Elam Bartholomew was a resident of Rooks County and Hays, Kansas. He was a horticulturalist, internationally known for his work with fungi. His diary reflects his active participation in Republican Party politics, local government, the United Presbyterian Church, farm organizations, and experimental farming. Elam Bartholomew was born in Pennsylvania, and his family moved first to Ohio and then Illinois. In 1873, he became engaged to Rachel Montgomery. Bartholomew settled in Rooks County, Kansas, in 1874, and returned to Illinois to marry Montgomery in June, 1877. The Bartholomews returned to Kansas in September, 1877, and lived on their farm on Bow Creek in Rooks County until 1929. They then moved south to Hays, Kansas, in Ellis County, where he served as curator of the mycological museum at Fort Hays Kansas State College until his death in 1934.
Date: From January, 1877 to December, 1878
Creator: Bartholomew, Elam
Item Number: 209107
Call Number: Elam Bartholomew Coll. #272, Box 10
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209107
Agriculture - Family farming
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Scientists
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Teachers
Collections - Manuscript - Bartholomew, Elam
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic
Community Life - Religion
Date - 1870s - 1877
Date - 1870s - 1878
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Home and Family - Activities
Home and Family - Daily life
Home and Family - Families
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Diary
People - Notable Kansans - Bartholomew, Elam
Places - Cities and towns - Stockton
Places - Counties - Rooks
Places - Other States - Illinois
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Diaries
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