Box 1
Manuscripts, 1849-1880.
General
Some folders have materials dating up to 1896.
Box 1, Folder 1
Patterson, J. B. To Colton, Chauncey S. Oquawka, Ill. JA 1091
1849 Mar. 28
Scope and Contents
Enclosed in: 1882, Mar. 17. Patterson, J. B. to John B. Colton.
Box 1, Folder 2
Colton, John Burt. To Patterson, J. B. Iowa JA 1075
1849 Apr. 8
Box 1, Folder 3
Colton, John Burt. To Colton, Chauncey S. Iowa JA 176
1849 Apr. 15
Box 1, Folder 4
Colton, John Burt. To Colton, Emily H. McLanathan. Near Kanesville, Iowa JA 179
1849 May 22
Box 1, Folder 5
Colton, John Burt. To Noteware, James H. Council Bluffs, Iowa JA 250
1849 May 22
Box 1, Folder 6
Clay, Alonzo Cordell. To Barnett, John T. Great Salt Lake, Utah JA 120
1849 Sept. 22
Box 1, Folder 7
Young, Sheldon. Diary of the Jayhawker's journey from Joliet, Ill. to Rancho San Francisquito, Calif. [typescript]. JA 555
1849 - 1850 Mar. 18 - Feb. 5
Box 1, Folder 8
Haines, Asa. Diary of Jayhawkers' route from Knoxville, Ill. to Rancho San Francisquito, Calif. and return east by way of
Panama, and other personal notes [facsimile].
JA 1051
1849-1865
Box 1, Folder 9
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Barnett, John T. Bidwell's Bar & Cedar Fort, Calif. JA 665
1851 Mar. 20
Box 1, Folder 10
Colton, John Burt. To Colton, Chauncey S. Sonora, Calif. JA 177
1851 July 28
Scope and Contents
Written on pictorial letter sheet: James Stuart hung by the Vigilance Committee.
Box 1, Folder 11
Colton, John Burt. To Colton, Chauncey S. San Francisco, Calif. JA 178
1851 Sept. 11
Box 1, Folder 12
Shannon, Thomas. To Colton, John Burt. Marysville, Calif. JA 863
1854 Mar. 25
Box 1, Folder 13
Carrington, John W. To Colton, John Burt. New York, N.Y. JA 114
1854 June 23
Box 1, Folder 14
Taylor, Robert B. To Colton, John Burt. Stockton, Calif. JA 989
1854 Aug. 5
Box 1, Folder 15
Rude, William B. To Colton, John Burt. Tucson, Ariz. JA 849 - 853
1859 - 1867
Scope and Contents
5 letters.
Box 1, Folder 16
Doty, Edward. To Colton, John Burt. Calif. JA 377 - 380
1871 - 1890
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 1, Folder 17
Mc Grew, Miletus S. To Colton, John Burt. Bloomington, Ill. JA 606
1872 Jan. 18
Box 1, Folder 18
Cole, Cal A. To Colton, John Burt. Allona, Ill. JA 1064
1872 Jan. 30
Scope and Contents
[facsimile].
Box 1, Folder 19
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Honored Jayhawkers. JA 715
1872 >Feb. 4
Box 1, Folder 20
Mc Gowan, Ed. To Colton, John Burt. Knoxville, Tenn. JA 746
1872 >Feb. 5
Box 1, Folder 21
Edgerton, Sidney P. To Colton, John Burt. Muscatine, Iowa & Kennard, Neb. JA 416 - 418
1872 - 1877
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 1, Folder 22
Groscup, John. To Colton, John Burt. Long Valley, Calif. JA 472 -474
1872 - 1880
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 1, Folder 23
Bartholomew, Edward F. To Colton, John Burt. Kansas & Pueblo, Colo. JA 25 - 29
1872 - 1890
Scope and Contents
4 letters & 1 post card.
Box 1, Folder 24
Shannon, Thomas. To Colton, John Burt. San Jose, Mount Sein & Los Gatos, Calif. JA 864 - 868
1872 - 1899
Scope and Contents
5 letters [facsimiles and originals].
Box 1, Folder 25
Bartholomew, Edward F. To Clay, Alonzo Cordell. Kansas & Pueblo, Colo. JA 20 - 24
1873 - 1891
Scope and Contents
5 letters.
Box 1, Folder 26
Doty, Edward. To Clay, Alonzo Cordell. Calif. JA 381 - 385
1873 - 1891
Scope and Contents
5 letters [facsimiles and originals].
Box 1, Folder 27
Shannon, Thomas. To Richards, Luther A. San Jose & Los Gatos, Calif. JA 874 - 879
1874 - 1898
Scope and Contents
6 letters.
Box 1, Folder 28
Groscup, John. To Richards, Luther A. Long Valley, Calif. JA 502
1875 Feb.? 6
Box 1, Folder 29
Colton, John Burt. To Kingsbury, S. Galesburg, Ill. JA 224
1875 Dec. 29
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1876, Jan. 5. Kingsbury, S. to John B. Colton.
Box 1, Folder 30
Bartholomew, Edward F. To Richards, Luther A. Iowa, Kan. & Colo. JA 33 - 36
1875 - 1886
Scope and Contents
4 letters [facsimiles & originals]. Also: resolution for the compilation of a Jayhawker history.
Box 1, Folder 31
Doty, Edward. To Richards, Luther A. Calif. JA 391 - 394
1875 - 1886
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 1, Folder 32
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Edgerton, Sidney P. Rippey, Iowa JA 708
1876 Jan. 1
Box 1, Folder 33
Colton, John Burt. To Edgerton, Sidney P. Galesburg, Ill. JA 189
1876 Jan. 10
Box 1, Folder 34
Brier, James Welch. To Mecum, Charles Bert. Grass Valley, Calif. JA 70
1876 Jan. 17
Box 1, Folder 35
Colton, John Burt. To Davison, Urban P. Galesburg, Ill. JA 182
1877 Jan. 9
Box 1, Folder 36
Colton, John Burt. To Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. Galesburg, Ill. JA 290
1877 Jan. 9
Box 1, Folder 37
West, Frederick. To Colton, John Burt. Holton, Kan. JA 1007
1877 Jan. 15
Box 1, Folder 38
Allen, R. H. To Colton, John Burt. Chico, Calif. JA 4
1877 Jan. 19
Scope and Contents
Also: Biographical notes concerning George Allen on verso of printed advertisement for Allen's Springs.
Box 1, Folder 39
Thompson, John S. To Colton, John Burt. Los Angeles, Calif. JA 1099
1877 Feb. 2
Box 1, Folder 40
Haser, I. To Colton, John Burt. Galena, Ill. JA 525
1877 Feb. 28
Box 1, Folder 41
Clay, Alonzo Cordell. To Frans, Harrison B. Galesburg, Ill. JA 125
1877 Dec. 24
Box 1, Folder 42
Clay, Alonzo Cordell. To Davison, Urban P. Galesburg, Ill. JA 123 - 124
1877 & 1882
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 1, Folder 43
Clay, Alonzo Cordell. To Woolsey, John Leander. Galesburg, Ill. JA 130 - 131
1877 & 1882
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 1, Folder 44
Edgerton, Sidney P. To Clay, Alonzo Cordell. Kennard, Neb. JA 415
1878 Jan. 12
Box 1, Folder 45
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Brother Jayhawkers. Rippey, Iowa JA 716
1878 Jan. 25
Box 1, Folder 46
Davison, Urban P. To Clay, Alonzo Cordell. Wyo. JA 337 - 338
1878 - 1891
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 1, Folder 47
Richards, Luther A. To Stevens, Lorenzo Dow. Woodhull, Ill. JA 841
1879 Jan. 4
Box 1, Folder 48
Richards, Luther A. To Woolsey, John Leander. Woodhull, Ill. JA 842
1879 Jan. 4
Box 1, Folder 49
Brier, James Welch. To Richards, Luther A. Grass Valley, Calif. JA 71
1879 Jan. 23
Box 1, Folder 50
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Dear Comrades [Jayhawkers]. Rippey, Iowa JA 717
1879 Jan. 27
Box 1, Folder 51
Davison, Urban P. To The Jayhawkers. Wyo. JA 359 - 362
1879 - 1901
Scope and Contents
4 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 52
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Davison, Urban P. Rippey, Iowa JA 706
1880 Jan. 12
Box 1, Folder 53
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Haines, Asa. Rippey, Iowa JA 710
1880 Jan. 12
Box 1, Folder 54
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Woolsey, John Leander. Rippey, Iowa JA 713
1880 Jan. 12
Box 1, Folder 55
Bartholomew, Edward F. To Mecum, Charles Bert. Buena Vista, Colo. JA 32
1880 Jan. 23
Box 1, Folder 56
Brier, James Welch and Brier, Juliet Wells. To The Jayhawkers. Arcata, Calif. JA 75
1880 Jan. 25
Scope and Contents
In the handwriting of James W. Brier.
