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This cabinet card shows Albe Burge Whiting, (1835-1928). Whiting a native of Johnson, Vermont migrated to the Kansas territory in 1856 and settled near Fort Riley. He founded the town of Milford and was instrumental in operating a saw mill, general store, and flour mill before moving, in 1877, to Topeka, Kansas. In the capital city, Whiting engaged in a number of business ventures from a partnership in a drug store to owning and operating a paint and glass business. His company also held the contract to supply the windows for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company building at Ninth and Jackson Streets in Topeka. Whiting's success in business gave him the means to give back to the community. In 1907, Whiting and his wife Kate purchased 160 acres of land which established the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Topeka as a 1,000 year endowment trust for Washburn University, the Topeka Y.W.C.A. and the Topeka Y. M. C. A. In addition to the endowment, Whiting served fifty-one years as a Washburn trustee and was a member of the executive committee. To honor his years of service to the college, in June of 1930, the field house at Washburn was named the Whiting Field House. The dedication came two years after the building's completion in December of 1928 and the passing of Albe Burge Whiting.
Creator: Leonard, J. H.
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
Item Number: 218100
Call Number: B Whiting A. B. *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 218100
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Entrepreneur
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - YMCA
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - YWCA
Community Life - Community services - Cemeteries and funeral services
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Education - Higher education - Athletics - Basketball
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Washburn University
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Cabinet cards
Places - Cities and towns - Milford
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Geary
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Cabinet cards
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