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Harry Walter Colmery
This is a portrait of Harry Walter Colmery (1890-1979) dressed in his World War I uniform. Colmery was an attorney in Topeka, Kansas, an American Legion National Commander, and author of the G. I. Bill of Rights.
previewWilliam Eugene Stanley
This sepia colored photograph shows William Eugene Stanley, (front row wearing a dark suit), during military maneuvers for the Kansas National Guard in Ft. Riley, Kansas. Stanley entered public office in 1871. In 1898, he is elected as the fifteenth governor of Kansas, a position he holds until 1903. Afterwards, he returns to Wichita, Kansas to practice law.
previewEugene Ware correspondence
This is a series of correspondence to and from Eugene Fitch Ware (1841-1911). Ware moved to Fort Scott, Kansas, after the Civil War and became employed at the Fort Scott Monitor. In 1879, Ware began the first of three terms in the Kansas State Senate. During his terms of office, Ware introduced bills concerning railroads, life insurance, militia, and relief and support of the poor as well as bills of a more local nature. Ware moved to Topeka in 1893 to become a partner with Charles Gleed and his brother, James, forming the law firm of Gleed, Ware and Gleed. In addition to journalism, law, and politics, Ware used the pseudonym, Ironquill, for his literary and poetic achievements. His works include "Neutralia" and "The Rhymes of Ironquill". For a complete contents list of the papers of Eugene Fitch Ware, see the External Links below.
previewJudge Arthur Jehu Stanley, Jr.
This is a photograph of Arthur Jehu Stanley, Jr. as a member of the 7th Cavalry at Fort Bliss, Texas. When he turned 17, he left high school and enlisted in the U. S. Army, where he participated in the Punitive Expedition to Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa. Stanley later joined the Navy and served on the U.S.S. Pidgeon. At the start of World War II, Stanley was called to active duty as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army. Serving with the Ninth Fighter Command, he was involved in the planning and preparation for the Normandy invasion. As a civilian, Stanley was a lawyer in private practice with his father, a Kansas senator, and finally nominated to the U.S. District Court by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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