Box 1, Folder 57
Doty, Edward. To Mecum, Charles Bert. Calif. JA 389 - 390
1880 - 1887
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 1, Folder 58
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Colton, John Burt. Rippey & Perry, Iowa JA 667 - 674
1880 - 1895
Scope and Contents
8 letters [originals & facsimiles].
Box 1, Folder 59
Frans, Harrison B. To Mecum, Charles Bert. Baker City & Baker Co., Ore. JA 444 - 446
1880 - 1896
Scope and Contents
3 letters [originals & facsimiles].
Box 2
Manuscripts, 1881-1890.
General
Some folders have materials dating up to 1893.
Box 2, Folder 1
Haines, Asa. To Davison, Urban P. Knoxville, Ill. JA 513
1881 Jan. 1
Box 2, Folder 2
Colton, John Burt. To Postmaster of Miner's Delight, Wyoming. Galesburg, Ill. JA 1078
1881 Jan. 20
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1881, Jan. 27. Rimo, James to John B. Colton.
Box 2, Folder 3
Bartholomew, Edward F. To Haines, Asa. Buena Vista & Pueblo, Colo. JA 30 - 31
1881 & 1885
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 2, Folder 4
Groscup, John. To Haines, Asa. Long Valley, Calif. JA 497 - 498
1881 - 1885
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 2, Folder 5
Haines, Asa. To Woolsey, John Leander. Knoxville, Ill. JA 515 - 516
1881 & 1885
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 2, Folder 6
Shannon, Thomas. To Haines, Asa. San Jose & Los Gatos, Calif. JA 869 - 870
1881 - 1885
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 2, Folder 7
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Haines, Asa and Brother Jayhawkers. San Jose, Calif. JA 970 - 971
1881 - 1885
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 2, Folder 8
Doty, Edward. To Haines, Asa. San Jose, Calif. JA 386 - 388
1881 - 1889
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 2, Folder 9
Shannon, Thomas. To The Jayhawkers. Calif. JA 880 - 883
1881 - 1903
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 2, Folder 10
Bailey, A. A. To Colton, John Burt. Evanston, Wyo. Territory JA 13
1882 Feb. 6
Scope and Contents
post card.
Box 2, Folder 11
Price, John. To Colton, John Burt. Coloma, Calif. JA 788
1882 Feb. 7
Scope and Contents
post card.
Box 2, Folder 12
Patterson, J. B. To Colton, John Burt. Oquawka, Ill. JA 1092
1882 Mar. 17
Scope and Contents
Enclosure: 1849, Mar. 28. Patterson, J. B. to Chauncey S. Colton.
Box 2, Folder 13
Clay, Alonzo Cordell. To West, John Lewis. Galesburg, Ill. JA 128 - 129
1882 & 1891
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 2, Folder 14
Colton, John Burt. To Plummer, John W. Galesburg, Ill. JA 263
1883 Jan. 8
Box 2, Folder 15
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Colton, John Burt. San Jose, Calif. JA 897 - 902
1883 - 1899
Scope and Contents
6 letters [originals & facsimiles].
Box 2, Folder 16
Frans, Harrison B. To Colton, John Burt. Baker City & Rye Valley, Ore. JA 438 - 443
1883 - 1901
Scope and Contents
6 letters [originals & facsimiles].
Box 2, Folder 17
Richards, Luther A. To Davison, Urban P. Burchard, Neb. JA 838
1884 Jan. 2
Box 2, Folder 18
Richards, Luther A. To Woolsey, John Leander. Burchard, Neb. JA 843
1884 Jan. 2
Scope and Contents
In the hand of John B. Colton.
Box 2, Folder 19
Brier, John Wells. To Richards, Luther A. Salinas, Calif. JA 100
1884 Jan. 21
Box 2, Folder 20
Brier, James Welch. To The Jayhawkers. Rohnerville, Calif. JA 74
1884 Jan. 25
Box 2, Folder 21
Bancroft, A. L. & Co. To Colton, John Burt. San Francisco, Calif. JA 1054
1884 Apr. 30
Scope and Contents
In the handwriting of A. E. Parsons.
Box 2, Folder 22
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Richards, Luther A. Strawberry Valley & San Jose, Calif. JA 976 - 979
1884 - 1898
Scope and Contents
4 letters [originals & facsimiles].
Box 2, Folder 23
Haines, Asa. To Brier, James Welch & Brier, Juliet Wells. Knoxville, Ill. JA 511
1885 Jan. 1
Box 2, Folder 24
Haines, Asa. To Colton, John Burt. De Long, Ind. JA 512
1885 Jan. 4
Box 2, Folder 25
Richards, Luther A. To Haines, Asa. Burchard, Neb. JA 839
1885 Jan. 28
Box 2, Folder 26
Haines, Asa. To Richards, Luther A. & Brother Jayhawkers. Burchard, Ill. JA 514
1886 Jan. 24
Box 2, Folder 27
Bartholomew, A. R. To Charles Bert Mecum. Pueblo, Colo. JA 19
1887 Jan. 10
Box 2, Folder 28
Mecum, Henry LeRoy. To Colton, John Burt. Jefferson, Iowa JA 739
1887 Feb. 19
Box 2, Folder 29
Clay, Alonzo Cordell. To Richards, Luther A. Galesburg, Ill. JA 126 & 127
1887 & 1894
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 2, Folder 30
Richards, Luther A. To Colton, John Burt. Neb. JA 820 - 826
1887 - 1894
Scope and Contents
7 letters.
Box 2, Folder 31
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Mecum, Charles Bert. San Jose, Calif. JA 972 - 975
1887 - 1905
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 2, Folder 32
Mecum, Frances E. Richards. To Colton, John Burt. Iowa & Ore. JA 729 - 737
1887 - 1907
Scope and Contents
4 letters & 5 post cards.
Box 2, Folder 33
Clay, Alonzo Cordell. To Brier, James Welch and Brier, Juliet Wells. Galesburg, Ill. JA 121 - 122
1888 & 1891
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 2, Folder 34
Manly, William Lewis. To Clay, Alonzo Cordell. College Park & San Jose, Calif. JA 612 - 615
1888 - 1894
Scope and Contents
4 letters [originals & facsimiles].
Box 2, Folder 35
Shannon, Thomas. To Clay, Alonzo Cordell. Mount Sein & Los Gatos, Calif. JA 861 - 862
1888 & 1895
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 2, Folder 36
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Clay, Alonzo Cordell. San Jose, Calif. JA 894 - 896
1888 - 1895
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 2, Folder 37
Wiley, William H. To Clay, Alonzo Cordell. De Long, Ill. JA 1028 - 1029
1889 Jan. 14 & Apr. 27
Scope and Contents
2 pieces.
Box 2, Folder 38
Frans, Harrison B. To The Jayhawkers. Baker City, Ore. JA 449
1889 Jan. 28
Box 2, Folder 39
Plummer, John W. To Haines, Asa. Tonlon, Ill. JA 785
1889 Feb. 2
Box 2, Folder 40
Mecum, Frances E. Richards. To The first book of chronicles of the Jayhawkers. Attached: 1899, Mar. 24. Mecum, Frances E.
