Agricultural development, wealth and rural population of the states on the tributory to the Union Pacific Railroad for the years of 1900-1910
Creator: Union Pacific Railway Company
Date: September 17, 1912
Union Pacific Railroad Company Agricultural Bulletin (No. 104). Union Pacific Railroad promotional advertisement showing aggregate statistical wealth values and population figures for areas west of the Mississippi River during a ten year period of time.

Bert Hart in baseball uniform
Date: 1918
William Bert Hart is shown here in the uniform of his military unit's baseball team during World War I. The photo was taken in Seattle in 1918, while Hart was stationed at Fort Lawton. Bert Hart, of Westmoreland, Kansas, was an accomplished semi-professional baseball player in northern Kansas during the 1910s and early 1920s. Both a pitcher and infielder, he played not only for the Westmoreland town team, but also for semi-pro teams in Green, Clay Center, and Beloit. During World War I, Hart served in Company L of the 14th Infantry. Besides Fort Lawton, his other known postings included Fort Logan in Colorado, Camp Dodge in Iowa, and Camp Grant in Illinois.

Compliments of the Great Rock Island Route
Creator: Rock Island Railroad Company
Date: 1890
This is a Rock Island Railroad promotional advertisement in the form of a monthly calendar detailing the various major routes of the line. The first image shows a photographic transparency of the poster taken in the 1960s when the poster was still in good condition. The second image shows a recent scan of the original poster and the resulting deterioration over the last forty years.

Corn, wheat and oats on farms in the states on the tributory to the Union Pacific Railroad, March 1, 1913
Creator: Union Pacific Railway Company
Date: August 14, 1913
Union Pacific Railroad Company Agricultural Bulletin (No. 109). Union Pacific Railroad promotional advertisement showing aggregate yields for specific crop categories from 1912 and early 1913 for areas west of the Mississippi River.

Fort Lawton baseball team in Seattle, Washington
Date: 1918
Members of the 14th Infantry baseball team are pictured in this snapshot from World War I. The photo was taken in 1918 at Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington.

H. Alvin Moore to Governor Henry Allen
Creator: Moore, H. Alvin
Date: December 26, 1919
H. Alvin Moore writes to Governor Allen asking for information about Kansas' plan to eliminate labor disputes. Moore, a member of the Industrial Code Commission of Washington on Industrial Peace, includes an open letter in which he seeks input from the three major factors involved in industrial conflicts: the public, capital, and labor.

Interview on experiences in World War II
Creator: Dryden, Laurence A.
Date: 25 August 2006
Technical Sergeant Dryden entered the Army (Air Force) in 1942 and served in the 960th Squadron, 915th Squadron, 882nd Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, 73rd Wing. Interviewed by Erin Hammer on Aug 25, 2006, Dryden talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the nine community institutions that received these grants. The transcript from the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Ellis County Historical Society (Hays) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.

Kansas congressional delegation, Washington, D.C.
Date: Between 1955 and 1958
This black and white photograph shows the Kansas Congressional Delegation and military personal on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. The delegation are identified from the first row left to right: U.S. Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel, House of Representative from the first district William H. Avery, and U.S. Senator Frank Carlson. Second row left to right: U.S. House of Representative from the third district Myron Virgil George, U.S. House of Representative from the fourth district Edward H. Rees, U.S. House of Representative from the fifth district Clifford Ragsdale Hope, and U.S. House of Representative from the second district Errett Power Scrivner. Back row in the center, U.S. House of Representative from the sixth district Wint Mankato Smith.

Military telegram regarding Bert Hart of Westmoreland
Date: June 22, 1918
This telegram from 1918 was sent by Commander Harry Coleman, of the 312th Cavalry, to Private William Bert Hart. The contents encourage Hart to request a transfer. Coleman's interest in Hart is believed to have been prompted by a desire to bolster his military unit's baseball team. Bert Hart, of Westmoreland, Kansas, was an accomplished semi-professional baseball player in northern Kansas during the 1910s and early 1920s. Both a pitcher and infielder, he played not only for the Westmoreland town team, but also for semi-pro teams in Green, Clay Center, and Beloit. During World War I, Hart served in Company L of the 14th Infantry; his known postings included Fort Logan in Colorado, Fort Lawton in Washington, Camp Dodge in Iowa, and Camp Grant in Illinois.

Miss Edna Clyne's manuscript stories and correspondence
Creator: Clyne, Edna
Date: May 07, 1923-May 24, 1923
This collection of items written by Miss Edna Clyne of Seatlle, Washington, for William Elsey Connelley of the Kansas State Historical Society, includes a number of Native Indian stories regarding the Wyandot Tribe. Compiled by Connelley, the stories were sent to Miss Clyne so that she could revise them for inclusion in a textbook intended for elementary school students. Titles include the story of "How a White Man Became an Indian," "How We Got These Indian Stories," "How Our Country Was Made," "Making the Sun," and many others.

Nebraska and Kansas
Creator: J. H. Colton & Co.
Date: 1854
This map of the Nebraska and Kansas territories by J. H. Colton shows forts, villages, missions, Indian lands, and various routes including the northern, central and southern routes of the Pacific Railroad; the Oregon route; the Santa Fe route; Cook's wagon route; Conde & Bartlet's route; and the route to Fort Smith. The map also includes an inset of parts of North, Central and South America; and the territory acquired from Mexico through the Gadsen Purchase. Woodcut illustrations include Indians, wolves, bear, deer, beaver, buffalo hunting, and settlers with wagon. The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) provided that each territory would decide whether or not to allow slavery through the constitution under which it would enter the union. In Kansas, this approach to managing the expansion of slavery (know as "popular sovereignty") precipitated a battle between proslavery and antislavery forces known as "Bleeding Kansas." This map is provided through a co-operative project between the Lecompton Historical Society and the Kansas Historical Society. Partial funding was provided by the Ross and Margaret Wulfkuhle Charitable Trust and the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area. Copies of this map are available for viewing at both the Kansas Historical Society and Lecompton Historical Society.

Nebraska and Kansas
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Date: 1855
A map showing Nebraska and Kansas, as well as Missouri, Texas, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Iowa, and Minnesota. Indian Territory, later Oklahoma, can also be seen.

Poultry and bees on farms
Creator: Union Pacific Railway Company
Date: May 20, 1912
This Union Pacific Railroad agricultural bulletin, number 102, shows statistical production of poultry and bee colonies for areas west of the Mississippi River, with a comparative evaluation for 1900 and 1910.

State Flags
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
Date: February 1915
This file includes correspondence and postcards; correspondence from Secretary of States describe the colors, fabric, dimensions, and symbolism of their state flag. The postcard, if provided, shows the graphical design of each state flag. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by state. This file is part of a bigger collection of Governor Arthur Capper correspondence.

Union Pacific Railroad Company, Livestock Bulletin No. 108
Creator: Union Pacific Railway Company
Date: August 14, 1913
This bulletin is a promotional advertisement providing aggregate valuations for livestock contained in the areas west of the Mississippi River ("on farms in the states on and tributory to the Union Pacific Railroad") for the time period between 1910 and 1913.

Vern Miller in the U. S. Army
Creator: Fort Lewis Sentinel
Date: 1947
A photograph of Vern Miller and his company parading at Fort Lewis, Washington. Shortly after this photograph was taken, his company was shipped to Korea. Within months of arriving there, Miller was diagnosed with rheumatic fever and sent home for treatment. After returning to the United States, Miller received a medical discharge from the Army.