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This is a photograph of Helen Adams, adopted by Zu Adams in 1896. In 1876, when Zu was seventeen, her father became Secretary of the new Kansas Historical Society, and she became his unpaid assistant. Later she was given a salary and the title of librarian. At the time of her father's death in 1899, both she and he hoped that she would succeed him as Secretary. When George Martin emerged as a candidate for that position, however, Zu reluctantly withdrew her own candidacy. She worked as Martin's assistant until her own death in 1911. Zu never married, remaining in the family home and raising her younger brothers and sisters and Helen.
Creator: Downing, George
Date: January 1897
Item Number: 226833
Call Number: B Adams, Zu *3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 226833
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1890s - 1897
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas State Historical Society
Home and Family - Children - Girls
Home and Family - Families - Adoption
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Adams, Abzuga (Zu), b. 1859
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs
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