9th & 10th Cavalry 116th Anniversary
Date: 1986
Photograph of Chief Warrant Officer George Johnson holding an award at the 116th reunion of the 9th and 10th Cavalry in Wichita, Kansas. George was given the award for receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross award in 1965 for his service in the Vietnam War. Johnson served in Korea and Japan from 1962 to 1965 and was transferred to Vietnam where he was the first African American to receive the award.

9th & 10th Cavalry 116th Anniversary, Buffalo Soldier's awards
Date: 1986
This photograph shows Senator Billy McCray (1927-2012) who served in public office from 1966 to 1993 presenting awards at the 116th anniversary of the 9th and 10th Cavalry for Buffalo Soldiers. Buffalo Soldiers were part of the 10th Cavalry Regiment established in 1866 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Distinguished Service To Humanity Award
Date: December 15, 1961
A photograph of the Distinguished Service to Humanity Award presented by Arthur Watson in New York City. People in the photograph are (left to right) Edward Stone, Arthur Watson, Mrs. Hugh Bullock, Dr. Karl Menninger, and Dr. Will Menninger.

Elizabeth Miller Watkins legacy collection
Creator: Kitchen 8 (Alumnae organization : University of Kansas)
Date: 1935-1971
This collection includes material relating to Elizabeth Miller Watkins & Frank C. Miller scholarship halls at the University of Kansas (Lawrence) and Elizabeth Miller Watkins & her husband. Only selected materials from the collection have been digitized and are available here. A scrapbook compiled by Philomene Bourassa Hood for the years she attended the University of Kansas (1935-1939) is one example of the legacy materials on the scholarship halls. One of the early items in the scrapbook is a copy of the booklet The Mythical Jayhawk written by Kirke Mechem and published by the Kansas State Historical Society. The scrapbook contains photographs of women living in Watkins scholarship hall and the people and buildings in the photographs are usually identified. There are invitations for various Watkins Hall social events. The scrapbook also contains photos of numerous building and scenes on campus. The scrapbook contains some newspaper clippings with some of them about Philomene. One clipping states that she made Phi Beta Kappa and the initiation program for December 5, 1938, is included as well. There are three multiple paged printed items related to the 1939 commencement--the announcement, the program, and a special commencement issue of the Jayhawker. The scrapbook contains a wine list and another printed document for the Bavarian Rathskeller, Armour Blvd. and Forest, Kansas City, Missouri. The rest of the digitized material relates directly to Elizabeth Watkins (January 21, 1861-June 1, 1939) including biographical clippings and obituaries, her last will and testament with a large number of bequests and the endowment for the scholarship halls, and a list of her contributions to the University of Kansas. A description of the entire collection is available through the link in the "External Links" box below.

Elton Raymond and Nora Helen Allen
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
A photograph of Elton Raymond and Nora Helen Allen receiving a state poultry award in Manhattan, Kansas.

Governor Clyde M. Reed correspondence, invitations and speeches
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1929-1931 : Reed)
Date: 1929-1931
This file includes subject correspondence relating to invitations and speeches given by and for Governor Reed. This file is part of a bigger collection of Governor Clyde M. Reed correspondence.

Governor Clyde M. Reed correspondence, invitations to State events
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1929-1931 : Reed)
Date: 1929-1931
This file includes subject correspondence relating to invitations to State events. Events in the correspondence cover but is not limited to the Annual Imperial Council Session in Toronto, Canada, Falls City, Nebraska Chamber of Commerce banquet, and the League for Political Education for women members of Congress. This file is part of a bigger collection of Governor Clyde M. Reed correspondence.

Mana de Topeka, the 10th Annual Latina Awards in Topeka, Kansas
Date: October 4, 2014
A photograph of a program from the Mana de Topeka, the 10th Annual Latina Awards in Topeka, Kansas. A photograph of the honorees includes (pictured left to right): Gina Barron Jaramillo, Corporal Reuben Salamanca, Dolores Oliva, Maureen Rodriguez, Honorable Cheryl Kingfisher, and Shawn Maisberger.

Military affairs
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1865-1868 : Crawford)
Date: 1865-1868
These letters, spanning 1865 to 1868, are from government officials regarding military affairs to Kansas Governor Samuel Crawford. The discussions included various topics, such as promotions, individual service in the military, pay rolls, the acceptance of appointment, legislation, tender of service, recruitment, detainment, pardons, reports, special orders, and medal ceremonies.

Robert H. Hazlett
Creator: Smith, Guy E.
Date: 1933
This black and white photograph shows cattleman Robert H. Hazlett from El Dorado, Kansas with his Grand Champion bull and cow at the American Royal International Shows in Kansas City, Kansas.

Soil conservation district winners
Date: Between 1950 and 1955
A photograph of the Kansas soil conservation district winners. The winning farmers are identified as (left to right) seated: Lloyd Nightingale, Corning; Louis Buessing, Vermillion; and David Luthold, Bern. Members of the district governing body, standing: Elton Allen, chairman, Soldier; Leo Spielman, Baileyville; Wilbur Wurzbacher, Sabetha; Harlan Wittmer, Bern; and F. M. Labbe, Onaga.

Warren Pugh receiving a service pin
Creator: Kansas State Historical Society. Library and Archives Division
Date: 1988
A photograph showing Warren Pugh receiving a service pin from Joe Snell.