105 Kansas County Quilt
Creator: Stitching Traditions Quilt Shop
Date: between 2010 and 2013
Commemorative quilt made by the Woman's Kansas Day Club, with a separate block for every one of Kansas's 105 counties. Each block was made by a representative from that county. The quilt was then constructed, bordered, and bound by staff at Topeka's Stitching Traditions Quilt Shop and custom machine quilted by Topeka's A Touch of Class Quilting.

Aaron Jack, Kansas Securities Commissioner
Date: Between 2010 and 2020
A photograph of Aaron Jack, Kansas Securities Commissioner from 2011 to 2013.

Administrative building at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas
Creator: Sprunger, Keith L.
Date: Between 2010 and 2015
This is a photograph of the Administration Building at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. It was built in 1920.

Aidan Ives and the Midget 9 Blue Jays baseball team in Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Wichers Studio
Date: 2012
These two photographs show Aidan Ives, age 9, and the Midget 9 Blue Jays baseball team he played for in the Ken Berry League in Topeka, Kansas. Digital reproduction of the photographs was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.

Arvilla "Peggy" Jones and Michaeline Chance-Reay
Date: 2011
Three photographs of Arvilla "Peggy" Jones and Michaeline Chance-Reay, Ph.D. During her youth, Peggy was a Harvey Girl for the Harvey House restaurants. Chance-Reay was speaking to Peggy regarding Peggy's Harvey Girl experiences. The photographs were taken at a United Methodist Women's meeting possibly in Melvern, Kansas.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Mulvane, Kansas
Creator: Martin, William Lloyd
Date: 2010
This colored photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Mulvane, Kansas.

August "Gus" Bogina Jr.
Date: February 16, 2018
August "Gus" Bogina is a former member of both the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas Senate. Mr. Bogina, originally from Shawnee, Kansas, and now retired, worked as a consulting engineer during his career. He graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in engineering. He was first elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1974 and reelected to two additional terms, serving from 1975 through 1980; in 1980, he was elected to the Kansas Senate and reelected to four additional terms. He served as chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee for eleven sessions, 1985 through 1995.

August "Gus" Bogina Jr. oral history transcript
Date: February 16, 2018
Mr. Bogina, originally from Shawnee, Kansas, and now retired, worked as a consulting engineer during his career. He graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in engineering. He was first elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1974 and reelected to two additional terms, serving from 1975 through 1980; in 1980, he was elected to the Kansas Senate and reelected to four additional terms. He served as chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee for eleven sessions, 1985 through 1995. This oral history interview of August "Gus" Bogina, former member of both the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas Senate, is being conducted under the sponsorship of the Kansas Oral History Project, Inc., a nonprofit corporation created for the purpose of establishing an archive of oral histories of Kansas state legislators who served prior to the year 2000. These interviews are funded in part by a grant from the Kansas Humanities Council. Professor Ed Flentje of Wichita State University is conducting this interview at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kansas, on February 16th, 2018.

Barto's Idle Hour restaurant in Frontenac, Kansas
Creator: Coble, Teresa Ann
Date: February 25, 2019
Several photographs of Barto's Idle Hour restaurant at 201 Santa Fe Street in Frontenac, Kansas. The restaurant was founded in 1951 by Ray Barto.

Betty McCann-Thomas reminiscences
Creator: McCann-Thomas, Betty
Date: 2004 - 2012
This is a reminiscence recorded by Betty McCann-Thomas describing her work at North American Aviation during World War II. After leaving Kansas State University, she attended training school and was hired by North American located in the Fairfax District of Kansas City, Kansas. McCann-Thomas was involved in making B-25 airplanes. Women working in the defense factories were often called Rosie the Riveter. She describes in detail the tools she used and the work she performed on the airplane skins and tank doors. The collection contains two photographs of Betty McCann-Thomas.

