Ed Roland McWilliams, World War I soldier
Date: 1918-1920
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 Ed Roland McWilliams, Ambulance Company No. 24. Ed died of pneumonia on November 19, 1918 in the Base Hospital at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Emanuel and Marcet Haldeman-Julius
Date: 1925
A postcard showing Emanuel and Marcet Haldeman-Julius with Clarence Darrow in Girard, Kansas. The photograph was taken after the Scopes trial.

Socialist cartoon
Creator: Wayland, Julius Augustus
Date: 1898
This postcard published by Julius Augustus Wayland, editor and publisher of the Socialist newspaper the "Appeal To Reason", illustrates the class struggle from the Socialist's point of view.

Swollen fortunes and the problem of the unemployed
Creator: Daniels, Percy, 1840-1916
Date: 1908
Percy Daniels published this pamphlet supporting the Populist Party view that the wealthiest in the United States need to pay a greater share in taxes for the betterment of the general populace. Taxes proposed include property, income and inheritance. Daniels speculates that the problem with unemployment in the country could be solved with taxes directed at the most wealthy in the nation.

W.L.Wells to Governor Henry Allen
Creator: Wells, W.L.
Date: January 8, 1920
W.L. Wells, a Girard, Kansas resident, writes to Governor Allen that the proposed Industrial Bill would not hurt coal miners and that the more miners who read up on the bill the more who are in favor of it.

Slovene National Benefit Society, lodge no. 225, Girard, Kansas
Creator: Slovene National Benefit Society
Date: November 1, 1982
A Slovene National Benefit Society (Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota) lodge charter issued to Camp 50, Girard, Kansas. The Society founded in 1904, offered affordable life insurance to Slovenian immigrants. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many Slovenians came to America to work in the southeast Kansas coal mines. The Slovene National Benefit Society provided immigrants with social, athletic and cultural activities, college scholarships, and community service projects. At one time, there were 15 lodges in southeast Kansas and one in Kansas City, Kansas.

A lesson of to-day and a questions of to-morrow
Creator: Daniels, Percy, 1840-1916
Date: October 01, 1892
This speech was delivered by Col. Percy Daniels, candidate of the People's and Democratic Parties for Kansas Lieutent Governor, at Girard, Kansas.

Appeal to Reason newspaper office
Date: 1880s
Appeal and Reason newspaper office in Girard, Kansas.

Girard High School Band campaigning for Governor Alf Landon
Date: October 26, 1934
View of the members of the Girard High School Band of Girard, Kansas, campaigning for Governor Alfred Landon on October 26, 1934. Pictured at the left are: Congressman Harold McGugin; Senator Arthur Capper; and Governor Alfred Landon.

A Crisis for the Husbandman
Creator: Daniels, Percy
Date: 1889--1891
The content of this book was originally delivered as six lectures to the Girard, Kansas, Grange. The chapters correspond to individual speeches with titles such as "The Condition of Agriculture," "The Cause, a Living Octopus and a Dead Industry," "The Cause, The Annual Penalty Imposed on Labor," Our Idolatry--the Golden Calf," "The Remedy," and "American Despots to the Rear." Reviews of various lestures as well as some addition materials are included. Daniels later served as a Populist Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. Dates in the publication range from 1889 through 1891.

Free coinage of American Labor into honest dollars
Creator: Daniels, Percy
Date: 1895
In this pamphlet, Percy Daniels writes about many of the Populist themes, but indicates that the Populists have been betrayed by their elected representatives. He calls upon Kansans and residents of Crawford County to support the principles of the founding fathers for a democratic society. He believes there are what he calls "Jeffersonian Republicans" in all the political parties and that they need to act together to protect the republic. Daniels lived at Narragansett Farm, Girard, Kansas.

The conquering march of capital. Man versus mammon
Creator: Daniels, Percy, 1840-1916
Date: 1897
This is a Populist Party inspired publication denouncing the exploitive tactics employed by the Republican Party, big business, and the moneyed class of the United States. It details the abuses and the need to take effective action to counter the purported threat.

