8,000 students affected, state officials see no trouble adjusting schools to new rule
Creator: Topeka Journal
Date: May 17, 1954
This article discusses how the state of Kansas will work to conform to the ruling made in the Brown v. Board of Education decision on May 17, 1954. The U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that the segregation of schools based on race was unconstitutional. Many cities in Kansas, including Topeka, Atchison, Salina, Wichita, and Pittsburg were already working to integrate their schools. Topeka had an estimated 625 African American students who would be affected by the court's ruling, and the article lists the numbers for other cities and towns in the state.

Administration Hall, Shawnee Indian Mission
Creator: Kansas State Historical Society
Date: 1928-1939
This set of photographs represents the Main Building of the Mission that was used as the Administration Hall and the first Territorial Legislature of Kansas in 1855. In 1968, the Shawnee Indian Mission was declared a National Historic Landmark and has since been under the operation of the Kansas Historical Society.

Administration Hall, Shawnee Indian Mission
Date: 1921-1939
This set of photographs represent different views of the East Building of the Mission. The East Building was used as the main and administrative building for the Mission as well as the first Territorial Legislature of Kansas in 1855. In 1968, the Shawnee Indian Mission was declared a National Historic Landmark and has since been under the operation of the Kansas Historical Society.

Aerial View of Johnson County, Kansas
Creator: Kansas Department of Transportation
Date: July 12, 1954
This aerial photograph, taken by the Kansas Department of Transportation, shows the area between 95th Street and 103rd Street in Johnson County, Kansas.

Alternately Beveled Knife from the Across the Creek Site, 14JO406
Date: 1-1500 CE
This alternately beveled knife was collected from a multicomponent site in Johnson County with occupations in both the Early and Middle Ceramic periods. It was donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2017. The knife was made of Winterset chert, which outcrops in eastern Kansas and Missouri. Repeated sharpening on the knife's alternate sides created the bevels.

A.M. Meyers to Governor Henry Allen
Creator: Meyers, A.M.
Date: December 31, 1919
In this letter, Meyers outlines ten items that he suggests would "fix" the proposed industrial court legislation. The legislation would have a tribunal decide on labor problems between employers and their employees.

Ancient Order of United Workmen baseball team in Shawnee, Kansas
Date: October 04, 1903
This is a photograph of the AOUW (Ancient Order of United Workmen) 394 baseball team in Shawnee, Kansas. People in the photograph are (standing left to right) Dan Bousman, Theo. Wertz, Chas. Van Bebber, Dr. Harvey Maloney, Bert Keeran, Carl Gillespie and seated (left to right) Earl Hughes, Frank Keeran, Harvey Kiser, and Frank Wendt. The Ancient Order of United Workmen was a fraternal, charitable, beneficial, benevolent society, organized for the promotion of the welfare of its members and those dependent on them. It was formed in response to individuals moving from farms into urban areas during the late nineteenth century, providing a social network among those migrants. The organization held lectures, read essays, discussed news, encouraged research and the arts, and provided financial aid for the support and improvement of its members.

An Eclectic Collection from 14JO417
Date: Unknown
These three items were collected from a multicomponent site in Johnson County with occupations in both the prehistoric and historic time periods. These artifacts were from the later time period. They were donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2006. Do they represent the remains of someone's prize collection? Shown is a bisque figurine of Donald Duck riding a hobby horse with "WALT DISNEY" on one side. Also pictured is a plastic duck head that was once affixed on another object and a marine shell similar to a whelk shell.

Anna Hittle essay
Date: May 16, 1901
This essay "True Greatness" was written by sixteen year-old Anna Hittle before she graduated from high school.

Annals of Shawnee Methodist Mission and Indian Manual Labor School
Creator: Caldwell, Martha B. (Martha Belle)
Date: 1939
These annals are a compilation of events concerning the Shawnee Methodist Mission year by year. The information was culled from a variety of sources. Most entries include a citation to the source. Thomas Johnson established the mission in 1830 near Turner in present Wyandotte County, Kansas. He also founded the Indian Manual Labor School, which operated in conjunction with the mission. It was moved to the Johnson County area in 1839 and the school operated until 1862. The Santa Fe and Oregon trails passed near the Johnson County location so travelers frequently stopped at the mission. The site housed the executive offices of the first territorial governor and the first territorial legislature met there. In addition to the Methodist mission, the Baptist and Quaker churches also operated missions for the Shawnee. These annals are the complete manuscript from which a condensed version was published by the Kansas State Historical Society in 1939.

Anna Spencer Case
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
This is a photograph of Anna Spencer Case, who was born in Bath County, Kentucky, on August 21, 1838. She married Charles Glover Case on February 15, 1857. They came to Kansas in May 1858 and settled on a farm near Aubry in Johnson County. She resided on the farm until her death on April 13, 1903. Anna and Charles had ten children, one son and nine daughters.

