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Title
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Origin of the Name "Jayhawker," and How It Came to Be Applied to the People of Kansas
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Description
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Essay about "the origin of the name 'Jayhawker,'" referring to the organization in Kansas Territory "brought together for mutual defense against the incursions of parties known as border ruffians of Missouri." Term "jayhawker" not original in Kansas and perhaps used by citizens of Linn County, Kansas, from a party of 1849 Gold Rushers calling themselves by this name.
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Date
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1918
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Reminiscences by William A. Lyman
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Description
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This carbon copy transcript compilation also includes the military history of Mr. Lyman compiled from official and authentic sources by the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society, written in 1905; letters written home, 1862-1863, most written from Kansas, Tennessee, and Cornith, Mississippi; and extracts from the diary of Wm. A. Lyman, 1864-66, written primarily in Pilot Knob, Missouri.
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Date
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1932
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Object Type
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Manuscript
