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This is the final report of the Kansas Centennial Commission which was submitted to Governor John Anderson, Jr. and the Legislature. The Commission was formed for the 1961 observance and celebration of the Kansas Centennial. The report provides information on all of the activities of the Commission. It lists the members of the various committees, the chairman of each county's centennial efforts, and Centennial Commission staff. Maurice Fager, Topeka, served as chair of the Kansas Centennial Commission board of directors and Roger D. Kirkwood was the executive director. Members of the Kansas Centennial Commission Board of Directors were Miss Barbara Aldrich, Mrs. Lois Barrett, Arden Booth, F. W. Brinkerhoff, Rolla Clymer, Jack Harris, Mrs. Frank Hauke, Mrs. Max Jones, Sid Kross, John Montgomery, Z. Arthur Nevins, Jr., Lawrence Smith, and George Stanley. Nyle Miller of the Kansas State Historical Society served as the historical consultant.
Creator: Kansas. Centennial Commission
Date: 1962
Item Number: 212839
Call Number: S.P. 978.1 K13 Pam. V. 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 212839
Collections - Library
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Anniversaries - Centennials
Date - 1960s - 1962
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Anderson, John Jr.
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Report
People - Notable Kansans - Anderson, John, Jr., 1917-2014
People - Notable Kansans - Clymer, Rolla Anderson
Thematic Time Period - The Sixties and Vietnam, 1961 - 1975
Type of Material - Printed materials - Government publications - Reports
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