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Radley, Kansas Collection, 1913-1960, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library Jul 2022

Radley, Kansas Collection, 1913-1960, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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This collection consists of photographs and postcards from immigrant families in Radley, Kansas.

Radley, Kansas is a small unincorporated community located in Crawford County five miles north and three miles west of Pittsburg. Radley was founded as a mining camp of the Girard Coal Company.


Powell, William E., Collection, 1912-2011, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library Mar 2021

Powell, William E., Collection, 1912-2011, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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A collection of documents, papers, and letters regarding William E. Powell’s research of mining and European immigrants in southeast Kansas.

Dr. William E. Powell received his Bachelor of Science in Geology (major) and Geography (minor) from Oklahoma State University in 1954. He went on to receive his Master of Science in Geology from the University of Arkansas in 1958 and his Doctor of Philosophy in Geography from the University of Nebraska in 1970. While earning his doctorate, Dr. Powell studied French and German. Later in his life he began to learn Italian, striving for complete fluency. He was a professor …