Keplinger family papers
Overview
Lewis Walter Keplinger, an Illinois native, established a law practice in Wyandotte, Kansas in 1883; he later became a State Representative and a Wyandotte County judge. The collection includes a diary kept by Keplinger while he served as a soldier during the latter part of the Civil War, as well letters he wrote to his family during Civil War and through the early part of the 20th century. The collection also includes letters by other family members and Keplinger family genealogical information.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Lewis Walter Keplinger
Lewis Walter Keplinger (1841-1928) was born in Morgan county, Illinois. He attended Illinois Wesleyan University but his studies were interrupted with the outbreak of the Civil War. He served in Company A, Thirty-second Regiment Illinois Infantry and during the last half of the war, he fought in Sherman's campaigns. Keplinger graduated from the University in 1868 and that summer was among the first party to climb Long's Peak in Colorado. Afterwards he began his law studies and opened a practice Humboldt, Kansas. In 1883 he moved his practice to Wyandotte (now Kansas City), Kansas. He married Jessie Wolfkill of Logansport, Indiana, in 1886. Besides his law practice, Keplinger was a well-respected citizen, serving as a Kansas State House Representative in 1877 and a judge in Wyandotte County.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (3 boxes + 1 oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS 737
Physical Location
RH MS Q177
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Bruce Keplinger, 1998
Subject
- Keplinger, L.W. (Lewis Walter), 1841-1928 -- Diaries (Person)
- Keplinger family (Family)
- Caplinger family -- Correspondence (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Keplinger Family Collection
- Subtitle
- Keplinger family papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mab, 2006. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2006. Finding aid revised by cl, 2010; cmp, 2024.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9658703123
- Preferred citation
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Keplinger Family Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 737, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository