Adolph Roenigk
Date: Between 1932 and 1938
Photograph of Adolph Roenigk (1847-1938) of Lincoln County, Kansas. He wrote the book, Pioneer History of Kansas, in 1933.

Andrieus A. Jones to Edmund G. Ross
Creator: Ross, Edmund G. (Edmund Gibson), 1826-1907
Date: June 26, 1896
Jones acknowledges receipt of copies of Ross's history of the presidential impeachment trial and will share it with leading Democrats in Chicago during the campaign convention.

Annie (Le Porte) Diggs
Creator: Snyder
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
A portrait of Annie (Le Porte) Diggs, who was born in 1848 in Canada to an American mother and French father. Two years later the family moved to New Jersey, where she attended school. Diggs moved to Lawrence, Kansas, in 1873 and married Alvin S. Diggs shortly thereafter. While in Kansas, Diggs began to attend the local Unitarian Church and developed a strong sense of moral responsibility that prompted her to work for temperance and women's suffrage. During 1882, Diggs and her husband published the newspaper Kansas Liberal, and beginning in 1890 she was the associate editor of the Alliance Advocate. As a radical reformer seeking to wipe out injustice, Diggs also allied herself with the Farmer's Alliance, aiding in the creation of the People's (Populist) Party, serving on the Populist National Committee, and supporting the fusion of the Populist and Democratic parties in the 1898 election. Throughout this time she continued to work actively for women's voting rights and served in the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association. In 1898, she was appointed the state librarian of Kansas, and she was also elected president of Kansas Press Women in 1905. Diggs moved to New York City in 1906, where she worked on two publications: The Story of Jerry Simpson (1908) and Bedrock (1912). She relocated to Detroit, Michigan, in 1912 and died there on September 7, 1916.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's famous passengers
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
This black and white photograph shows Margaret Truman Daniel, daughter of the thirty-third President of the United States Harry S. Truman ,standing on the steps of an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's passenger train.

Authors' reception at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1989
The Professional Library staff hosted an Authors' Reception each year to acknowledge the efforts of the staff for mental health education and research in their writings.

Authors' reception at the Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
Date: November 1985
This is a photograph of the annual authors' reception held in the library of the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas. People in the photograph are (left to right) Dr. Roy Menninger, Dr. Harriet Lerner, Dr. Harold Voth, Dr. Peter Novotny, and Nancy Jehl. Dr. Lerner had just published her book, "The Dance of Anger".

Authors' reception at the Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
Date: November 1985
Kathryn Zerbe, M.D. and Harold Voth, M.D. are shown at the annual Authors' Reception held in the library of the Menninger Clinic. Staff of the clinic published many books, journal articles, and book chapters.

Authors' reception at the Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
Date: November 1985
Jon Allen, PhD and Paul Pruyser, PhD are shown at the annual Authors' Reception held in the Professional Library of the Menninger Clinic. Menninger staff wrote many books, book chapters, and journal articles.

Benjamin and Richard Rush papers
Creator: Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
Date: 1791-1856
Originals and copies, sometimes also with typed transcripts, of letters written either by Benjamin Rush or his son Richard Rush, Esq. Topics include yellow fever epidemics in Philadelphia, news about family and friends/acquaintances, current reading, real estate and other property matters, religion and church, advice on health matters, legal and fiscal matters, publishing and writing, the American Revolution, the 1848 revolution in France and Major Poussin, politics and political careers, etc. Also with the papers are some court and legal documents from Richard Rush, engraved prints of Benjamin Rush, articles and other writings (often reprints) by Benjamin Rush or about Benjamin Rush, including an elegiac poem upon his death, and other related materials. Correspondents include Benjamin's wife Julia, former pupils, businessmen and lawyers, and other individuals.

Carrie Alma Hackett Patterson Hall
Date: Between 1910 and 1929
Portrait of Kansas dressmaker and quilter Carrie Alma Hackett Patterson Hall, 1866-1955, co-author with Rose Good Kretsinger of 1935's "The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America." Working from 1920 to 1935, Hall identified and made cloth blocks of over 850 unique quilt block patterns in order to preserve a record of historical quilt patterns. Hall's patterns and cloth blocks are in the Carrie Hall collection at the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence, Kansas, and are featured in Bettina Havig's 1999 book "Carrie Hall Blocks: Over 800 Historical Patterns from the Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas."