Richards to John B. Colton. Rippey, Iowa
JA 738
1889 >Mar. 24
Box 2, Folder 41
Wiley, William H. To Colton, John Burt. De Long, Ill. JA 1030
1889 Mar. 30
Box 2, Folder 42
Colton, John Burt. To Wiley, William H. Kansas City, Mo. JA 1076
1889 Apr. 1
Box 2, Folder 43
Urmy, W. S. To Colton, John Burt. San Francisco JA 994
1889 June 6
Box 2, Folder 43
Price, Robert C. To Colton, John Burt. Knoxville, Ill. JA 793 - 801
1889 - 1896
Scope and Contents
9 letters.
Box 2, Folder 44
Shannon, Thomas. To Mecum, Charles Bert. Mount Sein & Los Gatos, Calif. JA 871 - 873
1889 - 1896
Scope and Contents
3 letters [originals & facsimiles].
Box 2, Folder 45
Manly, William Lewis. To West, John Lewis. Death Valley Comrades (the Jayhawkers). College Park & San Jose, Calif. JA 644 - 649
1889 - 1899
Scope and Contents
6 letters [originals & facsimiles].
Scope and Contents
Also: 2 advertisements for Death Valley in '49 by W. L. Manly.
Box 2, Folder 46
Colton, John Burt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 299
1890 Jan. 9
Box 2, Folder 47
Colton, John Burt. To Brier, James Welch & Brier, Juliet Wells. Kansas City, Mo. JA 160
1890 Jan. 10
Box 2, Folder 48
Field, C. A. To Colton, John Burt. Galesburg, Ill. JA 425 - 426
1890 Jan. 16 & Feb. 26
Scope and Contents
2 post cards.
Box 2, Folder 49
Montgomery, Dow. To Colton, John Burt and Comrades of 1849. Denver, Colo. JA 1090
1890 Jan. 26
Box 2, Folder 50
Price, Robert C. To Burkhalter, J. L. Knoxville, Ill. JA 791
1890 Jan. 29
Box 2, Folder 51
Craig, Alfred C. To Colton, John Burt. Galesburg, Ill. JA 1079
1890 Feb. 2
Box 2, Folder 52
Burkhalter, James L. To Colton, John Burt. Galesburg, Ill. JA 1059 (1&2)
1890 Feb. 3
Scope and Contents
2 pieces.
Box 2, Folder 53
Dean, Julia E. To Colton, John Burt. West Sabetha, Kan. JA 365
1890 Feb. 10
Box 2, Folder 54
Wyman, Holmes. To Colton, John Burt. Holmes, N. D. JA 1102
1890 Mar. 13
Box 2, Folder 56
Manly, William Lewis. To Colton, John Burt. College Park & San Jose, Calif. JA 616 - 622
1890 - 1893
Scope and Contents
7 letters [facsimiles].
Box 3
Manuscripts, 1891-1895 August.
Box 3, Folder 1
Groscup, John. To Clay, Alonzo Cordell. Long Valley, Calif. JA 471
1891 Jan. 21
Box 3, Folder 2
Frans, Harrison B. To Alonzo Cordell Clay. Baker City, Ore. JA 434
1891 Jan. 26
Box 3, Folder 3
Gritzner, Frederick A. To Colton, John Burt. St. Louis, Mo. JA 468 - 469
1891 Feb. 1 & Mar. 16
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 3, Folder 4
Langford, L. F. To Mecum, Charles Bert. Swedonia, Ill. JA 558
1891 Feb. 15
Box 3, Folder 5
Frans, Harrison B. To Clay, Alonzo Cordell. Baker City & Baker Co., Ore. JA 434 - 435
1891 - 1895
Scope and Contents
2 letters [facsimiles].
Box 3, Folder 6
Bracken, Clio Hinton. To Colton, John Burt. Hunecker New York, N. Y. JA 64 - 66
1891 - 1901
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 3, Folder 7
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Brier, James Welch & Brier, Juliet Wells. Rippey, Iowa JA 666
1892 Jan. 6
Box 3, Folder 8
Mecum, Charles Bert. To To fellow pioneers. Rippey, Iowa JA 1088
1892 Jan. 6
Box 3, Folder 9
Doty, Frank. To Mecum, Charles Bert. Naples, Calif. JA 396
1892 Jan. 23
Box 3, Folder 10
Davison, Urban P. To Mecum, Charles Bert. Derby, Wyo. JA 357
1892 Jan. 27
Box 3, Folder 11
Davison, Urban P. To Colton, John Burt. Derby, Wyo. JA 339 - 340
1892 Jan. 28 & Mar. 7
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 3, Folder 12
Colton, John Burt. To Brier, James Welch & Brier, Juliet Wells. Kansas City, Mo. JA 161
1892 Feb. 15
Box 3, Folder 13
Doty, Frank. To Colton, John Burt. Naples, Calif. JA 395
1892 Mar. 22
Box 3, Folder 14
Knight, Charles. To Colton, John Burt. Broken Bow, Neb. JA 1084
1892 May 20
Box 3, Folder 15
Buell, E. W. To Colton, John Burt. Waterville, N. Y. JA 1058 (1&2)
1892 - 1897
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 3, Folder 16
Colton, John Burt. To Brier, James Welch. Kansas City, Mo. JA 162
1893 Jan. 3
Box 3, Folder 17
Brier, James Welch. To Colton, John Burt. Lodi, Calif. JA 69
1893 Jan. 10
Box 3, Folder 18
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Woolsey, John Leander. Rippey Station, Iowa JA 714
1893 Jan. 18
Box 3, Folder 19
Rand Mc Nally & Company. To Colton, John Burt. Chicago, Ill. JA 802
1893 Jan. 18
Scope and Contents
Signed for Rand Mc Nally & Co. by F. C. W.
Box 3, Folder 20
Kerr, John B. To Colton, John Burt. Chicago, Ill. JA 556
1893 Feb. 9
Box 3, Folder 21
Manly, William Lewis. Climbing in Life [facsimile] JA 650
1893 Feb. 10
Box 3, Folder 22
Spears, John R. To Colton, John Burt. Northwood, N. Y. JA 889
1893 July 4
Box 3, Folder 23
Wiley, Nancy J. Haines. To John Burt Colton. De Long, Ill. JA 1100
1893 Oct. 1
Box 3, Folder 24
Bartholomew, Cordelia Kellog. To Colton, John Burt. Pueblo, Colo. & Topeka, Kan. JA 37 - 38
1893 & 1894
Scope and Contents
2 letters & 1 scrap.
Box 3, Folder 25
Spurr, George G. To Colton, John Burt. Boston, Mass. JA 891 - 892
1893 & 1898
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 3, Folder 26
Blodgett, Henry W. To Colton, John Burt. Waukegan, Ill. JA 61 - 62
1893 & 1899
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 3, Folder 27
Groscup, John. To John Burt Colton. Cahto & Laytonville, Calif. JA 475 - 478
1893 & 1903
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 3, Folder 28
Groscup, John. To The Jayhawkers. Cahto & Laytonville, Calif. JA 503 - 509
1893 - 1908
Scope and Contents
7 letters.
Box 3, Folder 29
Richards, Luther A. To The Jayhawkers. Beaver City, Neb. JA 844
1894 Jan. 10
Box 3, Folder 30
Brier, James Welch. To Richards, Luther A. Lodi, Calif. JA 72
1894 Jan. 15
Box 3, Folder 31
Gibbs, P. S. To Colton, John Burt. Crary, Neb. JA 1081
1894 Feb. 6
Box 3, Folder 32
Palmer, Theodore Sherman. To Richards, Luther A. Washington, D. C. JA 780
1894 Feb. 8
Box 3, Folder 33
West, John Lewis. To Richards, Luther A. Phillipsburg, Mont. JA 1016
1894 Feb. 13
Box 3, Folder 34
Colton, John Burt. To Lamont, Daniel. Kansas City, Mo. JA 225
1894 Mar. 2
Scope and Contents
Author's retained copy.
Box 3, Folder 35
Palmer, Theodore Sherman. To Colton, John Burt. Washington, D. C. JA 765 - 769
1894 Mar. 8 - Sep. 23
Scope and Contents
5 letters & 1 scrap.
Box 3, Folder 36
Thompson, A. N. To Colton, John Burt. Washington, D. C. JA 990
1894 Mar. 15
Box 3, Folder 37
Colton, John Burt. To Palmer, Theodore Sherman. JA 256
1894 Mar. 21
Box 3, Folder 38
Colton, John Burt. To Theodore Sherman Palmer. Kansas City, Mo. JA 257
1894 Apr. 12
Box 3, Folder 39
Parmenter, F. K. To Price, Robert C. Peoria, Ill. JA 781
1894 Dec. 24
Box 3, Folder 40
Colton, Edward T. To Richards, Luther A. Kansas City, Mo. JA 1065
1894
Box 3, Folder 41
Manly, William Lewis. To Colton, John Burt. College Park, Calif. JA 623 - 630 [facsimiles]
1894 - 1895
Scope and Contents
8 letters.
Box 3, Folder 42
Martin, P. O. To Colton, John Burt. Delaware, Ill. JA 660 - 662
1894 - 1895
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 3, Folder 43
West, John Lewis. To Colton, John Burt. Phillipsburg, Mont. JA 1008 - 1013
1894 - 1897
Scope and Contents
6 letters [originals and facsimiles].
Box 3, Folder 44
Dodge, Grenville M. To Colton, John Burt. New York, N. Y. & Council Bluffs, Iowa JA 374 - 376
1894 - 1908
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 3, Folder 45
Cody, William Frederick. To Colton, John Burt. Colo., N. Y., & Neb. JA 135 - 138
1894 - 1915
Scope and Contents
4 pieces, also: newspaper clipping and envelope face with note in hand of John B. Colton.
Box 3, Folder 46
Clay, Alonzo Cordell. To The Jayhawkers. Galesburg, Ill. JA 119
1895 Jan. 11
Scope and Contents
In the handwriting of John B. Colton. On verso: list of the surviving Jayhawkers in the handwriting of John B. Colton.
Box 3, Folder 47
Ashby, Mrs. C. B. To Colton, John Burt. Fort Scott, Kan. JA 7 - 9
1895 Jan. 22 - Mar. 6
Scope and Contents
2 letters & 1 post card.
Box 3, Folder 48
Frans, Harrison B. To Alonzo Cordell Clay. JA 435
1895 Jan. 28
Box 3, Folder 49
Richards, Luther A. To Clay, Alonzo Cordell. Beaver City, Neb. JA 819
1895 Feb. 1
Box 3, Folder 50
To Burkhalter, James L. To Colton, John Burt. Galesburg, Ill JA 1105
1895 Feb. 1
Scope and Contents
Incomplete.
Box 3, Folder 51
Blodgett, H. W. Waukegan, Ill. JA 1055
1895 Feb. 7
Box 3, Folder 52
West, John Lewis. To Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. Phillipsburg, Mont. JA 1017
1895 Mar. 7
Box 3, Folder 53
Colton, John Burt. To Proce, Robert C. Kansas City, Mo. JA 265
1895 Apr. 5
Scope and Contents
On verso: [After 1895, Apr. 5]. Palmer, Amos S. to John B. Colton.
Box 3, Folder 54
Colton, John Burt. To McGrew, Miletus S. Kansas City, Mo. JA 236
1895 Apr. 16
Box 3, Folder 55
Clark, Rosa A. To Colton, John Burt. Decatur, Ill. JA 1063
1895 Apr. 27
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1895, May 20. Colton, John B. to Rosa A. Clark.
Box 3, Folder 56
Clark, F. D. To Colton, John Burt. New York, N. Y. JA 118
1895 July 15
Scope and Contents
post card.
Box 3, Folder 57
Edgerton, Ida L. To Colton, John Burt. Sheldon, Iowa JA 414
1895 July 26
Box 3, Folder 58
Edgerton, W. L. To Colton, John Burt. Sheldon, Iowa JA 419
1895 Aug. 4
Scope and Contents
post card.
Box 3, Folder 59
Hill, George W. To Colton, John Burt. Pomona, Calif. JA 536
1895 Aug. 6
Scope and Contents
post card.
Box 3, Folder 60
Colton, John Burt. To Goodell, Charles. Kansas City, Mo. JA 202
1895 Aug. 11
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1895, Aug. 1. Goodell, Charles to John B. Colton.
Box 3, Folder 61
Colton, John Burt. To Allen, R. H. Kansas City, Mo. JA 141
1895 Aug. 15
Box 3, Folder 62
Nowland, Mrs. James. To Colton, John Burt. Tonlon, Ill. JA 756
1895 Aug. 20
Box 3, Folder 63
Colton, John Burt. To Edgerton, S. E. Kansas City, Mo. JA 188
1895 Aug. 21
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1895, Aug. 3. Edgerton, S. E. to John B. Colton. AND 1895, Sept. 2. Colton, John B. to Manning L. Spooner.
Box 4
Manuscripts, 1895 September-1897.
General
Some folders have materials dating up to 1910.
Box 4, Folder 1
Spooner, M. L. To John Burt Colton. Wooster, Ohio JA 890
1895 Sep. 4
Box 4, Folder 2
Coues, Elliott. To John Burt Colton. Hot Springs, S.D. JA 334
1895 Sep. 11
Box 4, Folder 3
Colton, John Burt. To Postmaster, Bloomington, Ill. Kansas City, Mo. JA 316
1895 Oct. 1
Box 4, Folder 4
Stevenson, T. W. To John Burt Colton. Bloomington, Ill. JA 982
1895 Oct. 7
Box 4, Folder 5
Price, Robert C. To Alonzo Cordell Clay. Knoxville, Ill. JA 792
1895 Nov. 19
Box 4, Folder 6
Hovey, Louis T. To Colton, John Burt. Chicago, Ill. JA 1082 (1&2)
1895 - 1896
Scope and Contents
2 pieces.
Box 4, Folder 7
Goodell, Charles. To John Burt Colton. JA 460 - 467
1895 - 1896
Scope and Contents
7 letters & 1 post card.
Box 4, Folder 8
Roosevelt, Theodore. To John Burt Colton. New York & Albany, N. Y. JA 845 - 848
1895 & 1899
Scope and Contents
4 letters, Annexed: 2 newspaper clippings.
Box 4, Folder 9
Palmer, Theodore Sherman. To John Burt Colton. Washington, D.C. JA 770 - 774
1895 - 1904
Scope and Contents
7 letters.
Box 4, Folder 10
Woolsey, Homer. To John Burt Colton. De Long, Ill. JA 1036
1896 Jan. 6
Box 4, Folder 11
Brier, James Welch & Juliet Brier Wells. To Dear Old Comrades. Antioch, Calif. JA 76
1896 Jan. 16
Scope and Contents
In the handwriting of James W. Brier.
Box 4, Folder 12
Tage, E. B. To John Burt Colton. Boise City, Idaho JA 1049
1896 Jan. 24
Box 4, Folder 13
Churchill, George C. To John Burt Colton. Galesburg, Ill. JA 1062
1896 Jan. 29
Box 4, Folder 14
Colton, John Burt. To J. B. Brooks. Kansas City, Mo. JA 1069
1896 Jan. 29
Box 4, Folder 15
Carlisle, M. Y. To Charles Bert Mecum. Thermopolis, Wyo. JA 113
1896 Jan. 30
Box 4, Folder 16
Richards, Luther A. To Charles Bert Mecum and Brother Jayhawkers. Beaver City, Neb. JA 840
1896 Feb. 1
Box 4, Folder 17
West, John Lewis. To Charles Bert Mecum. Phillipsburg, Mont. JA 1015
1896 Feb. 10
Box 4, Folder 18
Temple, J. W. To Charles Bert Mecum. Victoria, Ill. JA 1098
1896 Feb. 15
Box 4, Folder 19
West, John Lewis. To William Lewis Manly. Willow Creek, Mont. JA 1014
1896 June 15
Scope and Contents
[facsimile].
