17th Annual Kansas State Fair
Creator: Hutchinson Gazette
Date: September 02, 1917
This is an advertisement for the 17th Annual Kansas State Fair published in the Hutchinson Gazette, September 2, 1917.

1851 Colt Navy Revolver
Creator: Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
Date: between 1851 and 1852
1851 Colt Navy Revolver with engraved cylinder. Six shot, .36 caliber single action steel revolver with walnut grips. William F. Arny reportedly gave this Colt Navy revolver to John Brown in 1856 in recognition of his efforts for the Free State cause. According to Arny, Brown returned the revolver to him when he learned that Arny did not support his methods. Arny came to Kansas in 1857 and was involved in the Free State movement, serving as a delegate to the Grasshopper Falls Convention and as a member of the Leavenworth Constitutional Convention. He was also elected to the first State Legislature. Arny donated the revolver to the Kansas Historical Society in 1879. Alternatively, it is possible that the revolver was one of fifty purchased by John Brown supporters back East and sent to him in Kansas. Because he was keeping a low profile, Brown couldn't receive the shipment and the revolvers were distributed to Kansans who might be able to use them to support the cause. Brown later attempted to retrieve the weapons with little success. Arny may have received this revolver and kept it until the time of donation.

1853 - Sac and Fox Agency
Creator: Green, Charles R.
Date: September 1, 1853
This item lists tribes under the Superintendency of Indians Affairs in St. Louis headed by B.A. James and Colonel Alfred Cummings. In particular, the item lists the Ottawas, Chippewas of Swan Creek, and the Black River Sacs and Foxes.

1855 rescue of free stater Jacob Branson
Creator: Abbott, James Burnett, 1818-1897
Date: Between 1855 and 1860
James Abbott, a free state activist who participated in several Kansas Territory conflicts (including the rescues of John Doy and Jacob Branson), wrote this account of the 1855 rescue of Jacob Branson. In his account, Sheriff Jones, supported by the proslavery "bogus" legislature, had arrested Jacob Branson, a free state man who witnessed the murder of Charles W. Dow by Franklin Coleman, a proslavery neighbor. Abbott and his cohorts successfully rescued Branson, although their actions were controversial even among fellow free state supporters. Certain aspects of Abbott's account of these events disagreed with an earlier account provided by Samuel Wood, and Abbott addressed those discrepancies in this document. [Abbott's account, obtained either by handwritten manuscript or personal interview, is presented here as an annotated typed transcript.]

1931 Kansas House of Representatives
Creator: Boeger Studio
Date: 1931
This is a composite photograph showing members of the 1931 Kansas House of Representatives, Governor Harry H. Woodring, and Lieutenant Governor J. W. Graybill.

1963-1964 Kansas Legislature
Date: Between January 01, 1963 and December 31, 1964
This roster represents the Kansas Legislature in office from 1963 to 1964 while Govenror John Anderson Jr. was in office.

1981 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1981
The annual report prepared for the Kansas State Historical Society from 1981. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1982 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1982
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1982. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1983 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1983
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1983. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1984 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1984
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1984. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1985 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1985
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1985. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1986 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1986
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1986. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1986 Kansas State Senate
Creator: Nathan's Photo-Graphics
Date: 1986
This is a composite photograph showing members of the 1986 Kansas State Senate.

1987 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1987
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1987. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1988 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1988
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1988. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1989 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1989
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1989. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1989 Kansas State Senate
Creator: Ham, Nathan
Date: 1989
This is a composite photograph showing members of the 1989 Kansas State Senate.

1990 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1990
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1990. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1991 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1991
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1991. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1992 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1992
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1992. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1993 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1993
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1993. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1993 Kansas State Senate
Date: 1993
This is a photograph showing members of the 1993 Kansas State Senate. Members in the photograph are: front row: (left to right) Dave Kerr, Audrey Langworthy, Carolyn Tillotson, Marian Reynolds, Pat Ranson, Tim Emert, Barbara Lawrence, Janice Hardenburger, Christine Downey, Janis Lee, Anthony Hensley; second row: Don Sallee, Don Steffes, Mike Harris, Sandy Praeger, Gus Bogina, Lillian Papay, Al Ramirez, Bill Brady, U. L. "Rip" Gooch, Doug Walker, Phil Martin; third row: Mark Parkinson, Robert Vancrum, Lana Oleen, Steve Morris, Todd Tiahrt, Alicia Salisbury, Dick Bond, David Corbin, Marge Petty, Paul Feleciano, Bill Wisdom, Sherman Jones; top row: Assistant Majority Leader Ben Vidricksend, Vice President of the Senate Jerry Moran, Majority Leader Shiela Frahm, Senate President Paul "Bud" Burke, Minority Leader Jerry Karr; Assistant Minority Leader Richard "Dick" Rock.

1994 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1994
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1994. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1995 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1995
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1995. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.

1996 Annual Report of the Kansas Historical Society
Date: 1996
The annual report prepared for the Kansas Historical Society from 1996. This report was prepared by the Administration Division and the leadership team of the Kansas State Historical Society.