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.

Charles M. Sheldon and Central Congregational Church correspondence
Date: 1888-1984
Charles M. Sheldon (1857-1946) served as minister of the Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas from 1889 to 1920. He was also an author of the international best seller, In His Steps, which was published in 1897. A series of correspondence, presented here, is arranged in chronological order. A complete description of the entire collection is available through a link below. The correspondence consists of letters, postcards, cards, one notebook containing letters and newspaper clippings, and assorted personal items such as his self-portrait drawings. The majority of the correspondence consists of handwritten and typed letters to and from individuals, members or groups related to the Central Congregational Church, and organizations associated with his lifelong activities as a pastor and author, including Theo Peers, Ethel Peers, Anna Heartburg, Dorothy Heartburg, Helen T. Capps, Lida R. Hardy, May Flickinger, Charles Warren Helsley, Luther D. Whittemore, Hamilton Holt, Robert Thomson Jr., Norman J. Rimes, Lloyd George, James Wise, Arthur Capper, Michael I. Pupin, Alf M. Landon, Roy B. Guild, Arthur E. Hertzler, Samuel J. Crumbine, Wilbert E. Dull, M. de Arrude Camargo, Frank J. Warren, Beatrice Hoover, Samuel C. Spalding, H. T. Chase, Bishop Wise, The Emporia Gazette, Green Gables (the Dr. Benjamin F. Bailey Sanatorium), The Atlantic Monthly, The World's Christian Endeavor Union, Plymouth Congregational Church, University of Illinois at Urbana Department of Physics, Abraham S. Hoyo, Harry Emerson Fosdick, International College in Turkey, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, Rollins College in Florida, The Topeka City Commission, Students' Christian Association of South Africa, Crosset & Dunlap Inc. Publishers in New York, Christian Herald Association, The Texas Herald, The Henry F. Henrichs Publications, Frankfort Rotary Club, and Notre-Dame de France/Jerusalem. There are letters involving other individuals, including Charles W. Helsley, Emma Crabb, H. J. Colburn, Robert Stone, Arthur G. Sellen, Henry F. Henrichs, Logan Shoop, Frank Jacobs, Hugh F. Mckean, Lee Braxton, Cady Hodge, Charles S. Lawrence, Elizabeth Turner Rawlings, Elisabeth Ebright, R. L. McNatt, Gale L. Beck, John H. Lehman, Helen Bradford, and Everett R. Daves. Charles W. Helsley was a minister at the Central Congregational Church after the passing of Charles M. Sheldon, and Emma Crabb was in charge of the Sheldon Collection at the Central Congregational Church.

Charles M. Sheldon memorials
Date: 1924-1984
Charles M. Sheldon (1857-1946) served as a minister of the Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas from 1889 to 1920. He was also an author of the international best seller, In His Steps, which was published in 1897. A series of memorials, presented here, comprises part of the Charles Monroe Sheldon/Central Congregational Church Collection. A complete description of the entire collection is available through a link below. This series includes letters, a notebook, published articles, and assorted items surrounding Sheldon's death and memorials in his honor. The letters are to and from individuals and members or groups associated with Sheldon's study, the Altruist Club of Central Congregational Church organized by Sheldon, and exhibits related to Sheldon after his death. Correspondents include Carl K. Linge, Elsei Hobson, Hugh F. McKean, Charles W. Helsley, Howard S. Searle, Hermione Adams, Brewster Place, Catharine Brandenburg, Andrew K. Craig, John Goodin, Emma Crabb, Walter Earl Glover Architect, Bailey-Reynolds Chandelier Company, D. O. Coe Seed & Grain Company, Pilgrim Congregational Church in California, and First (Park) Congregational Church. Emma Crabb was in charge of the Sheldon Collection at the Central Congregational Church. The publication, Congregational KANSAS, published in 1946, provides his picture on the cover page and an article titled "Dr. Charles Monroe Sheldon, Congregational Minister." The topics of other publications, such as the Congressional Record of 1946, and PROGRESS, also published in 1946, include Sheldon's lifelong activities as a pastor and author.

Dr. Arthur Emanual Hertzler
Date: 1939
Photo of Dr. Arthur E. Hertzler sitting at his desk at the Hertzler Hospital in Halstead.

