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Map of Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado : showing also the sourthern portion of Dacotah / drawn and engraved by W.H. Gamble.

Description: Relief shown by hachures. From: Mitchell's new general atlas. Shows towns, counties, location of Indian tribes and trails in Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Dakota Territory. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." In lower right corner: 43. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Date: 1861
Creator: Gamble, W. H.

[Elizabeth Simpson Cooper Memoir]

Description: Photocopy of Elizabeth Simpson Cooper's memoir about her childhood in Virginia and later her time in Kansas after moving westward with her family. In the text of her memoir, she describes her school days in Virginia, church, Cooper family history, "Bleeding Kansas" (the period of conflict over deciding if Kansas would be a free or a slave state), and the Civil War in Kansas as well as her personal encounters with Native Americans in Kansas.
Date: 1931-02-24/1932
Creator: Cooper, Elizabeth Simpson, 1840-

[Mortgage agreement, November 5, 1875]

Description: Mortgage agreement between H. K. Redway and James Q. Brigham. In the agreement, it states that Redway would make three payments of $200.00 on October 1, 1876-78 to Brigham for land in Marion county in the state of Kansas. The land is described in the agreement. The payments would draw interest of ten percent per year, payable annually.
Date: November 5, 1875
Creator: Hodge, Edward A.

[Letter from F. H. Kollock to H. K. Redway, October 5, 1875]

Description: Letter from F. H. Kollock to H. K. Redway detailing a real estate agreement made between J. Q. Brigham and H. K. Redway. Kollock is requesting signatures on the promissory notes for the mortgage. Kollock also states that Brigham has signed the deed and has given the document to him, awaiting the signed notes and a draft from Redway. He relays to Redway that once he receives the "properly signed" notes and a $600.00 draft, he will send the deed to him.
Date: October 5, 1875
Creator: Kollock, F. H.

[Notice of duplicate issue, September 14, 1900]

Description: Notice of duplicate issue of pension certificate for Loriette C. Redway. The duplicate certificate was issued September 14, 1900 and sent to the United States pension agent in Topeka. From the agent in Topeka, the duplicate certificate would be transferred to Mrs. Redway.
Date: September 14, 1900
Creator: United States. Pension Bureau.

[Envelope, June 10]

Description: Envelope for R. C. Redway from E. A. Hodge, Register of Deeds from Marion City, Kansas. The envelope has two dates stamped on the front and back: June 10 from Marion City, Kansas and a June 14 stamp from a carrier.
Date: 186X-06-10
Creator: Hodge, E. A.

[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888]

Description: This item is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Julia A. Barr, Henry and Charles Moore's cousin. In the letter, Julia updates the Moore family on the happenings in Jerseyville, Illinois and the news includes: a dialogue about meeting cousin George Wilson in Eureka Springs, Arkansas while on a trip there, a discussion about the people that accompanied here on the trip and how long she stayed, details concerning the people she meet in Eureka Springs, a conversation about Seell… more
Date: December 3, 1888
Creator: Barr, Julia A.

[News Script: TCU]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a football game between Texas Christian University and the University of Kansas at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.
Date: September 23, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Plane Crash]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a plane crash near Waco resulting in the injury of two Air Force pilots.
Date: September 4, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: SMU]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Southern Methodist University's basketball team traveling to Wichita, Kansas to compete against Texas Tech in the opening round of the NCAA playoffs.
Date: March 12, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: News Briefs--Jailbreakers]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the capture of Marvin Igo and William James O'Handlen, two prisoners who broke out of jail in Fredonia, Kansas. James Guthrie, a third escapee, is still at large.
Date: February 16, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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