Emmigration and Immigration

Scope and Contents The collection contains a typewritten account of Frederick Etrick's life, including topics such as his childhood in Prussia, his emigration to the United States, politics and the presidential election of 1884, and farming. There is a great deal of information regarding his move to Dodge City in the 1880s, including descriptions of the town and its inhabitants, information about buffalo hunting, cowboys, sod houses, gambling, contemporary fashion and dress, the blizzard of 1886, saloons, and...

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This collection contains various maps of Kansas and other Western states, such as Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Some maps are related to immigration and railway companies, such as the Kansas Pacific Railway, while others are designed more for travel or immigration.

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This collection contains various maps of Kansas and other Western states, such as Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Some maps are related to immigration and railway companies, such as the Kansas Pacific Railway, while others are designed more for travel or immigration.

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This collection contains a book entitled A Kansas Souvenir. A Book of Information Relative to the Moral, Educational, Agricultural, Commercial, Manufacturing and Mining Interests of the State. This book, from 1896, contains promotional information on these various subjects throughout Kansas and serves as a sort of advertisement for immigration to Kansas and the various industries, schools, and agricultural opportunities in the state at the time.