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William Graves compiled this series of correspondence on the teaching of evolution in public schools from letters he received in 1999 while governor of Kansas. The letters are responding to an April 1999 decision by the Kansas State Board of Education to remove evolution from Kansas teaching standards. Out of the hundreds of letters Graves' office received on this topic, he destroyed all but thirty. Copies of related articles and editorials from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, U.S. News and World Report, and the Oregonian sent with the correspondence have not been included here due to copyright restrictions.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1995-2003 : Graves)
Date: 1999
Item Number: 221202
Call Number: Governor's records, Graves, Constituent Services, Box No. 6, Folder Evolution
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 221202
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Graves, Bill
Community Life - Religion - Christianity
Date - 1990s - 1999
Education - Higher education - Curriculum
Education - Primary - Curriculum
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Evolution
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Graves, Bill
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Education, State Board of
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Graves, Bill, 1953-
Thematic Time Period - The Recent Past, 1975 - present
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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