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This is a letter from Clara Frost, Seattle, Washington, to Joseph Snell, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. In the letter, Frost recounts what her childhood was like growing up in the late nineteenth century in Hugoton, Kansas. NOTE: In the letter, Frost refers to the election of David Overmeyer as Governor of Kansas but that is incorrect. He was a candidate for that office several times.
Creator: Frost, Clara
Date: May 05, 1978
Item Number: 218659
Call Number: History collections: Stevens County
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 218659
Agriculture - Crops - Sorghum/Milo
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables - Corn
Collections - Manuscript - History - Stevens County
Community Life - Scenes and views - Business districts
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1970s - 1978
Education - Primary
Environment - Wildlife - Mammals - Buffalo/Bison
Environment - Wildlife - Mammals - Prairie dogs
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs
Home and Family - Children
Home and Family - Daily life
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Children
Places - Cities and towns - Hugoton
Places - Counties - Stevens
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Transportation - Non-motorized
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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