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These folders contain the correspondence of Governor Allen on a variety of topics. In the first letter Secretary John P. Shillady, of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, argues against the segregation of Kansas schools. Other letters relate to issues facing veterans of World War I, such as bonuses, delayed mail, demobilization, discharge records, the release of the 89th Division, and employment for discharged soldiers.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1919-1923 : Allen)
Date: 1919-1923
Item Number: 309499
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Henry J. Allen, Correspondence Files, Subject Files Box 18
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309499
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Allen, Henry Justin
Date - 1910s - 1919
Date - 1920s
Education - Segregation and desegregation
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Allen, Henry Justin
Military - Veterans
Military - Wars - World War I - 89th Division
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - African Americans - Discrimination - Segregation
People - Notable Kansans - Allen, Henry Justin, 1868-1950
Thematic Time Period - The Twenties, 1920 - 1929
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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