

John Calhoun was the Surveyor General of Kansas and Nebraska Territories. He was an active Democrat and served as President of the Lecompton Constitutional Convention.
Item Number: 3918
Call Number: B Calhoun John *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3918
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Town development
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land - Land surveying
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Democrat
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Lecompton Constitution
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Photographs
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