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This letter dated March 5, 1883 is from Geo. Popes to Kansas Governor G. W. Glick. Popes discusses his resignation of Superintendent of construction in the state from the office of Architect and Superintendent. He continues with his final thoughts on a construction project for the Kansas State Capitol including an appropriation bill that would help with the project. Construction on the North and South wings of the Kansas State Capitol began in 1883. The main building construction began in 1886, and construction on the dome began in 1889.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883: Glick)
Date: 1883-1885
Item Number: 454265
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor George Washington Glick, Correspondence Files, State departments , Box 2 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454265
Built Environment - Function - Government - Capitol
Business and Industry - Construction - Commercial
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Architects
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Glick, George Washington
Date - 1880s - 1883
Date - 1880s - 1884
Date - 1880s - 1885
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Glick, George Washington
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Education, State Board of - Superintendent of Public Instruction (preceded Board of Education)
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Glick, George Washington, 1827-1911
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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