Box 4, Folder 20
Allen, W. V. To John Burt Colton. Chico, Calif. JA 5
1896 Sep. 26
Box 4, Folder 21
Young, Nellie M. Edgerton. To John Burt Colton. Cincinnati, Ohio JA 363
1896 Oct. 1
Box 4, Folder 22
Price, O. L. To John Burt Colton. Galesburg, Ill. JA 789 - 790
1896 - 1897
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 4, Folder 23
Mecum, Charles Bert. To John Burt Colton. Perry, Iowa JA 675 - 684
1896 - 1898
Scope and Contents
10 letters [originals and facsimiles].
Box 4, Folder 24
Millett, E. B. To John Burt Colton. Pomona, Kan. JA 1089 (1 - 3)
1896 - 1899
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 4, Folder 25
Manly, William Lewis. To John Burt Colton. College Park & San Jose, Calif. JA 631 - 639
1896 - 1901
Scope and Contents
9 letters [originals and facsimiles].
Box 4, Folder 26
Black, Annie. To John Burt Colton. Neb. JA 52-54
1896 - 1902
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 4, Folder 27
Groscup, John. To Charles Bert Mecum. Laytonville, Calif. JA 499 - 501
1896 - 1905
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 4, Folder 28
Hotchkiss, George W. . To John Burt Colton. Chicago, Ill. JA 540 - 541
1896 & 1911
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 4, Folder 29
Bicknell, George A. To John Burt Colton. JA 39 - 48
1901 - 1915
Scope and Contents
9 letters & 2 postal cards.
Box 4, Folder 30
Black, Samuel R. To John Burt Colton. Gothenburg, Neb. JA 55 - 59
1897 Jan. 9 - Dec. 22
Scope and Contents
5 letters.
Box 4, Folder 31
Enderly, E. C. To John Burt Colton. Thermopolis, Wyo. JA 421
1897 Feb. 3
Box 4, Folder 32
Blythe, J. W. To John Burt Colton. Burlington JA 1056
1897 Feb. 7
Box 4, Folder 33
Sister Helen. To Brother John. JA 1104
1897 Feb. 18
Box 4, Folder 34
Lath, F. H. To John Burt Colton. Chicago, Ill. JA 1085
1897 Feb. 19
Box 4, Folder 35
Prince, George W. To John Burt Colton. Washington, D.C. JA 1094
1897 Feb. 20
Box 4, Folder 36
Hobbs, T. To John Burt Colton. Joliet, Ill. JA 537
1897 Mar. 24
Box 4, Folder 37
Post Master of Dixon, Wyo. To John Burt Colyon. Dixon, Wyo. JA 1103
1897 Mar. 25
Box 4, Folder 38
Colton, John Burt. To T. Hobbs. Kansas City, Mo. JA 214
1897 Mar. 26
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1897, Mar. 31 Hobbs, T. to John B. Colton.
Box 4, Folder 39
Colton, John Burt. To T. Hobbs. Kansas City, Mo. JA 215
1897 Apr. 3
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1897, May, Hobbs, T. to John B. Colton.
Box 4, Folder 40
Colton, John Burt. To Postmaster of New Santa Fe, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. JA 301
1897 Apr.
Box 4, Folder 41
Colton, John Burt. To William L. Campbell. Kansas City, Mo. JA 1070
1897 May 6
Box 4, Folder 42
C, W. L. To John Burt Colton. JA 1080
1897 May 12
Box 4, Folder 43
Byer, William N. To John Burt Colton. Denver, Colo. JA 1060
1897 May 15
Box 4, Folder 44
Colton, John Burt. To T. Hobbs. Kansas City, Mo. JA 216
1897 May 28
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1897, June 15, Hobbs, T. to John B. Colton.
Box 4, Folder 45
Colton, John Burt. To T. F. Prust. Kansas City, Mo. JA 266
1897 June 19
Scope and Contents
On verso: [After 1897, June 19]. Prust, T. F. to John B. Colton.
Box 4, Folder 46
Colton, John Burt. To Albert L. Hayden. Kansas City, Mo. JA 211
1897 June 22
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1897, June 29, Hayden, Albert L. to John B. Colton.
Box 4, Folder 47
Colton, John Burt. To Samuel Black. Kansas City, Mo. JA 152
1897 June 26
Box 4, Folder 48
Colton, John Burt. To Albert L. Hayden. Kansas City, Mo. JA 212
1897 June 28
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1897, July 4, Hayden, Albert L. to John B. Colton.
Box 4, Folder 49
Colton, John Burt. To Lewis C. Young. Kansas City, Mo. JA 310
1897 June 28
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1897, July 2, Young, Lewis C. to John B. Colton.
Box 4, Folder 50
Colton, John Burt. To Samuel Black. Kansas City, Mo. JA 153
1897 June 30
Box 4, Folder 51
Colton, John Burt. To Lewis C. Young. Kansas City, Mo. JA 311
1897 July 4
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1897, July 12, Young, Lewis C. to John B. Colton.
Box 4, Folder 52
Colton, John Burt. To Lewis C. Young. Kansas City, Mo. JA 312
1897 July 19
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1897, July 24, Young, Lewis C. to John B. Colton.
Box 4, Folder 53
Stieff, John L. To John Burt Colton. Baltimore, Md. JA 983
1897 Aug. 12
Box 4, Folder 54
Colton, John Burt. To Samuel E. Carrell. Perry, Iowa JA 1071 (1 & 2)
1897 Sep. 10
Scope and Contents
2 pieces.
Box 4, Folder 55
Carrell, Samuel E. To John Burt Colton. Perry, Iowa JA 1061 (1 & 2)
1897 Sep. 11 & 14
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 4, Folder 56
Mecum, Charles Bert. To John Burt Colton. Perry, Iowa JA 1087
1897 Sep. 16
Box 4, Folder 57
Colton, John Burt. To Mary W. Goddell. Kansas City, Mo. JA 203
1897 Nov. 23
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1897, Nov. 24, Goodell, Mary to John B. Colton.
Box 4, Folder 58
Stuckey, S. V. To John Burt Colton. Galesburg, Ill. JA 1097 (1 & 2)
1897 Dec. 11 & 14
Scope and Contents
2 telegrams.
Box 4, Folder 59
Alexander, C. W. To S. V. Stuckey. Kansas City, Mo. JA 1053
1897 Dec. 14
Box 4, Folder 60
Jewett, E. S. To John Burt Colton. Kansas City, Mo. JA 1083
1897 Dec. 14
Scope and Contents
Attached: newspaper clipping of obituary notice for Alonzo C. Clay.
Box 4, Folder 61
Colton, John Burt. To Samuel Black. Kansas City, Mo. JA 154
1897 Dec. 20
Box 4, Folder 62
Colton, John Burt. To Addison Ballard. JA 1067 (1 & 2)
1897 - 1898
Scope and Contents
2 pieces.
Box 4, Folder 63
Colton, John Burt. To Frederic Remington. Kansas City, Mo. JA 267 - 270
1897 - 1898
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 4, Folder 64
Richards, Luther A. To John Burt Colton. Beaver City, Neb. JA 827 - 831
1897 - 1898
Scope and Contents
5 letters.
Box 4, Folder 65
Stone, Nathan J. To John Burt Colton. San Francisco, Calif. JA 985 - 986
1897 - 1898
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 4, Folder 66
Colton, John Burt. To James Baker. Kansas City, Mo. JA 146 - 148
1897 - 1899
Scope and Contents
3 pieces.
Box 4, Folder 67
Colton, John Burt. To H. Westhoff & Son. Kansas City, Mo. JA 302-304
1897 - 1899
Scope and Contents
3 letters, on verso of each: Westhoff, H. to John B. Colton.
Box 4, Folder 68
Manly, William Lewis. To Death Valley Comrades. JA 641 - 643
1897 - 1899
Scope and Contents
3 pieces [facsimiles].
Box 4, Folder 69
Remington, Frederic. To John Burt Colton. New Rochelle, N.Y. JA 804 - 807
1897 - 1899
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 4, Folder 70
Hayden, Albert L. To John Burt Colton. Moberly, Mo. JA 526 - 529
1897 - 1900
Scope and Contents
4 letters [originals and facsimiles].
Box 4, Folder 71
Colton, John Burt. To The Jayhawkers. Kansas City, Mo. JA 320 - 330
1897 - 1908 Jan.
Scope and Contents
11 letters.
Box 4, Folder 72
Young, Lewis C. To Colton, John Burt. Portland, Leeds & Rutland, Ill. JA 1037 - 1039
1898 & 1910
Scope and Contents
2 letters & 1 post card.
Box 5
Manuscripts, 1898-1900
General
Some folders have materials dating up to 1906.
Box 5, Folder 1
Stone, Nathan J. To Black, Samuel R. San Francisco, Calif. JA 984
1898 Jan. 4
Box 5, Folder 2
Colton, John Burt. To Goodell, Mary W. Kansas City, Mo. JA 204
1898 Jan. 9
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1898, Jan. 13. Goodell, Mary W. To John B. Colton.
Box 5, Folder 3
Colton, John Burt. To West, John Lewis. Kansas City, Mo. JA 300
1898 Jan. 9
Box 5, Folder 4
Leary, Stuart & Co. To Colton, John Burt. Philadelphia, Pa. JA 1086
1898 Jan. 19
Box 5, Folder 5
Brier, James Welch. To Richards, Luther A. Lodi, Calif. JA 73
1898 Jan. 20
Box 5, Folder 6
Colton, John Burt. To Young, Lewis C. Kansas City, Mo. JA 313
1898 Jan. 24
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1898, Jan. 26. Young, Lewis C. to John B. Colton.
Box 5, Folder 7
Frans, Harrison B. To Richards, Luther A. Baker Co., Ore. JA 447
1898 Jan. 26
Scope and Contents
[facsimile].
Box 5, Folder 8
Evans, Joseph. To Colton, John Burt. Newark, N. J. JA 422 - 423
1898 Jan. 27 & Feb. 18
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 5, Folder 9
Davison, Urban P. To Richards, Luther A. Derby, Wyo. JA 358
1898 Jan. 28
Scope and Contents
Also: note addressed to the Jayhawkers.
Box 5, Folder 10
Colton, John B. To Postmaster, Glasgow, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. JA 319
1898 Jan. 29
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1898, Jan. 30. Brown, D. L. to John B. Colton.
Box 5, Folder 11
Colton, John Burt. To Dietzel, P. M. Kansas City, Mo. JA 184
1898 Jan.
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1898, Jan. Dietzel, P. M. to John B. Colton.
Box 5, Folder 12
Manly, William Lewis. To Richards, Luther A. College Park, Calif. JA 640
1898 Jan.
Scope and Contents
[facsimile].
Box 5, Folder 13
Brown, L. D. To Colton, John Burt. Glasgow, Mo. JA 110
1898 Feb. 1
Box 5, Folder 14
Colton, John Burt. To Evans, Joseph. Kansas City, Mo. JA 190
1898 Feb. 3
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 15
Snyder, W. O. To Colton, John Burt. Cody, Wyo. JA 1096
1898 Feb. 3
Box 5, Folder 16
Colton, John Burt. To Gritzner, Fred A. Kansas City, Mo. JA 205
1898 Feb. 8
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1898, Feb. 9. Gritzner, Fred A. to John B. Colton.
Box 5, Folder 17
Colton, John Burt. To Evans, Joseph. Kansas City, Mo. JA 191
1898 Feb. 23
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 18
Bowie, A. P. To Colton, John Burt. Phillipsburg, Mont. JA 1057
1898 Mar. 3
Box 5, Folder 19
Colton, John Burt. To Bowie, A. P. Kansas City, Mo. JA 1068
1898 Mar. 11
Box 5, Folder 20
Colton, John Burt. To Brown, Lorin W. Kansas City, Mo. JA 169
1898 Apr. 20
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 21
Leverett, William J. To Colton, John Burt. Council Bluffs, Iowa JA 566
1898 Apr. 20
Box 5, Folder 22
Colton, John Burt. To Leverett, William J. Kansas City, Mo. JA 226
1898 Apr. 21
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 23
Brown, Lorin W. To Colton, John Burt. Taos, N. M. JA 111
1898 Apr. 29
Box 5, Folder 24
Colton, John Burt. To Simpson, Smith S. Kansas City, Mo. JA 286 - 287
1898 May 5 & June 2
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 5, Folder 25
Colton, John Burt. To Manly, William Lewis. Kansas City, Mo. JA 238
1898 Dec. 6
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 26
Colton, John Burt. To Roosevelt, Theodore. Kansas City, Mo. JA 273
1898 Dec. 9
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 27
Richards, George L. To Colton, John Burt. Beaver City, Neb. JA 815
1898 Dec. 27
Box 5, Folder 28
Colton, John Burt. To Brashear, Albert N. Kansas City, Mo. JA 157 - 158
1898 - 1899
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Scope and Contents
On verso of each: Brashear, Albert N. to John B. Colton.
Box 5, Folder 29
Richards, Luther A. To Colton, John Burt. Beaver City, Neb. JA 832 - 837
1899 Jan. 3 - Feb. 14
Scope and Contents
6 letters.
Box 5, Folder 31
Colton, John Burt. To Manly, William Lewis. Kansas City, Mo. JA 239
1899 Jan. 9
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 32
Colton, John Burt. To Inman, Henry. Kansas City, Mo. JA 220
1899 Jan. 16
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 33
Colton, John Burt. To Millett, E. B. Kansas City, Mo. JA 248
1899 Jan. 16
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 34
Shannon, Thomas. To Colton, John Burt. JA 867
1899 Jan. 22
Box 5, Folder 35
Mc Naughton, A. S. To Colton, Charles Bert. Council Grove, Kan. JA 609
1899 Jan. 23
Box 5, Folder 36
Colton, John Burt. To Jessie Benton Fremont. Kansas City, Mo. JA 192
1899 Jan. 25
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 37
Inman, Henry. To Colton, John Burt. Topeka, Kan. JA 548 - 549
1899 Jan. 25 & 27
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 5, Folder 38
Colton, John Burt. To Inman, Henry. Kansas City, Mo. JA 221
1899 Jan. 26
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 39
Colton, John Burt. To Mann, Sidney. Kansas City, Mo. JA 240
1899 Jan. 26
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 40
Colton, John Burt. To Simpson, Smith H. Kansas City, Mo. JA 288
1899 Jan. 26
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 41
Colton, John Burt. To Majors, Alexander. Kansas City, Mo. JA 237
1899 Jan. 27
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 42
Colton, John Burt. To Wilbur, Mark W. Kansas City, Mo. JA 306
1899 Jan. 30
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 43
Colton, John Burt. To Campbell, O. L. Kansas City, Mo. JA 170
1899 Jan. 31
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1899, Feb. 2. Campbell, O. L. to John B. Colton.
Box 5, Folder 44
Mann, Sidney. To John Burt Colton. Dixon, Wyo. JA 652 - 653
1899 Jan. 31 & June 5>
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 5, Folder 45
Majors, Alexander. To Colton, John Burt. Denver, Colo. JA 611
1899 Feb. 1
Box 5, Folder 46
Townsend, M. To Colton, John Burt Colton. New York, N. Y. JA 991
1899 Feb. 2
Box 5, Folder 47
Richards, George L. To Colton, John Burt. JA 816 - 818
1899 Feb. 2 & June 9 & 15
Scope and Contents
3 telegrams.
