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Title
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Philosophy: The New Hypothesis
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Description
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Essay by Colonel Robert Van Horn, a politically prominent Kansas Citian, about the "question of life" and philosophical conflicts between religion and science on creation, evolution, and a possible afterlife, etc.
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Date
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1881-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Engineering and Mining--The Improvement of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers
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Description
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Extracts from a speech by Robert Van Horn (national representative from Missouri and former mayor of Kansas City) delivered "in the House" of Representatives in 1882 concerning the management and control of the channels of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers for the purposes of city development, improved navigation, and flood prevention.
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Date
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1882-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Philosophy: About Life and Life Theories
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Description
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Essay on philosophies about life (creationism and evolution, etc.), written by Colonel Robert Van Horn, former mayor and journalist of Kansas City.
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Date
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1879-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Robert Van Horn Letters
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Description
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Folder contains several letters written by Robert T. Van Horn. In them he discusses his involvement in the Civil War including where Fort Union was located in downtown Kansas City, as well has his reminiscences of Westport, Santa Fe Trail, and other things.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