Graduated property taxation
Creator: Daniels, Percy, 1840-1916
Date: 1910
A Populist Party pamphlet arguing that the only just and equitable system of taxation is the graduated tax in the United States.

Plat book, Crawford County, Kansas
Creator: North West Publishing Co.
Date: 1906
This atlas contains maps of each township within Crawford County, Kansas, as of 1906. Compiled from county records and surveys, it includes the names of landowners, a patrons' directory, and township plats. An oversize map of Pittsburg, Kansas, that accompanies this plat book is also available here and as unit 225945.

Crawford County Fair, Girard, Kansas
Creator: Crawford County Agricultural Society
Date: October 4-7, 1887
A poster advertising livestock, horse racing, and entertainment events for the fourteenth annual exhibition of the Crawford County Fair Agricultural Society in Girard, Kansas. The same artwork is used for the Cowley County Fair poster in Winfield, Kansas, for 1886 (item 210470).

The Appeal To Reason, Girard, Kansas
Date: Between 1897 and 1912
A photograph showing a dock with bundles of newspaper, Appeal to Reason, ready for mailing. The Appeal to Reason was an independent newspaper first published in Kansas City Missouri and later in Girard, Kansas, by it's founder Julius Wayland. The political publication consisted of three to four pages of articles and headlines about Socialism in America.

Fifteenth annual fair of the Crawford County Agricultural Society, Girard, Kansas
Creator: Crawford County Agricultural Society
Date: October 4 - 7, 1887
This poster announces the fifteenth annual fair sponsored by the Crawford County Agricultural Society to be held at Girard, Kansas. Highlights of the fair include racing, expositions, and reduced rates on railroad travel. The poster includes illustrations of a fair scene, livestock, bicycle races, and sulky races with horses and riders.

The fifteenth annual fair of the Crawford County Agricultural Society
Creator: Crawford County Agricultural Society
Date: October 4 - 7, 1887
This poster announces a fair at Girard, Kansas, sponsored by the Crawford County Agricultural Society. Highlights of the fair include good races each day, good amusements, and reduced railroad rates. The poster includes color illustrations of a fair scene with livestock and buildings, and a sulky race.

George D. Brewer
Date: Between 1914 and 1916
This black and white photograph shows George D. Brewer. An active member of the Socialist Party in Crawford County, Kansas, Brewer served as the leading journalist for the party's newspapers the "Appeal to Reason" and the "Worker's Chronicle". In the spring of 1914 he was elected as a national committeeman to the Socialist Party. The honor and privilege of being a delegate to the national party gave Brewer the name recognition he needed. In November of 1914, he was elected on the Socialist ticket to the Kansas Legislature. Brewer served the Twentieth District of the House of Representatives, (1914 -1916). In the November general election, of 1916, Brewer was defeated by Republican candidate F.A. Jewell, by a vote of 3,373 to 3,034. He return to private life after his political career and lectured for the Non-Partisan League in Minnesota and North Dakota. He passed away in January of 1967.

H.L. Call's airship built in Girard, Kansas
Date: 1908
This postcard shows Henry Laurens Call's airship in 1908 outside its hanger in Girard, Kansas.

The key to culture
Creator: Haldeman-Julius, E. (Emanuel), 1888-1951
Date: 1928
Book edited by Emmanuel Haldeman-Julius of Girard, Kansas, describing the cultural distinctiveness of Buddhism and Confusionism found in Indian and Chinese society. Due to copyright restrictions, only the cover of the book is available in Kansas Memory at this time.

Report of Kansas U.S.O. Committee
Creator: United Service Organization
Date: 1941
This item details the amount of contributions to the United Service Organizations (U.S.O.) from cities and counties in Kansas during 1941. Totaling almost $90,000, the U.S.O. campaign in Kansas was quite successful and helped support a number of services for Americans serving in uniform during World War II. The report lists the contributions by city and the nature of the fund raising. There was a campaign in movie theaters that almost $9,000 from 84 cities. The list includes the names of the theaters. Local newspapers, which provided publicity, are often listed as well. The local U.S. O. committees are listed occasionally.