Standard atlas of Sumner County, Kansas
Creator: Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Date: 1918
This atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. It has a patrons' directory, and plats of towns as of the year of publication.

Interview on experiences in World War II
Creator: Jones, Harold R.
Date: March 29, 2006
Jones enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served until 1946 on the SS Palawan and Sombrero Key (a tugboat). Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on Mar 29, 2006, Jones talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the community institutions receiving grants. The transcript of the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Watkins Community Museum of History (Lawrence) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.

Sound Money
Creator: Tilton, W. A.
Date: Unknown
This pamphlet deals with ideas for a stable dollar, an independent U. S. treasury, and with eliminating the national debt. It was written by W. A. Tilton of Oxford, Kansas. The ideas expressed reflect those of the Populists.

The way out: a few thoughts relative to the conditions of the labor and producing classes
Creator: Tilton, W. A.
Date: 1890
Mr. Tilton, Oxford, Kansas, discusses the reasons for the plight of the laboring class and offers principles and suggestions on page 16 and 17 that he hopes will be incorporated into the Alliance and labor related political parties. The suggestions include a minimum wage, government control of railroads, uniformity in the costs of mortgages, and that a four-fifths majority be required for the passage of any laws in the state or national legislature or those lacking a four-fifths majority need to submitted to the people for a majority vote before they are enacted. The pamphlet reflects the beliefs of many Populists, which was emerging as a political party.

Proposition for an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Creator: Tilton, W. A.
Date: Between 1880 and 1893
W. A. Tilton, a resident of Oxford, Kansas, proposed this amendment that called for voters in the United States to vote on all bills passed by the U. S. House or Senate by one-fifth or more to be submitted to the voters in all the states. If the voters approved of the bill with a majority, then it should become law. Only bills that were passed unanimously by both the House and the Senate would become law without being submitted directly to the voters. Tilton was probably a Populist support trying to give the public more input into the enactment of laws at the federal level.

Constitution of the Assemblies of the Order of Equal Rights of America
Creator: Register Print
Date: January 1, 1887
This document describes the tenets of the People's Party's political platform. It has been crafted into a constitutional presentation format for broad popular appeal.

Ritual. Order of Equal Rights of America
Creator: Register Print
Date: Between 1880 and 1900
This pamphlet includes the rituals and ceremony crafted by the Order of Equal Rights of America to be carried out at each of its local assemblies. The Order promoted a populist political agenda and sought governmental reforms by encouraging mass voter participation.

Standard atlas of Sumner County, Kansas
Creator: Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Date: 1902
This atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. It has a patrons' directory, portraits, and plats of towns as of the year of publication.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Oxford, Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: May 1931
This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Oxford, Kansas. The depot was built in 1880.

Historical atlas of Sumner County, Kansas
Creator: Edwards, John P.
Date: 1883
This atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. It has a county history, patrons' list, advertising directory, and plats of towns as of the year of publication.