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A letter on September 12, 1872, from W. VanBuren, U. S. Commissioner to International Expositions, asks the Governor to present at the Vienna Exposition a representation of the Common School Instruction adopted in the United States. During the 19th century, common schools, also known as public schools, typically taught reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1869-1873 : Harvey)
Date: 1872
Item Number: 453868
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor James Madison Harvey, Correspondence Files, Subject Files, Box 4 Folder 116
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453868
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Harvey, James Madison
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Exposition
Date - 1870s - 1872
Education - Secondary - Curriculum
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Harvey, James Madison
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Harvey, James Madison, 1833-1894
Places - International - Austria
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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