Dr. Glen Gabbard
Date: January 1994
This photograph shows Glen Gabbard, M.D., holding his new book Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice. Dr. Gabbard was director of the Menninger Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, from 1989 to 1994. He authored and edited many books and articles on the theory and practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis.

Dr. Glen Gabbard and Dr. Otto Kernberg
Date: Between 1990 and 1999
This photograph shows Dr. Glen Gabbard conversing with Dr. Otto Kernberg. Dr. Gabbard was director of the Menninger Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, from 1989 to 1994. He authored and edited many books and articles on the theory and practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis.

Edgar Watson Howe
Date: Between 1915 and 1925
Portrait of Edgar Watson Howe, 1853-1937, author and founder of the Atchison Globe newspaper, Atchison, Kansas.

Edgar Watson Howe
Date: Between 1905 and 1910
A portrait of Edgar Watson Howe a novelist and newspaper editor. Howe founded the Atchison Daily Globe newspaper in Atchison, Kansas and was known as "The Philosopher of Potato Hill."

Edna Ferber inscribed book
Creator: Ferber, Edna
Date: 1930
This book was written in 1930 by prolific American novelist Edna Ferber (1885-1968) who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925. She first met William Allen White when they covered the 1912 Republican National Convention for the same newspaper syndicate. They became close lifelong friends. Ferber handwrote on book's front flyleaf "Dearest Sallie & Will - you're as much to blame for this as I am - more. Edna New York March 1930"

Edna Ferber inscribed book
Creator: Levy, Newman
Date: 1920
This book was written by prolific American novelist Edna Ferber (1885-1968) who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925. She first met William Allen White when they covered the 1912 Republican National Convention for the same newspaper syndicate. They became close lifelong friends. Ferber handwrote on book's front flyleaf "For the William Allen Whites-- who won't particularly care for it. from Edna, who doesn't either. Chicago Oct 26 – 1920"

Edna Ferber inscribed book
Creator: Ferber, Edna
Date: 1939
This book was written in 1939 by prolific American novelist Edna Ferber (1885-1968) who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925. She first met William Allen White when they covered the 1912 Republican National Convention for the same newspaper syndicate. They became close lifelong friends. Ferber handwrote on book's front flyleaf "You're so much a part of my life, dear Will, that this book isn't only me - it's you, too. At least, you're involved in whatever is good in it. Edna. February 1940"

Edna Ferber inscribed book
Creator: Frederick A. Stokes Company
Date: 1912
This book was written in 1912 by prolific American novelist Edna Ferber (1885-1968) who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925. She first met William Allen White when they covered the 1912 Republican National Convention for the same newspaper syndicate. They became close lifelong friends. Ferber handwrote on book's front flyleaf "To a Certain Nice Man, bright William Allen White, From Edna Ferber (who is madly enamoured of him)."

Edna Ferber inscribed book
Creator: Ferber, Edna
Date: 1918
This book was written in 1918 by prolific American novelist Edna Ferber (1885-1968) who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925. She first met William Allen White when they covered the 1912 Republican National Convention for the same newspaper syndicate. They became close lifelong friends. Ferber handwrote on book's front flyleaf "To you, Bill White-- and good luck to you! Edna Ferber. Chicago, Sept. 25, 1918"

Edna Ferber inscribed book
Creator: Frederick A. Stokes Company
Date: 1915
This book was written in 1915 by prolific American novelist Edna Ferber (1885-1968) who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925. She first met William Allen White when they covered the 1912 Republican National Convention for the same newspaper syndicate. They became close lifelong friends. Ferber handwrote on book's front flyleaf "Dear Whites, of Empory [sic], I'm sending this just because you have the rest of 'em. Lovingly (and you know it) Edna. New York, Oct. 12, 1915."

Edna Ferber inscribed book
Creator: Frederick A. Stokes Company
Date: 1917
This book was written in 1917 by prolific American novelist Edna Ferber (1885-1968) who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925. She first met William Allen White when they covered the 1912 Republican National Convention for the same newspaper syndicate. They became close lifelong friends. Ferber handwrote on book's front flyleaf "Sallie Lindsay White though that between-the-lines filling is unnecessary, as anyone who knows you both knows. Edna-herself Oct. 16, 1917"