Box A4

Scope and Contents The majority of the items in this collection relate to Hamilton “Ham” Bell, documenting various elements of his life, such as his Elephant Livery Stable, his role as Ford County Sheriff, and his automobile company and ambulance service. Many items also relate to the later years of his life in the 1930s and 1940s, documenting Kansas Pioneer Picnic events, The Last Round Up and other events honoring and commemorating Bell’s life and work in Dodge City. As a collection largely assembled by...

Content Description This collection contains materials related to Joseph G. Trindle and his wife, Susie Appuhn, as well as their son, J.G. Trindle. Most of the materials in the collection are related to education, and include report cards from the 1930s, commencement programs from the 1880s and 1890s, school assignments (which include drawings made at Garfield School in Liberal, Kansas), and two scrapbooks. There are also correspondences, an autograph book, and catalogs for rope and machinery from the early...