John Alexander Martin correspondence and photograph
Overview
This collection contains some correspondence of John Alexander Martin to and from various receipients, in addition to a photograph of Martin. The photograph is after the painting by Kleckner dating from 1889.
Dates
- Creation: 1875 - 1889
Creator
- Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889 (Person)
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 John Alexander Martin (1839-1899)
John Alexander Martin came to Kansas in 1857. In 1858 he began his journalistic career by purchasing the Squatter Soverign, a proslavery paper published in Atchison. He changed the name of the paper to Freedom's Champion and later to the Atchison Daily Champion, which he published until his death. A free state activist during the territorial era, Martin helped organize the Kansas Republican Party.
Martin held a variety of roles in Kansas government, including serving as secretary for the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention, serving in the newly-formed state senate in 1861, and as governor of Kansas from 1885-1889.
Extent
2 folders (8 items)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P113
Physical Location
RH MS-P P113
Subject
- Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the John Alexander Martin Collection
- Subtitle
- John Alexander Martin correspondence and photograph
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by lgg, 12 January 73. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2004. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2020.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8873720186
- Preferred citation
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John Alexander Martin correspondence and photograph, Kansas Collection, RH MS P113, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository