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LETTERS FROM HASKELL
Index of Letters
This is a complete listing of the 184 letters from the personal papers of Gov. Charles Robinson held in the Kansas State Archives at the Kansas Historical Society that were identified as pertaining directly to Robinson's time at Haskell and were used in the development of this website. These letters were photographed by Jancita Warrington and indexed and transcribed by Travis Campbell in 2018. More information on the Robinson papers can be found at the Kansas State Historical Society's website.
Date | Author | Description of Contents |
|---|---|---|
1888.05.18 | Angie View | Letter to Robinson for letter writing day. |
1888.05.19 | Edgar McCassey | Wants to accompany Willie Sears' body home to parents. |
1888.05.19 | W.H. Jonas (?) | Accident with a Mrs. Davis's son, offering assistance in any way he can. |
1888.05.21 | James K. Riffel | Discussion of a Dr. Gifford of Lawrence as physician at Haskell, thought Gifford probably would not want to work at HI |
1888.05.22 | V.W. May | Discusses issues with "Club" (Jeffersonian?) and voluntarily leaving position at Haskell and considerable number of student deaths. |
1888.05.24 | V.W. May | Acknowledgement of Robinson's letter, expresses good wishes. |
1888.05.24 | Mrs. M.F. Hanevek (?) | Wants to sell land, most likely too far away from Haskell for school's use, can Robinson help her? |
1888.05.25 | C.V. Mothram | List of students too ill to be at school, recommends they be sent home at once. |
1888.05.26 | ? ? | Would be happy to help get appropriation for chapel to be built at Haskell Institute |
1888.05.27 | W.H. Sears | Reached Oklahoma, boys in good shape for journey, Willis Joe became ill, will write from Darlington |
1888.05.28 | W.H. Sears | Account of visit to Darlington, I.T., visit to Cheyenne and Arapaho, took students to Anadarko school (Riverside?), Leonard Tyler will help find recruits |
1888.06.01 | Josie Vetter | Asking for report on Lizzie Rock, mentions having visited Haskell, condolences for all the illnesses |
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