"Four Centuries in Kansas"
Overview
In 1930 several newspapers in Kansas reprinted a manuscript on Kansas history by Bliss Isely as a serial entry in their daily papers. The article was addressed to the schoolteachers of Kansas, who were to bring it to the attention of their students. Isely’s laudatory interpretation of Kansas history includes Native American history, white settlement, and the building of transportation systems. The articles are written from a Eurocentric white male perspective.
Dates
- Creation: January 20-February 23, 1930
Creator
- Isely, Bliss, 1881-1963 (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 Bliss Isely (1881-1963)
Bliss Isely (1881-1963) was born in Fairview, Kansas, the son of Swiss emigrants. He graduated from Fairmount College, now Wichita State University, and became a fundraiser for the school.
During World War I the United States Food Administration employed him as a publicity director for the state of Kansas, a function he later served for the Wichita Chamber of Commerce. He wrote features for various regional newspapers and several books, including the story of the life of his mother, Elise Isely, on which the two collaborated.
[Information retrieved from isely.info and Wichita State University Library, specialcollections.wichita.edu.]
Extent
1 volume ; Volume measures 31 cm tall.
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
This volume is comprised of mounted newspaper clippings of "Four Centuries of Kansas History" articles written by Bliss Isely and taken from the Topeka Daily Capital of January 20, 1930 to February 23, 1930. Also included is a letter from Mrs. [Flora] Isely to C.M. Baker, former librarian at the Watson Library, University of Kansas, informing him of the impending publication.
Physical Location
RH MS E214
Processing Information
Formerly located at KB H Is21
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Bliss Isely Collection
- Subtitle
- "Four Centuries in Kansas"
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by eje. Finding aid encoded by eje.
- Date
- 2022-7-8
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- https://hdl.handle.net/10407/3471900168
- Preferred citation
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Bliss Isely collection, RH MS E214, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository