southeast Kansas, was killed by the 6th Kansas Cavalry under the command of James G. Blunt near Chetopa, Kansas on September 18, 1861.

Street scene, Chetopa, Kansas
Creator: Benecke, R.
Date: Between 1870 and 1879
A stereograph showing a business street in Chetopa, Kansas. Visible in the stereograph is Waterman Weil and Star Dry Goods and Clothing Store. Chetopa was located along the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway line.

Missouri Pacific Railroad depot, Chetopa, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: September 04, 1965
This black and white photograph shows the Missouri Pacific Railroad depot at Chetopa, Kansas. It was located on the Eastern Division, Pittsburg Subdivision, at mile post 392.82.

Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad depot, Chetopa, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: March 31, 1956
This black and white photograph shows the Missouri- Kansas- Texas Railroad depot at Chetopa, Kansas. It was located on the Northern Division, Cherokee Subdivision, at mile post 410.2.

Atlas and plat book of Labette County, Kansas
Creator: Kenyon Company (Des Moines, Iowa)
Date: c1916
This atlas contains an outline map of the county, plats of all townships with owners' names, cities and towns, advertisments for local businesses, and a Kansas state map showing automobile roads.

Map of Labette County, Kansas
Creator: Everts, L.H. & Co., Philadelphia, PA
Date: 1875
This map illustrates railroads, cities and creeks within the townships of Labette County, Kansas and is scaled at one half inch to the mile.