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This file contains letters to Kansas Governor St. John that discuss topics related to appointing positions within the School for the Blind in Kansas. A letter from Richard Cordley of Emporia, Kansas recommends J. D. Parker, the former superintendent of the Blind Asylum in Kansas, for a position in the institution. Included is a petition to appoint Professor J. D. Parker position in the institution whenever a vacancy occurs.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1883
Item Number: 454396
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, State Departments , Box 2 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454396
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Date - 1880s - 1880
Date - 1880s - 1881
Date - 1880s - 1882
Date - 1880s - 1883
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Kansas State Institution for the Blind
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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