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Samuel Jay Crumbine
American Magazine
Samuel Jay Crumbine, Secretary of the Board of Health, seated at his desk.
previewGeneral Lane escorting the legislature to Lecompton
Speer, John, 1817-1906
General James H. Lane escorting the legislature to Lecompton, copied from the Life of Gen. James H. Lane by John Speer.
previewKansas State Seal
Cultural Heritage and Arts Center
The State Seal of Kansas. The Seal of Kansas and the state motto, Ad astra per aspera (to the stars through difficulties), were adopted through a joint resolution during the first Kansas legislative session on May 25, 1861.
previewSamuel Crumbine poster
Public poster with Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine banning the public drinking cup, common roller towel, and encouraging the swatting of flies. Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine of Dodge City was one of the nation's leaders in the field of public health. He became secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health in 1904 and served for approximately 20 years. His public health campaigns were directed at practices and conditions that led to the spread of communicable diseases.
previewLangston Hughes
Photograph of Langston Hughes copied from the Shawnee County Historical Society, Bulletin #47.
previewFrankwood E. Williams Papers
Williams, Frankwood E. (Frankwood Earl), b. 1883
This collection of materials consists of biographical sketches, correspondence (both personal and professional), lecture notes, bibliographies, and tributes for Frankwood E. Williams, director of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene. Much of the correspondence is between Marion Kenworthy and Norman Fenton regarding Fenton potentially writing a biography of Williams after his death (this never came to pass). A photograph of Williams is included in folder 12. This correspondence is part of the historic psychiatry material in the Menninger Archives. A searchable, full-text transcription is forthcoming.
previewLucio Bini 's Electroconvulsive therapy records
Bini, Lucio, 1908-1964
Lucio Bini's papers, largely, consist of incoming handwritten and typed correspondence; blueprints and related documentation for electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) equipment. They also include product information for selling equipment, records related to international patents, research notes from early experiments on animals (dogs), and from tracking early patients undergoing electroshock therapy. Newspaper clippings, photographs (both in color and black and white), and other miscellaneous materials are available. Correspondents include Lothar Kalinowsky and other professional colleagues, as well as some patients. The second box of materials are all xeroxed photocopies from Bini's materials and is not well organized. The materials also include correspondence related to the acquisition of Bini's papers by the Menninger Foundation.
previewLimestone School, district 66 in Stanton Township, Ottawa County, Kansas
Photographs of students at Limestone School, district 66 in Stanton Township, Ottawa County, Kansas. Also pictured is a school souvenir listing the teacher, pupils, and school board. On the front of the school souvenir is a photograph of Etta Beck. This was her first teaching position.
previewRobert S. Raymond
This is a photograph of Robert S. Raymond taken while he was teaching at Ohio University. He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, where his family owned a furniture store. After graduating from high school, he attended Kansas City Junior College for two years and later graduated from the University of Kansas in 1934. Following his graduation, he worked in the family furniture store. In the spring of 1940, he joined the American Volunteer Ambulance Corps and went to France. He drove ambulances into unoccupied France, Spain, and Portugal. Raymond joined the Royal Air Force and became a bomber pilot. Later, he was transferred to the United States Army Air Force in England and shipped back the U. S. where he learned to fly B-17s and B-24s. He was sent to several bases where he taught students to fly B-17s and B-24s. After the war, he returned by Kansas City, Missouri, and worked in the family furniture store. Later, Raymond attended the London School of Economics, received a master's degree from Kansas University and a doctorate from Ohio State University. He taught at several universities including Ohio University, Northeast Missouri State University, Harvard School of Business, Wichita State University, and Washburn University. This photograph appears in Twenty-Five Years The Road Taken by Robert S. Raymond and Elizabeth Raymond.
previewRobert S. Raymond in his American Volunteer Ambulance Corps' uniform
Raymond, Robert S
This is a photograph showing Robert S. Raymond dressed in his American Volunteer Ambulance Corps' uniform with ambulances in the background. The photograph was probably taken in France. In the spring of 1940, he joined the American Volunteer Ambulance Corps and went to France. He drove ambulances into unoccupied France where they became trapped by the German army and escaped through Spain and Portugal. Raymond traveled to England where he joined the Royal Air Force and became a bomber pilot. Later, he was transferred to the United States Army Air Force in England and shipped back the U. S. where he learned to fly B-17s and B-24s. He was sent to several bases where he taught students to fly B-17s and B-24s. This photograph appears in Diary Of A Volunteer, 1940-1943 by Robert S. Raymond.
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