Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company Stationery
Creator: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
This stationery shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company logo for the California Limited.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company stationery
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1934
These two pieces of paper show Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company stationery. The top paper is from R.P. Bird, G.A.F.D., Santa Fe Ry. 225 Broadway, New York, N.Y. The bottom paper is from the El Tovar Hotel and the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company stationery
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Date: 1931
These two pieces of paper show Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company stationery. The top piece of paper is for the Pullman that runs between Des Moines, Iowa to California and through the "Grand Canyon National Park. The bottom is a postcard used by O.H. Thomas General Agent, of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company.

Letterhead of Louis Palenske Land Sales and Insurance
Date: Between 1914 and 1917
This letterhead belonging to Louis Palenske was created when he operated a photo studio and a land sales business in McFarland, Kansas. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Mid-Kansas Milling Company Letterhead
Date: 1902-1914
This is the letterhead from the Mid-Kansas Milling Company, operated at Alma, Kansas from 1902 until 1912. The letterhead shows J.N. Dolley as president of the company, W.C. Noller as the vice-president, and L. Palenske as the treasurer. The mill, however, was owned entirely by Louis Palenske. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Thrice welcome to Kansas
Creator: Eldridge, J.L.
Date: 1899
A piece of stationary with a poem printed on the side. The poem, written by J.L. Eldridge of Topeka, Kansas, speaks of Kansas' rich offerings; from the soil in the fields to the people in the cities, the state has much to offer.

USO stationery
Creator: United Service Oragnizations, Inc.
Date: between 1941 and 1949
Single sheet of United Service Organizations (USO) letterhead. This stationery was probably acquired by Almeda (Harrison) Passet or Norman Passet. Both were at Fort Riley during World War II. Almeda worked in the post property office; Norman was a soldier assigned to horsemanship for a Cavalry unit. When horses proved ineffective in the war effort, Norman became a cook for the Army. They met at a square dance in Junction City, Kansas, and later married on her family's farm near Riley, Kansas. After the war, the couple settled on a farm near Wharton, Ohio, and had two children. Almeda died in 2011; Norman in 2009. The United Service Organizations, Inc., is a non-profit organization founded in 1941 at the request of President Franklin Roosevelt. The organization's purpose was to boost morale of troops fighting in World War II. USO centers, the soldier's "home away from home," opened around the world, providing soldiers a place to socialize, write a letter home, or get a free cup of coffee and a donut. The USO is probably best known for its "Camp Shows," which featured entertainment from Hollywood celebrities. The organization has provided support to soldiers fighting in every war since its creation.