Box 5, Folder 48
Hochholzer, A. M. To Colton, John Burt. New York, N. Y. JA 538 - 539
1899 Feb. 10 & 17
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 5, Folder 49
Colton, John Burt. To A. M. Hochholzer. Kansas City, Mo. JA 217
1899 Feb. 14
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 50
Colton, John Burt. To M. Townsend. Kansas City, Mo. JA 294
1899 Feb. 14
Box 5, Folder 51
Colton, John Burt. To Henry W. Blodgett. Kansas City, Mo. JA 155
1899 Feb. 15
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 52
Martin, Almira Palmer. To John Burt Colton. Delaware, Ill. JA 655
1899 Feb. 22
Box 5, Folder 53
Colton, John Burt. To Hochholzer, A. M. Kansas City, Mo. JA 218
1899 Feb. 24
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 54
Character sketch of James Bridger from Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Mo. [Contemp. copy in the handwriting of Virginia K.
Bridger Wachsman].
JA 364
1899 June 3
Box 5, Folder 55
Colton, John Burt. To Mann, Sidney. Kansas City, Mo. JA 241
1899 June 17
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 56
Colton, John Burt. To Palmer, Theodore Sherman. Kansas City, Mo. JA 258
1899 July 24
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 57
Mann, Sidney. To Colton, John Burt. Dixon, Wyo. JA 654
1899 Aug. 4
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1899, Aug. 10. Colton, John B. to Sidney Mann.
Box 5, Folder 58
Reschke, Jennie Baker. To John Burt Colton. Dixon, Wyo. JA 808 - 809
1899 Sep. 24 & Dec. 4
Scope and Contents
2 letters. Annexed: short biograpy of James Baker signed by John B. Colton.
Box 5, Folder 59
Colton, John B. To Roosevelt, Theodore. Kansas City, Mo. JA 275
1899 Dec. 5
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 60
Platt, I. H. To John Burt Colton. New York, N.Y. JA 1093
1899 Dec. 8
Box 5, Folder 61
Treadwell, George Curtis. To John Burt Colton. Albany, N.Y. JA 992
1899 Dec. 8
Box 5, Folder 62
Colton, John Burt. To Mrs. M. Adams. Kansas City, Mo. JA 139
1899 Dec. 25
Box 5, Folder 63
Colton, John Burt. To Reschke, Jennie Baker. Kansas City, Mo. JA 271
1899 Dec. 25
Box 5, Folder 64
Colton, John Burt. To Roosevelt, Theodore. Kansas City, Mo. JA 276
1899 Dec. 25
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 65
Davison, Urban P. To Colton, John Burt. Thermopolis, Wyo. JA 341 - 345
1899 - 1900
Scope and Contents
5 letters.
Box 5, Folder 66
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Colton, John Burt. Independence & Perry, Iowa & Richland, Ore. JA 685 - 691
1899 - 1900
Scope and Contents
7 letters.
Box 5, Folder 67
Brier, John Wells. To John Burt Colton. Lodi, Calif. JA 79 - 84
1899 - 1907
Scope and Contents
6 letters [originals & facsimiles].
Box 5, Folder 68
Richards, E. Mary Davis. To John Burt Colton. Arroyo Grande, Calif. JA 811 - 814
1899 - 1908
Scope and Contents
4 pieces.
Box 5, Folder 69
Frans, Harrison B. To John Burt Colton. Kansas City, Mo. JA 437
1900 Jan. 1
Scope and Contents
In the handwriting of John B. Colton with note addressed to Harrison B. Frans.
Box 5, Folder 70
Colton, John Burt. To Clio Hinton Hunecker Bracken. Kansas City, Mo. JA 1074
1900 Jan. 17
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 71
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Stevens, Lorenzo Dow. Independence, Iowa JA 711
1900 Jan. 18
Scope and Contents
In the hand of Frances E. Richards Mecum.
Box 5, Folder 72
Colton, John Burt. To Fremont, Jessie Benton. Kansas City, Mo. JA 193
1900 Jan. 19
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 73
Manly, William Lewis JA 651
1900 Jan.
Scope and Contents
Youth & Old Age [facsimile].
Box 5, Folder 74
Colton, John Burt. To Poteet, Mrs. R. L. Majors. Kansas City, Mo. JA 264
1900 Feb. 3
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 5, Folder 75
Poteet, Mrs. R. L. Majors. To John Burt Colton. Westport, Mo. JA 787
1900 Feb. 12
Box 5, Folder 76
Colton, John Burt. To Hayden, Albert L. Kansas City, Mo. JA 213
1900 Feb. 27
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1900, Mar. 7. Hayden, Albert L. to John B. Colton.
Box 5, Folder 77
Frans, Harrison B. To William R. Usher. Rye Valley, Ore. JA 448
1900 May 18
Box 5, Folder 78
Hendrix, Joseph C. To John Burt Colton. New York, N.Y. JA 532
1900 July 18
Box 5, Folder 79
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Dear Friends and Brother Jayhawkers. San Jose, Calif. JA 980 - 981
1900 & 1902
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 5, Folder 80
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Colton, John Burt. San Jose, Calif. JA 903 - 909
1900-1903
Scope and Contents
7 letters.
Box 5, Folder 81
Duvall, William Claywood. To John Burt Colton. New York, N.Y. JA 412 - 413
1900 - 1906
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 6
Manuscripts, 1901-1904
General
Some folders have materials dating up to 1908.
Box 6, Folder 1
Brier, Juliet Wells. To Lorenzo Dow Stephens. Lodi, Calif. JA 103
1901 Jan. 12
Box 6, Folder 2
Davison, Urban P. To John Burt Colton. Thermopolis, Wyo. JA 346 - 351
1901 Jan. 13 - Dec. 27
Scope and Contents
5 letters & 1 telegram.
Box 6, Folder 3
Walton, John T. To John Burt Colton. Nevada, Mo. JA 1003
1901 Jan. 14
Box 6, Folder 4
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Lorenzo Dow Stephens. Independence, Iowa JA 712
1901 Jan. 16
Scope and Contents
In the handwriting of Frances E. Richards Mecum.
Box 6, Folder 5
Colton, John Burt. To Jessie Benton Fremont. Kansas City, Mo. JA 194
1901 Jan. 20
Box 6, Folder 6
Austin, W. J. To John Burt Colton. Huntsville, Mo. JA 11
1901 Jan. 21
Box 6, Folder 7
Colton, John Burt. To W. J. Austin. Kansas City, Mo. JA 144
1901 Jan. 22
Box 6, Folder 8
Colton, John Burt. To John T. Walton. Kansas City, Mo. JA 296
1901 Jan. 22
Box 6, Folder 9
Wendell, A. C. To John Burt Colton. San Marcial, N. M. JA 1021 - 1023
1901 Jan. & Feb.
Scope and Contents
Annexed: photograph of John Wallace Crawford.
Box 6, Folder 10
Bachert, Jennie Gritzner. To Colton, John Burt Colton. Moberly, Mo. JA 12
1901 Feb. 10
Box 6, Folder 11
Colton, John Burt. To Jennie Gritzner Bachert. Kansas City, Mo. JA 145
1901 Mar. 1
Box 6, Folder 12
Colton, John Burt. To Charles C. Carson. Kansas City, Mo. JA 171
1901 Mar. 1
Box 6, Folder 13
Carson, R. A. To John Burt Colton. Rogers, Ark. JA 115
1901 Mar. 3
Box 6, Folder 14
Colton, John Burt. To Editor of Pioneer Magazine. Kansas City, Mo. JA 1077
1901 Apr. 10
Box 6, Folder 15
Colton, John Burt. To W. P. Webster. Kansas City, Mo. JA 298
1901 Apr. 12
Scope and Contents
On verso: 1901, Apr. 17, Webster, W. P. to John B. Colton.
