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These folders contain correspondence subject files with Governor Arn, the thirty-second governor of Kansas, serving from January 8, 1951 to January 10, 1955. Subjects in this box include floods, federal assistance, domestic emergency assistance and situation report, and Fort Hays State College. Starting on July 13, 1951, one of the most costly floods in Kansas' history swept down the Kansas River valley into the Missouri River basin. The Kansas River valley had flooded before but not with this magnitude and damage. During the period of July 9-13, some areas in the Kansas River basin received 18.5 inches of rain. The eastern half of the basin averaged 8 inches.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1951-1955 : Arn)
Date: September 1951-January 1955
Item Number: 309999
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Edward Arn, Correspondence Files, Subject Files Box 57
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309999
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Arn, Edward F.
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Floods
Date - 1950s
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Fort Hays State University
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Arn, Edward F.
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Arn, Edward F., 1906-1998
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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