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Title: SC153 William Allen Papers Finding Aid
Description: This collection consists of a land patent granted to William Allen for 40 acres in Menasha, Wisconsin from 1856.
Date: 1856
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC146 Land Deeds Collection
Description: The Land Deeds Collection is an artificial collection that includes six deeds of sale for land in Kansas and Missouri made between 1860 and 1888. Also included is a note of the estate of T. Oldheim from 1845.
Date: 1845/1888
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC121 18th Century Deeds Finding Aid
Description: This collection consists of two 18th century land deeds. Both include information on the individuals involved, as well as the amount, cost, and location of land in question. The deeds are hand-written on velum and include wax seals.
Date: 1716/1784
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Material Relating to the Coming of the Wyandot and Wyandot Leadership, 1843
Description: Article detailing the events leading up to the removal of the Wyandot from Ohio to Kansas Territory and the successful settlement and development after their arrival.
Date: 2011
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: SC137 John Loughborough Papers Finding Aid
Description: The John Loughborough Papers consists of a signed statement made by Loughborough concerning his involvement in the Regis Loisel land grant case. The land was originally acquired through a Spanish land grant, and was disputed after Loisel's death.
Date: 1867
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Compromising Their Rights - The U.S. Senate and the Kickapoo Treaties of 1819 and 1820
Description: A discussion of the language employed in treaties made between the U.S. government and the Indians with the Kickapoo Treaty of 1820 as an example. The treaty was negotiated by Auguste Chouteau and Benjamin Stephenson.
Date: 2008
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Missouri's Era of Not-So-Good Feelings
Description: The author examines the issues affecting the election for Missouri's first governor in 1820 of Alexander McNair over the former Missouri Territorial governor William Clark. The great influx of new people to Missouri felt Clark was too "soft" on the Indians and didn't do enough to open up new land for settlement. The author concludes, "Clark had done all he could, he thought, to balance the land rights of all the parties--federal government, Native American tribes, and individual settlers.... Oddly enough, his efforts at reaching an arrangement fair to all sides satisfied none."
Date: 2008
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: SC145 Stigers Island Collection
Description: The Stigers Island Collection consists of a land abstract that details the ownership of Stigers Island. Over time, the size and location of the island were affected by changes in the Missouri River.
Date: 1890/1900
Object Type: Finding Aid

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