Bill signing ceremony in Governor Mark Parkinson's office, Topeka, Kansas
Date: April 06, 2010
This photograph shows Governor Mark Parkinson signing HB 2195, an act relating to maintenance and certification of electronic state government records. People in the photograph are front row (left to right): Terri Clark, Assistant Director, Legislative Computer Services; Pat Michaelis, Director, State Archives & Library, Kansas State Historical Society; Governor Mark Parkinson, Kansas Governor; Jennie Chinn, Executive Director, Kansas State Historical Society; Don Heiman, Legislative Chief Information Technology Officer; and back row (left to right): Carey Brown, Kansas Information Technology Office; Joe Hennes, Executive Chief Information Technology Officer; Rep. Mike Burgess, Kansas House of Representatives; Bill Roth, Chief Information Technology Architect, State of Kansas; and Matt Veatch, State Archivist, Kansas State Historical Society.

Billy Olsen interview, Kinsley, Kansas
Creator: Olsen, Billy Jerome
Date: February 23, 2011
This transcript of an interview with Billy Olsen is part of an oral history project entitled "Patterns of Change, Edwards County, Kansas 1950-1970" conducted by the Kinsley Public Library. The project was supported by a Kansas Humanities Council Heritage Grant. Olsen talks of his family, education, military career, and his memories of the Edwards County community.

Blanche Cecile Parks photograph collection
Date: 1967-2017
This is a collection of photographs showing Blanche Parks and her family. Blanche, the daughter of Nile Eugene, Sr. and Fern (Dickinson) Williams, grew up in Leavenworth, Kansas and graduated from Leavenworth High School. After high school, she attended Washburn University and graduated with Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Also, she earned the Kansas Certified Public Manager designation from Kansas University. After graduation, Blanche taught in the Topeka Public Schools and later worked as a manager and director in various Kansas State agencies. She developed, implemented and directed the Kansas 529 College Savings Program in the Kansas State Treasurer's office. While director, the program held $40 million in assets and ranked in the top five college savings programs in the nation. Also, she was employed in the Kansas Department of Human Resources as a Special Assistant to the Secretary, she oversaw the Job Corps Program for the State of Kansas, the Governor's Council on Employment and Training. Also, she served as a Senior Manager in the Division of Information and Community Resources at the Department on Aging. Blanche served on the Job Service Employers' Committee and the Summer Youth Program under the Job Training Partnership Act, National Advisory Committee on Special Minimum Wages under the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor, Elizabeth Dole. Blanche is active in many community organizations, which includes President of the YWCA Board of Directors, the Kansas Children's Service League Topeka Advisory Council, Washburn University Board of Regents, Downtown Topeka Rotary, Topeka Human Relations Commission, Melody Brown Board of Directors, established the YWCA East Blanche Parks Girls to Girl Program, Who's Who in American Women, and the National Board of Directors for the YWCA. She received many awards including Who's Who in American Women. Blanche married Topeka attorney Sherman A. Parks, Jr. and they have two children Michael and Stacey. In 2000, Sherman and Blanche were named to Topeka's 2000 Profiles in Power by The Topeka Capital-Journal.

Boyd Mundhenke interview, Kinsley, Kansas
Creator: Mundhenke, Boyd Marlin
Date: January 26, 2011
This transcript of an interview with Boyd Mundhenke is part of an oral history project entitled "Patterns of Change, Edwards County, Kansas 1950-1970" conducted by the Kinsley Public Library. The project was supported by a Kansas Humanities Council Heritage Grant. Mundhenke talks of his family, education, his Peace Corps career, and his memories of the Edwards County community.

Brian Baggett playing Henry Worrall's Carmencita
Creator: Baggett, Brian
Date: 2012
This is an audio recording of Henry Worrall's original composition Carmencita interpreted from the original manuscript and performed by guitarist Brian Baggett. Worrall published his solo instrumental "Carmencita Series of Mexican Dances" with E.B. Guild music publisher of Topeka, Kansas, about 1896. In the early twentieth century, Worrall's popular guitar instrumentals played a key role in the development of the guitar styles of southern rural folk musicians and country and blues musical idioms. Worrall moved to Topeka, Kansas, in 1868 where he died in 1902. Worrall's original manuscript of this piece is available on Kansas Memory as unit 208647. For more information on Kansas guitarist Brian Baggett see the external link below.

