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This item, written by Kansas City Star editor Charles Cecil Howes, addresses the long history of newspaper publication in Kansas. According to Howes's research, "Jotham Meeker was the first newspaper publisher in Kansas. That is, he brought the first printing press and established a newspaper for the Shawnee Indians." Howes also explains that, at the time he wrote the article, the Kansas State Historical Society had "4,813 listings of newspapers" that were published within the state of Kansas.
Creator: Howes, Cecil, 1880-1950
Date: 1940-1950
Item Number: 220177
Call Number: Charles Cecil Howes Coll. #393, Box 1 Folder: "Jayhawk Sketches"
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220177
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Newspaper
Collections - Manuscript - Howes, Charles Cecil
Date - 1940s
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas State Historical Society
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Article
People - American Indians - Tribes - Shawnee
People - Notable Kansans - Howes, Charles Cecil
People - Notable Kansans - King, Henry, 1841-1915
People - Notable Kansans - Meeker, Jotham, 1804-1855
Places - Cities and towns - Fredonia
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Cities and towns - Marion
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Marion
Places - Counties - Wilson
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Harker
Type of Material - Printed materials - Article
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