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Leila Woolwine Johnson

 Collection — Box A23
Identifier: KHC-151
Scope and Contents This collection contains an autobiographical account of Leila Woolwine Johnson's life and her family in Dodge City Kansas, focusing primarily on the years from 1907 through the 1920s. Johnson writes about her father, Charles Woolwine, and his career as jailor, undersheriff, sheriff, businessman, and member of the local draft board during World War I. Much of the manuscript discusses the operation of the City Jail in the 1910s and various events related to prisoners. There is also a...
Dates: 1987