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These letters, spanning 1885, are from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the governor of the state of Louisiana, and other individuals regarding the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition to Kansas Governor John Martin. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the governor of the state of Louisiana invite Martin and his commissioners to the exposition as well as explain it and discuss the Kansas exhibit in it. The other letters discuss the appointment of commissioners. Commissioner reports detailing the events from the previous year are among the letters. The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition was held in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 13th, 1885.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885
Item Number: 454953
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 23 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454953
Agriculture - Crops - Cotton
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Conferences
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Exposition
Date - 1880s - 1885
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Agriculture, Department of
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Other States - Louisiana - New Orleans
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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