The Old Shawnee Mission
The Old Shawnee Mission

Author: Edith Connelley Ross

Publisher:

Published: 1928

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13:

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"This is an account of the founding of the Shawnee Mission by the Methodist Episcopal Church in the country of the Shawnee Indians west of Missouri. Also of its growth and wonderful work and influence among the various tribes of Western Indians. And this is the story, too, of the heroic struggles of the Mission to continue its course under the control of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South to whom it fell in the division of the jurisdiction of the Church."--Page 4.

The WPA Guide to 1930s Kansas
The WPA Guide to 1930s Kansas

Author: Federal Writers' Project

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13:

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A reissue of a 1939 guide to Kansas compiled as part of the Federal Writers' Project during the Depression years, providing information not only about the attractions of the state, but serving as a cultural chronicle of an earlier time.

Kansas, a Guide to the Sunflower State
Kansas, a Guide to the Sunflower State

Author: Best Books on

Publisher: Best Books on

Published: 1939

Total Pages: 581

ISBN-13: 1623760151

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compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kansas ... Sponsored by the State Department of Education.

The WPA Guide to Kansas
The WPA Guide to Kansas

Author: Federal Writers' Project

Publisher: Trinity University Press

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 595

ISBN-13: 1595342141

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During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. America’s Heartland is well depicted in this WPA Guide to Kansas, originally published in 1939. Kansas, also nicknamed the “Sunflower State” because of its rich agricultural roots and the “Jayhawker State” because of its distinct role in the American Civil War, has a diverse and extensive history.

The Shawnee Indians
The Shawnee Indians

Author: Randolph Noe

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 776

ISBN-13:

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The result of years of painstaking research, this outstanding compilation reflects the wealth of material available on the Shawnee, from contact through the 20th century. The historical introduction provides a succinct but comprehensive narrative of Shawnee history. The bibliography itself is arranged in three broad subject areas. The first covers general history and affairs, anthropology, and linguistics; the second moves through history with the Shawnee, providing easy access to materials that document and analyze each period of their history; and the third references a plethora of primary documents-judicial, administrative, and Congressional material not generally found in existing guides. This latter section lends a particular strength to the work with its annotations of the Annual Reports of the Commissioners of Indian Affairs, which give unparalleled views of Shawnee life in the 19th century. Although intended primarily as a guide to the literature, the entries are generous in scope and description and often contain quotations from the primary sources. Intended for historians, anthropologists, researchers, and students, both graduate and undergraduate.

Encyclopedia of Kansas
Encyclopedia of Kansas

Author: Nancy Capace

Publisher: Somerset Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 0403093120

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The Encyclopedia of Kansas contains detailed information on States: Symbols and Designations, Geography, Archaeology, State History, Local History on individual cities, towns and counties, Chronology of Historic Events in the State, Profiles of Governors, Political Directory, State Constitution, Bibliography of books about the state and an Index.

Kansas History
Kansas History

Author: Homer E. Socolofsky

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 1992-04-20

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13:

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The first volume in the series State Bibliographies, this book provides comprehensive coverage of secondary materials on Kansas history and also includes useful references to major archival and manuscript collections. Although excellent specialized bibliographies have been published, this volume is the most complete compilation of historical and related materials for the state. Its broad and diverse scope ranges from standard political and economic studies to social and environmental histories, to local studies, and to regional studies with special significance to the state. The volume is divided into sections on prehistory; indigenous population; early exploration; territorial period; statehood; Kansas since 1898; agriculture; economic life; transportation; cultural life; education; science and medicine; social history; general histories and reference guides; local and county history; historiography materials; and historic sites. Entries include informative annotations designed to aid the novice and the scholar. The volume is thoroughly indexed by author and subject and includes the only existing index for all the major articles appearing over the past 125 years in the Kansas State Historical Society's major publications.