Appointments Justices of the peace
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1863-1865 : Carney)
Date: 1863 - 1864
This folder on Appointments Justice of the peace comes from the Correspondence series of the Governor Thomas Carney Papers. Thomas Carney was Kansas' second state Governor, serving from 1863 to 1865. He was born near Tipton, Delaware County, Ohio in 1824 and came to Kansas in search of better health care and new business opportunities. Thomas Carney and his business partner Thomas C. Stevens were the first to open a wholesale house in Leavenworth, Kansas. This record includes two written bonds and oaths of office for the appointments of Justice of Peace of Marysville, Marshall County in April of 1863, for John Laclure and William Hess. A letter from S. M. Strickler of Junction City relating to the organization of Clay county on April 7, 1863. The letter discusses Clay county's attempt at an election and requests that D. H. Myers and D. W. Shepperd be appointed as Justices of Peace. The following letters also pertain to filling the appointments of Justice of the peace for the following counties: Brown, Douglas, Nemaha, Shawnee, Riley, Johnson, Bourbon, Coffey, Atchison, Davis, Ottawa, Franklin, Jackson, Allen, and Leavenworth between 1863 to 1864. This is important because Justice of the peace are appointed or elected by citizens of the area in which they serve in and at the time it was not required for them to have any formal legal education to qualify.

Archaic Dart Points from 14JO354
Date: 4550-2900 BCE
These Archaic period dart points were collected from a Johnson County archeological site and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2003. The multicomponent (multiple occupations) site includes an earlier Nebo Hill occupation whose people gathered plants and hunted game. They had a distinctive style of dart points similar to the two on the left, and slightly less so than those on the right. Dart points were attached to the fore shaft of a throwing spear and propelled by using a spear thrower or atlatl. The Nebo Hill culture is thought by some archeologists to be ancestral to the Kansas City Hopewell culture.

Archaic Dart Points from the Enright Site, 14JO188
Date: 1500-100 BCE
These dart points were collected from an archeological site in Johnson County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2022. The darker point may have been what archeologists call and Adena point and is made of Burlington chert. It may have been reworked as a knife after it was broken. The other is a Gary point made of heated Florence chert that has been repeatedly resharpened, reducing it in size. Stone tools help reveal how these people lived and traveled, and how they differed from other groups. The Enright site is what archeologists call a multicomponent site, meaning it was occupied at various times, from approximately 10,000 years ago to today.

Arrow Point from the Cornfield III Site, 14JO405
Date: 1-1000 CE
This arrow point was collected from an archeological site along the Big Blue River in Johnson County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2020. The Cornfield III site is what archeologists call multicomponent, meaning it had multiple occupations through the Early and Middle Ceramic periods. This side notched arrow point, with weak shoulders and damaged on one side, would have come from the earlier period.

Arrow Points from 14JO354
Date: 1-1500 CE
These arrow points were collected from a Johnson County archeological site and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2003. Shown are side-notched and corner-notched points, one with serrated edges. The notches aided in hafting the point to the arrow shaft. The site had multiple occupations from the Archaic period through Middle Ceramic period (4000 BCE - 1500 CE).

Arrow Points from the Corn Field 2 Site, 14JO408
Date: 1-1800 CE
These six arrow points were recovered from an archeological site in Johnson County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2007 and 2020. Four arrow points are corner-notched and two are triangular. Archeologists consider corner-notched points such as these to be the earliest form of arrow points that are found in the Great Plains, being made and used approximately 1-1100 CE and triangular arrow points to be the latest form, occurring approximately 1100-1650 CE.

Arrow Points from the Enright Site, 14JO188
Date: 1000-1800 CE
These arrow points were collected from an archeological site in Johnson County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2022. They are side, basal, and corner notched. The notches on the arrow points aided in hafting them to the arrow shaft. Though small and thin, they would have been extremely effective for hunting. The Enright site is what archeologists call a multicomponent site, meaning it was occupied at various times, from approximately 10,000 years ago to today.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Corliss, Kansas
Date: Between 1890s and 1910s
This photograph shows a general view of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Corliss, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure with batten siding no longer stands.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, De Soto, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: June 23, 1957
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in De Soto, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure was part of the Eastern Lines, Eastern, Division, First District at milepost 11.1. The depot with clapboard siding is no longer standing.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, De Soto, Kansas
Date: 1912
This photograph shows a group of men standing in front of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in De Soto, Kansas. In the foreground there are wagons along the wooden platform.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, De Soto, Kansas
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
This photograph shows a man standing in front of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in De Soto, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure with batten siding is no longer standing.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Edgerton, Kansas
Date: November 01, 1948
These photographs show damage to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Edgerton, Kansas. On October 31, 1948, a Santa Fe diesel freight engine with thirty-three cars hit the depot damaging the front of the building and a car parked nearby. No injuries were reported. Repairs were made to the wooden structure.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Edgerton, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: June 23, 1957
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Edgerton, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure was part of the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Second District at milepost 39.8. The depot no longer stands.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Gardner, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: June 23, 1957
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Gardner, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure with clapboard siding was once part of the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Second District at milepost 34.6. The depot is no longer standing.