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A sepia colored photo of Franklin George Adams' residence on the S.W. corner of Fifteenth and Mulvane streets in Topeka, Kansas. F. G. Adams, one of Kansas' most prominent settlers, was a free-stater and member of the Leavenworth Constitutional Convention of 1858. In 1862, he drafted the law providing for the organization of the state's agriculture society and served for three years as the society's secretary. In addition to his appointment as agriculture secretary, Adams was Clerk of the United States District Court from 1863 to 1864. Following this position, Adams was appointed United States Indian Agent to the Kickappos from 1865 to 1869. Adams' greatest and lasting contribution as a public servant was his appointment, in 1875, as secretary of the Kansas Historical Society. During his tenure as secretary, Adams dedicated his time and effort to build the society's collection of original documents for future generations to study and interpret the state's history.
Date: May 1891
Item Number: 213204
Call Number: FK2.S5 T.75 MulS.15S *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213204
Built Environment - Function - Domestic - Single Dwelling
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Historians
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Lawyers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Public service
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1890s - 1891
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Agriculture, Department of
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas State Historical Society
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Leavenworth Constitutional Convention
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kickapoo
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Photographs
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