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Title
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Overview of Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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A short summary of Kansas City, Missouri, written by Lawrence H. Larsen that has a bibliiography of sources for further reading. The book's index lists several references to Kansas City including mention of ethnic groups, the arts, history, sports, civic and social life, etc. Other entries include an interesting portrait of the state of Kansas written by Thomas Fox Averill (p. 16-21) and for Missouri written by Eric Sandweiss (p. 31-34).
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Drunk Driving or Dry Run? Cowboys and Alcohol on the Cattle Trail
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Description
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Alcohol was abundant in the trail towns of the 19th century. Most of the cattle drives came up from Texas, and the state had a reputation for hearty drinking and violence. But did the cowboys drink to excess while on the drive? The author pursues this question, quoting from many different contemporary sources. His conclusion is that "cowboys constituted a masculine work culture but do not appear to have created an intemperate occupational drinking culture." The cattle owners, drive bosses, and the nature of the work seem to promote this conclusion.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Death at Jackson County's Doorstep: Potawatomi Trail of Death Crossed Jackson County
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Description
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Article describes the Potawatomi Indians and their forced removal from northern Indiana to eastern Kansas in the fall of 1838. Nearly 1,000 tribe members were forced to walk the Trail of Death from Indiana to Kansas with 42 dying along the way. The Potawatomi are members of the Algonquian family of North American Indians. "Most of the Trail of Death descendants are members of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation with headquarters in Shawnee, Oklahoma." Includes images and diary entries.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Irish in Wyandotte County
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Description
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The second in a series of articles on ethnic communities in Wyandotte County, Kansas. The article provides an historical overview of early Irish families, as well as organizations, churches, and businesses. One of the organizations profiled is the Top of the Morning Club, which was organized in 1953 and serves to promote Irish customs and culture. According to the article, Irish immigrants were among the earliest settlers in Wyandotte County, first arriving in the 1850s.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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All Indian Trails Lead to Lawrence, October 27 to 30, American Identity and the Dedication of Haskell Institute's Football Stadium
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Description
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Haskell Indian Institute (now Haskell Indian Nations University), located in Lawrence, Kansas, opened in 1884 and its curriculum resembled that of Carlisle Institute, an Indian training school located in Pennsylvania. "Both schools emphasized industrial training, Christian indoctrination, and a strict eschewing of Native American customs, languages, and traditions." The article gives some of the history of Haskell, but the focus of the article is the dedication and opening of the new football stadium in the fall of 1926. "The stadium and memorial arch provided tangible representations of Haskell student and alumni patriotism. The stadium structure proved to be an impressive accomplishment, standing as the first lighted stadium in the Midwest and the third-largest stadium in the state." The struggle between Indian customs and culture and that of the United States/white people is explored concerning this event.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Death of Theresa Brown, Wife of Adam Brown, Mother of Mrs. Abilard Gutherie
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Description
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"The Kansas City Daily Gazette newspaper, December 19, 1890 announced the death of the Wyandot Mrs. Adam Brown...Theresa Brown was one of the first Wyandot settlers of Wyandotte County, having come from the Wyandot settlement in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. She was the wife of Adam Brown of the Wyandot. She had left Wyandotte County thirty years before her death, taking up her residence among the people of her tribe who had renounced their citizenship to return to tribal ways and culture. Her residence was among her people near the Kansas line, on a reservation. At the time of her death, she was over 90 years of age and was a member of the Canadian branch of the tribe. 'Theresa was the mother of Mrs. Abelard Guthrie (Nancy Quindaro Brown) after whom the town of Quindaro was named many years earlier.'" The article notes that Mrs. Brown's name appears upon the records of this county, she being one of the parties to the treaty made with the government in regard to Wyandotte County lands and coming in for a portion under the treaty stipulations.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
