Ralph William Griffith, World War I soldier
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 Ralph William Griffith, Company F, 138th Infantry, 35th Division. Ralph was killed in action during the fall of 1918.

Atlas and plat book of Montgomery County, Kansas
Creator: Kenyon Company (Des Moines, Iowa)
Date: c1916
This atlas contains an outline map of the county, plats of all the townships with owners' names, principal towns, Kansas state map showing automobile roads and map of the world, compiled from latest data on record.

Reb Russell's jacket
Date: between 1932 and 1940
Man's double-breasted jacket produced by Hispanic weavers in Chimayo, a New Mexican village north of Santa Fe. Wool jacket with six silver-plated disk buttons down the front. It was a gift to Reb Russell from silent film star Tom Mix. The two appeared together in the film "The All American" in 1932. Russell was a native of Coffeyville, Kansas. He was a football player and, after his gridiron career, a star of Hollywood "B" Westerns.

Paving brick
Creator: Coffeyville Vitrified Brick and Tile Company
Date: between 1904 and 1924
Clay brick with imprint, "Don't Spit on Sidewalk." These bricks were the brainchild of Dr. Samuel Crumbine of Dodge City, Kansas, who served as Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health from 1904 to 1924. Crumbine was concerned with the spread of disease and fought for sanitary conditions. The Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Company of Topeka was apparently the first company to create the "Don't Spit" bricks. The Coffeyville Vitrified Brick and Paving Company and others followed.

Pants fragment
Date: 1892
These fragments of clothing were taken from members of the Dalton Gang who were killed in a shootout in Coffeyville, Kansas, on October 5, 1892. J.J. Rambo, a newspaper editor from nearby Chetopa, Kansas, donated the fragments that year. Sightseers descended on Coffeyville following the shooting, taking pieces of clothing from the infamous gang. Rambo may have done the same while reporting on the events for his newspaper. Photographs of the deceased gang members indicate that the plaid wool fragment came from the pants of Gratton Dalton. The pinstriped wool fragment came from Bob Dalton's pants.

Secure good homes in a rich country
Creator: Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad Company
Date: 1873
This small pamphlet encourages the purchase and settlement of land in eastern Kansas stretching from Lawrence southward to the Kansas line and owned by the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad. The land is rich in bituminous coal, good building stone, fire clay and flagging stone as well as being good for general agriculture, fruit growing, sheep raising, and cattle grazing.

By-laws of the Coffeyville Central Labor Union
Creator: Coffeyville Central Labor Union
Date: 1908-1909
The by-laws of the Coffeyville Central Labor Union of Coffeyville, Kansas. Among the reasons to organize this group, was the purpose of bringing the "wealth producers of the world to that plane upon which they so justly deserve to stand."

By-laws and trade rules of Carpenter's Union No. 1212
Creator: Carpenters' Union
Date: July 25, 1903
The by-laws and trade rules of Carpenter's Union No. 1212 in Coffeyville, Kansas.

Earl Thomas Reynolds to Governor Fred Hall
Creator: Reynolds, Earl Thomas
Date: February 11, 1955
This letter was written by Earl Thomas Reynolds, a lawyer in Coffeyville, Kansas, to Governor Fred Hall. Reynolds was concerned that black people in Kansas were not receiving adequate patronage and political party representation in or by the Republican Party, particularly in the third district. Mr Reynolds inquired why should blacks continue to support the Republican Party, at all levels of government, if their support is not rewarded by the party.

Intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets, Coffeyville, Kansas
Creator: Journal Studio
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
A photograph showing the intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets in Coffeyville, Kansas. The photograph was removed from Montgomery County District Court, Court Reporter's files, Criminal 13721I. It was used in a plaintiff's exhibit in State vs. McKelly.

Intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets, Coffeyville, Kansas
Creator: Journal Studio
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
A photograph showing the intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets in Coffeyville, Kansas. The photograph was removed from Montgomery County District Court, Court Reporter's files, Criminal 13721I. It was used in a plaintiff's exhibit in State vs. McKelly.

Intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets, Coffeyville, Kansas
Creator: Journal Studio
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
A photograph showing the intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets in Coffeyville, Kansas. The photograph was removed from Montgomery County District Court, Court Reporter's files, Criminal 13721I. It was used in a plaintiff's exhibit in State vs. McKelly.

Intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets, Coffeyville, Kansas
Creator: Journal Studio
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
A photograph showing the intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets in Coffeyville, Kansas. The photograph was removed from Montgomery County District Court, Court Reporter's files, Criminal 13721I. It was used in a plaintiff's exhibit in State vs. McKelly.

Intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets, Coffeyville, Kansas
Creator: Journal Studio
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
A photograph showing the intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets in Coffeyville, Kansas. The photograph was removed from Montgomery County District Court, Court Reporter's files, Criminal 13721I. It was used in a plaintiff's exhibit in State vs. McKelly.

Intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets, Coffeyville, Kansas
Creator: Journal Studio
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
A photograph showing the intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets in Coffeyville, Kansas. The photograph was removed from Montgomery County District Court, Court Reporter's files, Criminal 13721I. It was used in a plaintiff's exhibit in State vs. McKelly.

Business street, Coffeyville, Kansas
Creator: Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Date: Between 1945 and 1949
A photograph showing a business street on U.S. 166 in Coffeyville, Kansas. On the corner, is the First National Bank.

Eleventh Street, Coffeyville, Kansas
Creator: Journal Studio
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
A photograph showing Eleventh Street in Coffeyville, Kansas. The photograph was removed from Montgomery County District Court, Court Reporter's files, Criminal 13721I. It was used in a plaintiff's exhibit in State vs. McKelly.

Elm Street, Coffeyville, Kansas
Creator: Journal Studio
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
A photograph showing Elm Street in Coffeyville, Kansas. The photograph was removed from Montgomery County District Court, Court Reporter's files, Criminal 13721I. It was used in a plaintiff's exhibit in State vs. McKelly.

Elm Street, Coffeyville, Kansas
Creator: Journal Studio
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
A photograph showing Elm Street in Coffeyville, Kansas. The photograph was removed from the Montgomery County District Court, Court Reporter's files, Criminal 13721I. It was used in a plaintiff's exhibit in State vs. McKelly.

Intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets, Coffeyville, Kansas
Creator: Journal Studio
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
A photograph showing the intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets in Coffeyville, Kansas. The photograph was removed from Montgomery County District Court, Court Reporter's files, Criminal 13721I. It was used in a plaintiff's exhibit in State vs. McKelly.

Intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets, Coffeyville, Kansas
Creator: Journal Studio
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
A photograph showing the intersection of Eleventh and Elm Streets in Coffeyville, Kansas. The photograph was removed from Montgomery County District Court, Court Reporter's files, Criminal 13721I. It was used in a plaintiff's exhibit in State vs. McKelly.

National Refining Company, Coffeyville, Kansas
Date: Between 1923 and 1925
An album with photographs and information on the National Refining Company, Coffeyville, Kansas. The refinery was built on seventy-five acres in northeast Coffeyville. At the time of construction, the National Refining Company was the second largest oil company in the nation with Standard Oil being first. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad laid tracks to the refinery's site and construction began in 1904. Oil from Coffeyville and the north territory was piped to the refinery. Capacity was 2,500 barrels per day, and by the 1920s it was one of the largest independent refineries in the country. Included in the album are photographs of Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad locomotives pulling tank cars, buildings, chemical laboratories and equipment, employees, and equipment at the refinery. Page 5 contains a typed description of the processes for refining and filtering petroleum.

Kansas Cities Share Wichita Plane Millions
Creator: Topeka Capital
Date: May 7, 1944
This article from the Topeka Capital details the success of the airplane building effort in Wichita, Kansas, and its monetary impact on other cities and towns in the state. In particular, many parts and other production-related items were sub-contracted to factories in towns like Coffeyville and Hutchinson.

To register all
Creator: Topeka Journal
Date: January 3, 1918
This article published in the Topeka Journal covers the decision to register all non-naturalized German Americans in cities with a population of over 5,000.

Hardrope, Osage Indian Chief
Creator: Concannon, T. M.
Date: 1877
A portrait of Hardrope an Osage Indian Chief.