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A Survey Of Early Washington County And A Study Of The Development Of Hollenberg, Kansas, J. Holland Vernon Jul 1949

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 Jul 1943

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 Jul 1942

The Community Of Haviland, Kansas, Arthur Rush

Master's Theses

This thesis is a survey of the history of Haviland, Kansas in Kiowa County.


The Community Of The Dominican Sisters Of Great Bend, Kansas, 1902- 1941, M. Theodosia Tockert Jul 1941

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 May 1939

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 May 1937

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 Jul 1936

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 …


Christian Missions Among The Kansas Indians, Bertha Ellen Milstead May 1930

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 …