Independence (Kan.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Records:
Lease agreements for land in the Osage Reservation, Indian Territory and related correspondence
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 514
Overview
Contractual agreements and related notes and correspondence concerning lease of land in the Osage Reservation of Indian Territory (later the state of Oklahoma) for purposes of cattle grazing and oil and gas exploration. Includes agreements with Independence, Kansas banker Henry Vernon Foster and with Crane & Larimer, also of Independence, Kansas.
Dates:
1883 - 1896
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy letters
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P121
Overview
The letters were written during the time Pomeroy was senator and deal with the following topics: biographical information for the Congressional Directory; requests for publications to be sent to individuals; and a reference letter. The majority of the letters concern moving the U.S. Land Office from Independence, Kansas, to Neodesha. In later correspondence he refutes charges by D. R. Anthony that he bought votes or received compensation from Neodesha and resents the committee set up to...
Dates:
1861 - 1873
Verlean Tidwell family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1286
Overview
The Verlean Tidwell family papers are those of an African American family from Independence, Kansas. The papers document the family of Verlean and Harry Tidwell and their children Charles, Winfred, Cornelius, John Edgar, and Linda.
Dates:
1917 - 2014