Brian Baggett playing Henry Worrall's Carmencita
Creator: Baggett, Brian
Date: 2012
This is a video recording of Henry Worrall's original composition Carmencita interpreted from the original manuscript and performed by Brian Baggett. Worrall published his solo instrumental "Carmencita Series of Mexican Dances" with E.B. Guild music publisher of Topeka, Kansas, about 1896. In the early twentieth century, Worrall's popular guitar instrumentals played a key role in the development of the guitar styles of southern rural folk musicians and country and blues musical idioms. Worrall moved to Topeka, Kansas, in 1868 where he died in 1902. Worrall's original manuscript of this piece is available on Kansas Memory as unit 208647. For more information on Kansas guitarist Brian Baggett see the external link below.

Brian Baggett playing Henry Worrall's Sebastopol
Creator: Baggett, Brian
Date: 2012
This is a video recording of Henry Worrall's original composition Sebastopol interpreted from the original manuscript and performed by Brian Baggett. Worrall initially published "Sebastopol" in the 1850s with W. C. Peters and Sons of Cincinnati, Ohio. In the early twentieth century, Worrall's popular guitar instrumentals played a key role in the development of the guitar styles of southern rural folk musicians and country and blues musical idioms. Worrall moved to Topeka, Kansas, in 1868 where he died in 1902. Worrall's original manuscript of this piece is available on Kansas Memory as unit 208654. For more information on Kansas guitarist Brian Baggett see the external link below.

Brian Baggett playing Henry Worrall's Sebastopol
Creator: Baggett, Brian
Date: 2012
This is an audio recording of Henry Worrall's original composition Sebastopol interpreted from the original manuscript and performed by guitarist Brian Baggett. Worrall initially published "Sebastopol" in the 1850s with W. C. Peters and Sons of Cincinnati, Ohio. In the early twentieth century, Worrall's popular guitar instrumentals played a key role in the development of the guitar styles of southern rural folk musicians and country and blues musical idioms. Worrall moved to Topeka, Kansas, in 1868 where he died in 1902. Worrall's original manuscript of this piece is available on Kansas Memory as unit 208654. For more information on Kansas guitarist Brian Baggett see the external link below.

Brookover Feed Yard, Garden City
Creator: Kansas State Historical Society. Administration Division
Date: June 01, 2015
These cattle stand in the Brookover Feed Yard in Garden City. Established by Earl Brookover in 1951, this was the first commercial feed yard in the Midwest. Brookover pioneered the approach to cattle feeding and has remained an industry leader.

Carmen Rodriguez interview, Kinsley, Kansas
Creator: Rodriguez, Carmen Rustica (Molina)
Date: April 18, 2011
This transcript of an interview with Carmen Rodriguez is part of an oral history project entitled "Patterns of Change, Edwards County, Kansas 1950-1970" conducted by the Kinsley Public Library. The project was supported by a Kansas Humanities Council Heritage Grant. Rodriguez talks of her family, education, and her memories of the Edwards County community.

Cartoon drawing
Creator: Maguire, Gregory
Date: 2010
Drawing of the character Elphaba (a.k.a., The Wicked Witch of the West) rendered by Gregory Maguire. Elphaba appears in the novel entitled "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West," which was written by Maguire. He created this drawing in September 2010. That year, a member of the Library/Archives staff contacted the author to see if he would donate materials from the book or musical to the Kansas Historical Society. Maguire believed he had nothing of interest to donate, so he created this drawing of Elphaba, the main character of his novel, specifically for the society.

Catholic church in Big Springs, Kansas
Creator: Boaz, Don
Date: Between 2005 and 2010
This is a photograph of the Catholic church in Big Springs, Kansas.

Certificate presented to Judge Richard Dean Rogers
Creator: Shriners Hospitals For Children
Date: November 13, 2010
A certificate presented to Judge Richard Rogers for his contributions to the Shriners Hospitals For Children.

Chamness School in Lyon County, Kansas
Creator: Workman, Leland
Date: 2013
Here are six photographs showing the walls of Chamness School in Lyon County, Kansas. The school is located on Road 140, southwest of Emporia.

Chicken Annie's restaurant, Frontenac, Kansas
Creator: Coble, Teresa
Date: February 25, 2019
Several photographs of Chicken Annie's restaurant near Frontenac, Kansas. Anna Rehak Pichler and her husband Charlie Pichler founded the restaurant in 1934.