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Letters from Sara Robinson
Sara Robinson's letters to Phebe Stone, her sister-in-law, were written while her husband Charles Robinson was in California. Her letters to Frank Blackmar mention a history written about the University of Kansas, events at the University, books about Kansas, property holdings and taxes, and farm management and expenses.
Letters, literary manuscripts, and personal papers of the Porter family
The Porter family papers consist of letters, literary manuscripts and personal papers of an English literary family from the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century. Two-thirds of the almost 3000 items in the collection consists of the correspondence of the siblings, Sir Robert Ker Porter (1777-1842), Jane Porter (1776-1850), Anna Maria Porter (1778-1832), and other members of the Porter family.
Letters, newspaper clippings, photographs of Willard, Kansas
Letters of Annie Hoffman
The collection is comprised of letters and fabric swatches from Annie Hoffman of Paola, Kansas, to her cousin Annie Smith of Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The letters document parts of the life of a young Kansas woman. Hoffman discusses social gatherings, womens fashion, town gossip, daily activities, and visitors. Swatches are from fabric used for family and friends' garments.
Letters of Asa Gray
Correspondence of Asa Gray, 1810-1888.
Letters of Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany
This collection consists of a small amount of correspondence of Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany, 18th Baron, 1878-1957, Irish dramatist and storyteller.
Letters of Forrest W. Bassett (Company A, 6th Field Battalion, U.S. Signal Corps), while in training at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
This collection consists of eighty-one letters and two postcards written from July 1917 to May 1918 by U.S. Army Signal Corpsman Forrest W. Bassett of Beloit, Wisconsin, while stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Most of Bassett's letters are to Ava Marie Shaw of Beloit, to whom he writes of his affection and of his drills and training for World War I military service as a radio operator.
Letters of Frank O’Connor
Irish literary/political letters written by Michael O'Donovan (alias Frank O'Connor) to P.S. O'Hegarty.
Letters of Guy Hatfield
Guy Hatfield was a magician from Kansas City, Missouri who made his living by traveling throughout the Midwestern United States. This collection contains some of the letters he wrote to his wife, Nell, while on the road from October 1889 to March 1892.
Letters of James Hanley
Letters of Jerome Pitney
Jerome Pitney (1840-1902) was a farmer and rancher in La Clede, Kansas. Born in Saratoga, New York, Pitney came to Kansas in 1880 and developed an exceptionally large ranch. This collection includes five letters written by Pitney, including four to his brother Charles, concerning his life in Kansas.
Letters of John Fairbank
John Fairbank moved to Winfield, Kansas, in November 1871. Appointed as Deputy State's Attorney for Cowley County, he was also interested in building public schools in the county. This collection includes correspondence between John and his siblings about life in Winfield, Kansas.
Letters of John Gould
The Letters of John Gould contains manuscript letters written by the 18th century ornithologist John Gould. The collection also contains letters written to Gould and letters between Gould's contemporaries. There are also several print pieces including Gould's Monograph of the Ramphastidae Prospectus in German.
Letters of John P. and Cecilia M. Dixon
This collection includes letters, newspaper clippings, and cards associated with John and Cecilia Dixon. It also contains school materials of LuAnn Dixon, the daughter of John and Cecilia Dixon.
Letters of Kate L. Riggs. Together with family memorabilia and photographs.
Collection of letters written by Kate Riggs to members of her family while she took a tour of Europe, including the Netherlands, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and England. Also included in the collection is a family genealogy tracing the various branches of the Riggs family into the eighteenth century.
Letters of Milo H. Main
Collection of letters written by Milo H. Main (Battery F, 130th Field Artillery), to his family in Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas. He writes mainly from Europe, and the letters regard his experiences in World War I.
Letters of Orvis Hull
This collection contains three letters written from September 20th to September 29th, 1918 from father and son C.A. and Orivs Hull, mostly regarding Orvis Hull's illness with the Spanish flu during World War I.
Letters of Sallie J. Williams
Letters written to Sallie Williams from a daughter, her husband J.F. Williams, and other various relatives. The letters from her husband are from when he was on trips with members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes while serving as an Indian Agent.
Letters of Susie Moore Whitney
Susie Moore Whitney spent most of her early life in eastern Kansas, later settling in Kansas City, Missouri. This collection primarily consists of love letters to Whitney from her eventual husband, Charles Lincoln (C.L.) Whitney, as well as correspondence involving other family members, including father Ely Moore Sr., brother Ely Moore Jr., and sister Margaret M. Moore Seewir, between 1873-1890.
Letters of Victor Lefanu
Two letters of Victor Lefanu.
Letters of William Cowper, 1st earl of Cowper, and Lady Cowper
Letters to William Cowper, 1st Earl of Cowper (circa 1665-1723) and his mother, Lady Sarah Cowper, regarding governmental, political, and social matters. Cowper served as the first Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain after Scotland joined the Union in the early 1700s.
Letters of William J. Ayers
This collection contains correspondence written by Private First Class William J. Ayers to his mother, Mrs. B. F. Ayers, throughout his military service during World War II. Several letters written by Private Henry Bockman and Private First Class Frederick Granberg to Mrs. Ayers are also included, as well as letters written to and from William Ayers' brother George.
Letters patent granting Charlotty Livers 42 acres in the district of lands subject to sale at Kaskaskia, Illinois. U.S. General Land Office.
Letters patent, granting Charlotty Livers of Monroe County, Illinois, 42 acres in Section 6, Township 3 S of Range 10 W, in the district of lands subject to sale at Kaskaskia, Illinois.
Letters patent granting Gilbert Wilson 40 acres in Kaskasia, Illinois
Letters patent, granting Gilbert Wilson of Randolph County, Illinois, 40 acres in Section 17, Township 4 S of Range 8 W...Kaskaskia. Signed (proxy?) by Z. Taylor.
Letters patent, granting land to Samuel Dannell
Printed land grant form filled in by hand, Samuel Dannell, grantee.