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A.S. Wilson to Henry J. Allen

Kansas. Governor (1919-1923 : Allen)

A.S. Wilson, an attorney in Galena, Kansas, writes to Governor Henry J. Allen to indicate his interest in a law that would allow second class cities to separate the schools based on "white and colored children." He included a petition with signatures with the letter.

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Kansas Farmer Seed Wheat Club history collection

Kansas Farmer Seed Wheat Club

This collection consists of records from the Kansas Farmer Seed Wheat Club. It includes correspondence, index cards by county noting how much was deposited in each bank, what was outstanding and what had been paid, and other miscellaneous materials. The correspondence and other materials all regard the logistics of purchasing, shipping, and distributing the seed wheat, as well as monitoring how the crops fared and that loans were repaid. Frequent correspondents include Culver D. Yetter, secretary of the Kansas Farmer Seed Wheat Club, and Charles Manville Sawyer, state bank commissioner who became the first president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

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Correspondence between Dwight David Eisenhower and U.S. Senator Joseph L. Bristow concerning Eisenhower's appointment to a military academy

Eisenhower, Dwight David, 1890-1969

This is a series of letters concerning Dwight D. Eisenhower's request for an appointment to a military academy--either West Point or Anapolis. Four of the letters are from Eisenhower to Kansas Senator Joseph L. Bristow. One is from E. F. Fairchild to Bristow conveying the scores of Kansans taking a preliminary examination and one is from Bristow informing Eisenhower of his appointment to West Point. Eisenhower was living in Abilene, Kansas, when he wrote these letters. Eisenhower, born October 14, 1890, was nearly 20 but claimed to be a year younger as the Naval Academy did not accept candidates over age 18. The items in this series are also in Kansas Memory as individual items except the letter from Eisenhower dated August 20, 1910, which is the first letter in this item.

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Dwight David Eisenhower to Joseph Little Bristow, United States Senator

Eisenhower, Dwight David, 1890-1969

This letter was written by Dwight David Eisenhower, 1890-1969, to Joseph Little Bristow, 1861-1944, United States Senator, inquiring about an appointment to either the Naval Academy or West Point. Eisenhower explains that he has not received a response from Bristow and asks about taking a competitive examination for an appointment. The complete set of correspondence related to Eisenhower's appointment to a military academy is available in Kansas Memory item 208267.

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E. T. Fairchild to United States Senator Joseph Little Bristow

Fairchild, Edward Thomson, 1854-1917

This letter was written by Edward Thomson Fairchild, 1854-1917, to United States Senator Joseph Little Bristow, 1861-1944. Accompanying the letter are scores from a competitive examination held in the office of State Superintendent Fairchild. The examination results determined appointments to the United States military academies. Dwight David Eisenhower's scores are listed and his appointment to West Point is noted. The complete set of correspondence related to Eisenhower's appointment to a military academy is available in Kansas Memory item 208267.

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Joseph Little Bristow, United States Senator, to Dwight David Eisenhower

Bristow, Joseph L. (Joseph Little), 1861-1944

This letter from Joseph Little Bristow, 1861-1944, United States Senator, to Dwight David Eisenhower, 1890-1969, informs him of his nomination to West Point Military Academy. The complete set of correspondence related to Eisenhower's appointment to a military academy is available in Kansas Memory item 208267.

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Dwight David Eisenhower to Joseph Little Bristow, United States Senator

Eisenhower, Dwight David, 1890-1969

This letter was written by Dwight David Eisenhower, 1890-1969, to United States Senator Joseph Little Bristow, 1861-1944, thanking him for the appointment to West Point Military Academy. The complete set of correspondence related to Eisenhower's appointment to a military academy is available in Kansas Memory item 208267.

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Dwight David Eisenhower to Joseph Little Bristow, United States Senator

Eisenhower, Dwight David, 1890-1969

This letter was written by Dwight David Eisenhower, 1890-1969, to Joseph Little Bristow, 1861-1944, United States Senator, thanking him for the West Point appointment. Eisenhower mentions that he passed the entrance exams and will report to West Point on June 14, 1911. The complete set of correspondence related to Eisenhower's appointment to a military academy is available in Kansas Memory item 208267.

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Roy Hennigh to Arthur Capper

Hennigh, Roy

Roy Hennigh, owner of a grocery store in Sabetha, Nemaha County, wrote this letter to the governor concerning a recent visit to his store by a female deputy factory inspector. According to Hennigh, this inspector informed him that his two teenage daughters could not work in his store on the weekends according to the child labor laws. Hennigh argues that he does not officially employ his children, or any other children, because ?they help me just as anybody?s children should.? He believes it is ?very poor judgement to enact a law which forbids parents to use the help of their own children.? He also takes issue with the fact that a female inspector evaluated his business. P. J. McBride, Commissioner of Labor and Industry, replied to this letter on December 12, 1917.

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P. J. McBride to Roy Hennigh

Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)

This letter was written in response to Roy Hennigh?s earlier letter (dated November 21) to Gov. Arthur Capper, which had been referred to P. J. McBride, the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. In it, McBride responds to Hennigh?s complaint that a welfare inspector prevented Hennigh from employing his two daughters in his grocery store. McBride referred him to the child labor law that ?prohibited the employment of any child under 14 years of age in mercantile establishments.? No one could make any exception to this law because, according to McBride, some of the worst cases of abuse had occurred at the hands of parents. This law did not affect children?s work within the home, but it did mandate that children under 14 could not be assigned regular duties for a specific period of time in a place of business. McBride emphasized that ?it is not the purpose of this department to split hairs,? but that his inspectors were bound to ensure that the law was applied fairly and equally to all.

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