1000 S. Esplanade, Leavenworth, Kansas
Date: 2002
A view of a large two story house located at 1000 South Esplanade in Leavenworth, Kansas.

319 Broadway, Leavenworth, Kansas
Date: 2002
A view of a large two story house located at 319 Broadway in Leavenworth, Kansas.

818 S. Esplanade, Leavenworth, Kansas
Date: 2002
A view of a two story wood-framed house located at 818 South Esplanade in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Ad Astra statue, Topeka, Kansas, 2004
Creator: Cooper, Craig
Date: September 15, 2004
Eight color photographs of the Ad Astra statue on the top of the Kansas State Capitol building's dome in Topeka, Kansas. Dick Bergen, a sculptor from Salina, Kansas, created the sculpture.

Business buildings in Elkhart, Kansas
Date: February 2007
This photo shows business buildings and automobiles in Elkhart, Kansas.

Business buildings in Elkhart, Kansas
Date: February 2007
This photo shows business buildings and automobiles in Elkhart, Kansas.

Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts
Date: Between 1997 and 2007
A portrait of Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts. He was elected in 1980 to the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas' first congressional district. He served until 1997, when he was elected to the U.S. Senate. As a senator, he chaired the Senate Intelligence Committee and subcommitte on Emgerging Threats and Capabilities.

Christian Smith
Creator: Crosswhite, Elizabeth
Date: 2001
A photograph of Christian Smith, Pawnee Heights High School, Garfield, Kansas, running on a relay team. At the 2001 National AAU Junior Olympics Games, Christian won the 800 Meter run. He was a four event winner at the 2002 Kansas State Track and Field Championships in Wichita, Kansas. He was named The Hutchinson News' Male Athlete of the Year, and helped Pawnee Heights High School win the Class 1A title. After graduating from high school. Christian continued his track career at Kansas State University. In 2008, he was a member of the United States Track and Field Team at the Olympics in Beijing, China.

Christian Smith
Creator: Smith, Ann
Date: 2002
A photograph showing Christian Smith running in the Kansas University relays, Lawrence, Kansas. A former member of the Pawnee Heights High School track team, Christian won the 800 Meter run at the 2001 National AAU Junior Olympics Games. The next year, Christian was a four event winner at the 2002 Kansas State Track and Field Championships in Wichita, Kansas. He was named The Hutchinson News' Male Athlete of the Year, and helped Pawnee Heights win the Class 1A title. After graduating from high school. Christian continued his track career at Kansas State University. In 2008, he was member of the United States Track and Field Team at the Olympics in Beijing, China.

Christian Smith
Creator: Smith, Ann
Date: 2000
A photograph of Christian Smith, Garfield, Kansas, a member of the Pawnee Heights High School track team. In 2000, Trevor Smith, his brother, won the 800 meter and mile runs at the state meet, with Christian finishing second in both races. At the 2001 National AAU Junior Olympics Games, Christian won the 800 Meter run. The next year, Christian was a four event winner at the 2002 Kansas State Track and Field Championships in Wichita, Kansas. He was named The Hutchinson News' Male Athlete of the Year, and helped Pawnee Heights win the Class 1A title. After graduating from high school. Christian continued his track career at Kansas State University. In 2008, he was member of the United States Track and Field Team at the Olympics in Beijing, China.

Christian Smith
Creator: Crosswhite, Elizabeth
Date: 2002
A photograph of Christian Smith, Pawnee Heights High School, Garfield, Kansas, running the 800 meters. He was a four event winner at the 2002 Kansas State Track and Field Championships in Wichita, Kansas. Smith, The Hutchinson News' Male Athlete of the Year, helped Pawnee Heights High School to a Class 1A team title. After graduating, he continued his track career at Kansas State University. In 2008, he was a member of the United States Track and Field Team at the Olympics in Beijing, China.

Christian Smith
Date: 2002
Christian Smith at the Kansas Track Championship. A former member of the Pawnee Heights High School track team, Christian won the 800 Meter run at the 2001 National AAU Junior Olympics Games. The next year, Christian was a four event winner at the 2002 Kansas State Track and Field Championships in Wichita, Kansas. He was named The Hutchinson News' Male Athlete of the Year, and helped Pawnee Heights win the Class 1A title. After graduating from high school. Christian continued his track career at Kansas State University. In 2008, he was member of the United States Track and Field Team at the Olympics in Beijing, China.

Daniel Robert Glickman
Date: Between 1999 and 2000
A portrait of Daniel Robert "Dan" Glickman, a native of Wichita Kansas, who was elected in 1976 to the U.S. House of Respresentatives from Kansas. For eighteen years, he represented the fourth congessional district of Kansas until he was defeated for re-election by Todd Tiahrt. After his defeat, he was appointed by President Bill Clinton to be the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, where he served from 1995 to 2001.

David H. Fisher Jr. oral history
Creator: Fisher, David H. Jr.
Date: April 4, 2008
Topeka, Kansas, resident David H. Fisher, Jr. relates his experience during the June 8, 1966, tornado in Topeka.

