Topics in Kansas History: War

World WarI

The Great War in Europe broke out in 1914, but it was nearly three years before the U. S. became involved. In the meantime, the country had problems closer to home. Revolutionary upheaval in Mexico led to military action in that country and along America's southern border. Kansas troops were called to active duty and served on the Mexican border in 1916. read more

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Letters, documents, objects, and photographs

• Souvenir handkerchief
• Uncle Sam "I Want You" recruitment poster
• Warletters, World War I

Bibliographies, finding aids, and guides to the collections

Kansas History, our scholarly journal

• "'How Cola' from Camp Funston: American Indians and the Great War," Summer 2001

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