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The 3rd U.S. Volunteer Infantry, Pt. 1: Galvanized Yankees Along The Platte, Ronald Wirtz

Books and Monographs: CTR Library

From the text: "The history of the 3rd United States Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming is not known as well as that of units that were active in the eastern and western theaters of the Civil War, but the more than nine hundred soldiers and officers of this unit, and nearly five thousand other “Galvanized Yankees,” fulfilled an important function on the western frontier during the last year of that conflict."

A History Of The Kearney Public Library & Information Center: The First Century 1890-1990, Ron Norman

Special Collections

History of the Kearney, Nebraska Public Library, written for its centennial in 1990.

A Short History Of De Witt 1872-1972, Bonnie Runty, Rhonda Powers, Julie Bergmeier

Special Collections

History of De Witt, Nebraska written by three Tri County Schools students for a local history organization. Includes images and maps. It covers early settlement to 1930. Discusses the history of the town, including labor, organizations (including the Klu Klux Klan), rural education, and more.

Kearney Cotton Mill: A Bubble That Burst, Charles Jankins

Special Collections

Paper drawing on primary sources and oral history interviews to tell the story of the Kearney, Nebraska cotton mill

The Negroes Of Nebraska, Writers' Program, Work Projects Administration In The State Of Nebraska

Special Collections

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The History Of Fort Kearney, Lyle Edwin Mantor

Special Collections

History of Fort Kearny and its role in the colonization of the west. Also contains information on the use of the land after the fort closed and the early days of the area's conversion to a historic site. Contains additional reference material such as lists of the commanding officers at Fort Kearny and discussion of available primary sources related to the fort.

The History Of Fort Kearney, Lillian M. Willman

Special Collections

Thesis Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College of the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts Department of History

History of Fort Kearny, Nebraska. Traces the history of the fort, both the original at Table Creek and the later one on the Platte River. Also discusses some of the initial 1920s conversion of the fort into a historic site.

Chadron : A Chronological View Of The Early History Of The Old-Home-Town, H. D. Mead

Special Collections

History of Chadron, Nebraska from 1885-1925, with the bulk of the time spent on 1885-1910.

The Battle Of Massacre Canyon, J. W. Williamson

Special Collections

Full title: The Battle of Massacre Canyon - The Unfortunate Ending of the Last Buffalo Hunt of the Pawnees; An Account of the Last Battle by Indians

Account of the last Pawnee buffalo hunt, which ended with a battle with the Sioux. The hunt departed from the Pawnee Agency at Genoa, Nebraska. The battle occurred northeast of Trenton, Nebraska.

Statement on Harmful Material: Materials in UNK Archives and Special Collections are historical in nature and reflect the society in which they were produced. As such, they may contain racial, gender, sexual, religious, and other language and imagery that are offensive …

Song Of The Great Blizzard : "Thirteen Were Saved" : Or, Nebraska's Fearless Maid, William Vincent

Special Collections

Song based on the story of Miss Minnie Freeman, a teacher who saved 13 children during the Schoolhouse Blizzard of 1888.

From the introduction:

Miss Minnie Freeman, the plucky little school teacher at Mina Valley, whose heroism, care and presence of mind saved from death her thirteen little pupils during the terrible storm last week, was in this city to-day. When pressed, she told the following story: "The storm came on very suddenly and struck the school-house just about the time for closing. I knew from indications that it was going to be a regular 'blizzard,' and told the children …