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Copper nameplate from the desk of U.S. Senator Arthur Capper. Originally from Garnett, Kansas, Capper established a large publishing enterprise in Topeka. In 1915 he was elected Governor and later served 30 years in the U.S. Senate. This nameplate adorned Capper's desk in the Senate chamber in Washington, D.C. It was later given to the Capper Foundation for Crippled Children, a treatment center for disabled children founded by Arthur and Florence Capper in Topeka in 1920.
Date: between 1919 and 1949
Item Number: 225231
KSHS Identifier: 1960.155.1
Collections - Museum
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Date - 1930s
Date - 1940s
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress - Senate - Capper, Arthur
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Personal Symbol - Plaque
People - Notable Kansans - Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951
Places - Other States - District of Columbia -- Washington
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/225231