Dennis Moore
Date: 2007
A formal portrait of Congressman Dennis Moore. He was first elected to political office in 1977 as Johnson County, Kansas District Attorney. A position Moore held until 1989 when he became a member of the board of trustees at Johnson County Community College. In 1998, he challenged incumbent Republican Vince Snowbarger for Kansas' third congressional district and was elected as the first Democrat in thirty seven years from a traditional conservative district. As a member of Congress, Moore has served on the House Budget Committee and the House Banking Committee. He currently is a policy co-chair for the Blue Dog Coalition, a coalition created in 1994 to give conservative Democrats a unified voice in the House of Representatives. In addition Moore is also a member of the New Democrat Coalition that allows Democrats in Congress to create and pass legislation that favors a moderate and pro-business view.

Donald Rohrbaugh and Gene Hilker's experiences in World War II
Creator: Warner, Sidney
Date: February 21-22, 2007
This is an audio interview with Sidney Warner, Buford Rohrbaugh (son of Donald Rohrbaugh), and Steve Hilker (son of Gene Hilker) about the final months of the war in Europe, primarily at the Battle of the Bulge. Sidney Warner was a friend of Donald Rohrbaugh and Gene Hilker, both now deceased. Rohrbaugh served as a radioman and Hilker was a paratrooper. They fought in the Battle of the Bulge and told many stories about that experience to sons Buford Rohrbaugh and Steve Hilker. Both Rohrbaugh and Hilker were wounded more than once and in their last years told their friend, Sidney Warner, and their sons some of their wartime experiences.

Dressen residence, Ellinwood, Kansas
Creator: Yarmer, Robert E
Date: 2007
This is a photo of the Dressen residence, lots 10-11, block 84, Ellinwood, Ks.

Gallagher residence, Hays, Kansas
Date: 2000
This is a view of the bedroom of the Gallagher home. The home is an example of a Lustron home, a pre fabricated house to help alleviate the housing shortage following World War II. The original architectural prototype was a two-bedroom, 1,000-square foot home with an exterior sheathing made of 2-foot square steel panels. Later models included one bedroom and three bedroom homes.

Gallagher residence, Hays, Kansas
Date: 2000
This is an example of a Lustron home, a pre fabricated house to help alleviate the housing shortage following World War II. The original architectural prototype was a two-bedroom, 1,000-square foot home with an exterior sheathing made of 2-foot square steel panels. Later models included one bedroom and three bedroom homes.

Gallagher residence, Hays, Kansas
Date: 2000
This photograph shows the kitchen of the Gallagher residence. The home was a Lustron home, a pre fabricated house to help alleviate the housing shortage following World War II. The original architectural prototype was a two-bedroom, 1,000-square foot home with an exterior sheathing made of 2-foot square steel panels. Later models included one bedroom and three bedroom homes.

Glasco Downtown Historic District, Glasco, Kansas
Date: 2002
A view of a brick commerical building located in block 10 on Main Street in the Glasco Downtown Historic District of Glasco, Kansas. The historic Italianate shopping area was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Governor John Anderson interview
Creator: Beatty, Bob, 1966-
Date: December 15, 2003
Click the thumbnail images below to play clips of Kansas Governor John Anderson discussing his experience as governor of Kansas from January 9, 1961 to January 11, 1965. Bob Beatty, Political Science Department, Washburn University, conducts the interview as part of the Kansas Governors Recorded History and Documentary Project, Dr. Bob Beatty and Washburn University, 2005. A complete transcript of the interview is available by clicking Text Version below. The interview is the basis for Beatty's article "'For the Benefit of the People': A Conversation with Former Governor John Anderson, Jr.," Kansas History, v30 (Winter 2007/2008).

Governor John Carlin interview
Creator: Beatty, Bob, 1966-
Date: February 12, 2004
Click the thumbnail images below to play clips of Kansas Governor John Carlin discussing his experience as governor of Kansas from January 8, 1979 to January 12, 1987. Bob Beatty, Political Science Department, Washburn University, conducts the interview as part of the Kansas Governors Recorded History and Documentary Project, Dr. Bob Beatty and Washburn University, 2005. Carlin was serving as Archivist of the United State at the time, and the interview was recorded at his Washington, D.C. office. A complete transcript of the interview is available by clicking Text Version below. The interview is the basis for Beatty's article "'Be Willing to Take Some Risks to Make Things Happen': A Conversation with Former Governor John Carlin." Kansas History, v31 n2 (Summer 2007/2008).

Governor John Carlin interview
Creator: Beatty, Bob, 1966-
Date: March 10, 2008
An audio recording of an interview with John Carlin discussing his experience as governor of Kansas from January 8, 1979 to January 12, 1987, and his 1990 re-election bid. Bob Beatty and Mark Peterson, Political Science Department, Washburn University, conduct the interview as part of the Kansas Governors Recorded History and Documentary Project, Dr. Bob Beatty and Washburn University, 2005. The interview took place in Manhattan, Kansas, in 2008. A complete transcript of the interview is available by clicking Text Version below. This and a previous interview conducted in 2004 are the basis for Beatty's article "'Be Willing to Take Some Risks to Make Things Happen': A Conversation with Former Governor John Carlin." Kansas History, v31 n2 (Summer 2007/2008). The 2004 interview is available on Kansas Memory as item #212931.

Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Date: Between 2000 and 2006
Kansas governor Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius was first elected to the Kansas House of Representatives and served from 1987 to 1994. In 1994 she successfully ran for state insurance commissioner and became the first Democrat to hold that office in at least 100 years. Sebelius became the second female governor in 2002, when she was elected the forty-fourth Governor of Kansas. During her tenure, capital punishment laws were declared unconstitutional by the Kansas Supreme Court and a concealed carry bill was passed into law.