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A Survey Of Early Washington County And A Study Of The Development Of Hollenberg, Kansas, J. Holland Vernon
A Survey Of Early Washington County And A Study Of The Development Of Hollenberg, Kansas, J. Holland Vernon
Master's Theses
The first permanent settlement in Washington County was made in the late eighteen fifties. Beginning in the 18301 s, emigrants from the East had crossed it repeatedly. This small trickle of travelers was to grow to impressive proportions in the late forties and early fifties when thousands rushed westward to the fertile land of the Pacific Northwest and to the gold fields of the Sierras and 1 the Rockies. During the late sixties, the county was settled rapidly and by 1875 it was well beyond the pioneer stage. Its growth and development has been gradual and consistent-typical of numerous other …
The Nicodemus Colony Of Graham County, Kansas, William J. Belleau
The Nicodemus Colony Of Graham County, Kansas, William J. Belleau
Master's Theses
The purpose of this research is to portray the beginning, later growth, decline, and present status of a colony near Bogue, Kansas. The colony in question is the Nicodemus Colony. The motive lying back of the problem is to present the development of this colony in order that people regardless of race, may learn of the trials and tribulations the Negro pioneers lived through in this colony in Graham County.
The Community Of Haviland, Kansas, Arthur Rush
The Community Of Haviland, Kansas, Arthur Rush
Master's Theses
This thesis is a survey of the history of Haviland, Kansas in Kiowa County.
There Were Thirteen: A Pioneer Novel Of Western Kansas, Gwen Lane Funston
There Were Thirteen: A Pioneer Novel Of Western Kansas, Gwen Lane Funston
Master's Theses
In my thesis, I wish to present the story of my maternal grandmother as it is revealed in the lives of her thirteen children. I have been interested in the story since I can remember. My earliest memories are of sitting on Grandma’s lap and listening to tales of Indians on the warpath, of Kansas prairie sod houses and rattlesnakes, and of what my aunts, uncles, and my mother used to do when they were small. To avoid any possible embarrassment to living persons, I have fictionized the names of my characters. I have, however, retained all actual dates and …
Tom Plumb, A Novel, Gwendolyn Dimmitt
Tom Plumb, A Novel, Gwendolyn Dimmitt
Master's Theses
This is a true story, as far as actual dates and the verification of the incidents is concerned. The writer has filled in the conversation and the human interest bits as it seemed the people of that day might have talked or acted. Mr. Plumb is a true character, and the story of his life is given according to the facts as the writer was able to find them. That Mr. Plumb was a typical, and yet individual character, is proved by the fact that one year before his death he was chosen by t h e Red Willow County, …
The Community Of The Dominican Sisters Of Great Bend, Kansas, 1902- 1941, M. Theodosia Tockert
The Community Of The Dominican Sisters Of Great Bend, Kansas, 1902- 1941, M. Theodosia Tockert
Master's Theses
This thesis is a detailed history of the lives of the first Dominican Sisters at Great Bend, Kansas. Includes photographs and biographies of the women who served at the mission.
Bat Masterson: The Dodge City Years, George G. Thompson
Bat Masterson: The Dodge City Years, George G. Thompson
Master's Theses
This thesis is a biography of William Barclay "Bat" Masterson.
Victoria: The Story Of A Western Kansas Town, Marjorie Gamet Raish
Victoria: The Story Of A Western Kansas Town, Marjorie Gamet Raish
Master's Theses
This thesis is a history of the English colony at Victoria, Kansas, from the purchase of the land from the Kansas Pacific Railroad by Georg E. Grant in 1872 until the end of the colony in the early eighties. It does not attempt to deal in any complete form with history of the German- Russians who settled at Herzog, a mile north of the original town of Victoria in 1876. The history of Herzog is a story in itself, an intensely interesting one, but too long to be more than suggested in this thesis. It is given only for the …
Social Conditions Of Territorial Kansas, Clifford Dwight Miller
Social Conditions Of Territorial Kansas, Clifford Dwight Miller
Master's Theses
Who were the people making up Kansas Territory, or simply “K.T.”, as correspondence was addressed from everywhere? Coming to Kansas from New England and the Middle Atlantic states through the agency of the Emigrant Aid Company, from the Middle and Western states, from the Southern states, and from foreign countries, they had a variety of folk lore and pioneer technique they could put to work. It seems that they would constitute an extremely chaotic society when viewed from this standpoint; yet, they were all sired by progressive peoples, and, if we consider them from the viewpoint of culture and social …
Geneva Thorne : A Narrative Poem And A Picture Of Pioneer Life Revealing The Grave Foundations Of Culture In Kansas And The Slight Structure Built Thereupon, Olive Van Metre
Master's Theses
This thesis is a narrative poem about frontier life in Kansas.
Friedrich Wilhelm Koenig, Paul King
Friedrich Wilhelm Koenig, Paul King
Master's Theses
It was my first intention to write a biography of my grandfather. This was to be an entirely creative piece of work, based on his Army discharge, an account of his death and burial in the local paper, and the traditions of the family. Because his life after 1875-when he left the 5th Cavalry was so closely connected with the history of Hays, the biography was to stop short, twenty-three years before his death. Hays City from 1875 to 1898, the people, the colorful English colonists east in Victoria, the Russian-Germans, the change of troops at the fort, the fort …
Christian Missions Among The Kansas Indians, Bertha Ellen Milstead
Christian Missions Among The Kansas Indians, Bertha Ellen Milstead
Master's Theses
The establishment of Missions among the Indians who were settled in the Kansas region is apart of the story of the “Winning of the West.” The fate of the Indian was certain from the very beginning and those forces which fitted him in the end to take his place in the national life as a responsible individual were real factors in progress. The reservation system was but one stage in the gradual crowding of the Indian from his free hunting life and served only as a training school for the next stage of individual responsibility. One of the agencies which …