A Kansas Memory Podcast

To His Excellency the Governor

The documents used in the Letters podcast are available on

• Citizens of Dodge City to Governor George W. Glick
  Citizens of Dodge City, Ford County, write Governor Glick in 1883 to tell their side of a dispute between local businessmen and Luke Short, who was part-owner of the Long Branch Saloon.
• Frances Elizabeth Willard to Governor John Martin
  The president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union writes Governor Martin about prohibition and woman suffrage issues in 1888.
• C. C. Evans to Governor Edmund Morrill
  C. C. Evans, Chairman of the Sheridan County Republican Central Committee sends a plea for drought relief in 1894.
• Isabella Barnes to Governor Edward Hoch
  Isabella Barnes, a resident of Liberal, Seward County, in 1906, explains her desire to wear men's clothing.
• Alysia Kysar to Governor Joan Finney
  Aliysia Kysar, eleven-year-old resident of Library, Seward County, in 1991, writes Governor Finney to ask for help protecting Kansas' natural resources.

Additional Links

• The Dodge City Peace Commission, which included Luke Short, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp and other famous lawmen, was formed as a response to the "Dodge City War" of 1883.
• For more information about Kansas governors and their papers, see our KSHS Kansas Governors webpage.
• For portraits of all the Kansas governors and their annual messages to the legislature, see this State Library of Kansas webpage (offsite link).