Box 6, Folder 16
Murgotten, Alexander P. To John Burt Colton. San Jose, Calif. JA 753
1901 Aug. 14
Box 6, Folder 17
Colton, John Burt. To Jessie Benton Fremont. Kansas City, Mo. JA 195
1901 Sep. 19
Box 6, Folder 18
Fremont, Jessie Benton. To John Burt Colton. Los Angeles, Calif. JA 451 - 454
1901 - 1902
Scope and Contents
4 letters; annexed: photo of author, also: scrap.
Box 6, Folder 19
Shannon, Ralph W. To John Burt Colton. Los Gatos, Calif. JA 859 - 860
1901
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 6, Folder 20
Mecum, Charles Bert. To John Burt Colton. Independence & Mt. Vernon, Iowa JA 692 - 705
1901 - 1905
Scope and Contents
11 letters and 3 postcards.
Box 6, Folder 21
Bigelow, Hiram. To John Burt Colton. Galva, Ill. JA 49 - 51
1901 - 1907
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 6, Folder 22
Colton, John Burt. To Martin Wood. Kansas City, Mo. JA 307 - 309
1901 - 1908
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 6, Folder 23
Wood, Martin. To John Burt Colton. Saugus & Los Angeles, Calif. JA 1031 - 1034
1901 - 1908
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 6, Folder 24
Davison, Urban P. To John Burt Colton. Thermopolis, Wyo. JA 352 - 356
1902 Jan. 2 - Mar. 9
Scope and Contents
5 letters [originals and facsimiles].
Box 6, Folder 25
Colton, John Burt. To Jessie Benton Fremont. Kansas City, Mo. JA 196
1902 Jan. 10
Box 6, Folder 26
Colton, John Burt. To Theodore Roosevelt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 277
1902 Jan. 10
Box 6, Folder 27
Colton, John Burt. To Theodore Roosevelt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 278
1902 Jan. 11
Scope and Contents
Author's retained copy; annexed: 5 clippings and a magazine picture of Thomas Hart Benton; also: clipping of poem Fremont
by Joaquin Miller, 1895.
Box 6, Folder 28
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Urban P. Davison. Independence, Iowa JA 707
1902 Jan. 12
Box 6, Folder 29
Colton, John Burt. To George B. Harris. Kansas City, Mo. JA 209
1902 Jan. 14
Box 6, Folder 30
Colton, John Burt. To Charles Elliott Perkins. Kansas City, Mo. JA 262
1902 Jan. 18
Box 6, Folder 31
Perkins, Charles Elliott. To John Burt Colton. Burlington, Iowa JA 783
1902 Jan. 22
Box 6, Folder 32
Colton, John Burt. To Jessie Benton Fremont. Kansas City, Mo. JA 197
1902 Jan. 26
Box 6, Folder 33
Colton, John Burt. To Harry H. Dunn. Kansas City, Mo. JA 186
1902 Mar.
Box 6, Folder 34
Dunn, Harry H. To John Burt Colton. Fullerton, Calif. JA 411
1902 Apr. 10
Box 6, Folder 35
Colton, John Burt. To Harry H. Dunn. Eddyville, Neb. JA 187
1902 June 20
Box 6, Folder 36
Colton, John Burt. To Neilson Olcott. Kansas City, Mo. JA 251
1902 July 5
Box 6, Folder 37
Colton, John Burt. To Charles Fletcher Lummis. Kansas City, Mo. JA 227
1902 Aug. 13
Box 6, Folder 38
Colton, John Burt. To Secretary of Western Association. Kansas City, Mo. JA 331
1902 Sep. 11
Box 6, Folder 39
Colton, John Burt. To Annie Black. Eddyville, Neb. JA 151
1902 Oct. 25
Box 6, Folder 40
Brier, Juliet Wells. To John Burt Colton. Lodi, Calif. JA 101 - 102
1902 & 1903
Scope and Contents
2 letters [facsimiles].
Box 6, Folder 41
Cortelyou, George Bruce. To John Burt Colton. Washington, D.C. JA 1045 - 1048
1902 - 1903
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 6, Folder 42
Brier, Juliet Wells. To The Jayhawkers. Lodi, Calif. JA 104 - 107
1902 - 1906
Scope and Contents
4 letters [originals and facsimiles].
Box 6, Folder 43
Lummis, Charles Fletcher. To John Burt Colton. Los Angeles, Calif. JA 581 - 584
1902
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 6, Folder 44
Olcott, Neilson. To John Burt Colton. New York, N.Y. JA 758 - 762
1902 - 1912
Scope and Contents
5 letters.
Box 6, Folder 45
Harris, George B. To John Burt Colton. Chicago, Ill. & Los Angeles, Calif. JA 519 - 523
1902 - 1913
Scope and Contents
5 letters.
Box 6, Folder 46
Moeller, Minnie. To John Burt Colton. Salem, Ore. JA 747 - 751
1902 - 1915
Scope and Contents
5 pieces.
Box 6, Folder 47
Usher, William R. To John Burt Colton. Richland, Ore. JA 995 - 999
1902 - 1916
Scope and Contents
Annexed: 2 obituaries of Harrison B. Frans.
Box 6, Folder 48
Mecum, Charles Bert. To Dear Jayhawkers. Independence, Iowa JA 718
1903 Feb. 4
Scope and Contents
In the hand of Frances E. Richards Mecum.
Box 6, Folder 49
Bot, Joaquin. To John Burt Colton. San Gabriel, Calif. JA 1042
1903 Feb. 6
Box 6, Folder 50
Jones, Gurley. To Charles B. Mecum. Hawthorne, Nev. JA 553
1903 Feb. 6
Box 6, Folder 51
Colton, John Burt. To Theodore Sherman Palmer. Kansas City, Mo. JA 259
1903 Feb. 11
Box 6, Folder 52
Colton, John Burt. To Pacific Coast Borax Co. Kansas City, Mo. JA 253
1903 Feb. 27
Box 6, Folder 53
Colton, John Burt. To Theodore Roosevelt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 279
1903 Mar. 4
Box 6, Folder 54
Colton, John Burt. To George W. Martin. Kansas City, Mo. JA 242
1903 Mar. 9
Box 6, Folder 55
Pacific Coast Borax Company. To John Burt Colton. San Francisco, Calif. JA 763
1903 Mar. 23
Box 6, Folder 56
Martin, George Washington. To John Burt Colton. Topeka, Kan. JA 656 - 659
1903 Mar. 25 - Apr. 27
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 6, Folder 57
Matthews, Albert. To John Burt Colton. Boston, Mass. JA 663 - 664
1903 Mar. 31 & Apr. 9
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 6, Folder 58
Colton, John Burt. To Albert Matthews. Kansas City, Mo. JA 243
1903 Apr. 2
Box 6, Folder 59
Colton, John Burt. To Lewis C. Young. Kansas City, Mo. JA 314
1903 Apr. 3
Box 6, Folder 60
Jones, Gurley. To John Burt Colton. Pactolus, Nev. JA 554
1903 Apr. 6
Scope and Contents
Also: map of Death Valley drawn by Gurley Jones (in pencil).
Box 6, Folder 61
Brier, James M. . To John Burt Colton. Topeka, Kan. JA 68
1903 June 13
Box 6, Folder 62
Colton, John Burt. To Description of James Bridger's grave and those of family. Kansas City, Mo. JA 317
1903 Sep. 20
Box 6, Folder 63
Doty, Henry. To John Burt Colton. Naples, Calif. JA 397 - 398
1903 - 1904
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 6, Folder 64
Loeb, William J. To John Burt Colton. Washington, D.C. JA 573 - 579
1903 - 1908
Scope and Contents
7 letters.
Box 6, Folder 65
Groscup, John. To John Burt Colton. Laytonville, Calif. JA 479 - 485
1904 Jan. 13 - Dec. 28
Scope and Contents
7 letters.
Box 6, Folder 66
Mecum, Charles Bert. To John Groscup. Independence, Iowa JA 709
1904 Jan. 21
Scope and Contents
In the handwriting of Frances E. Richards Mecum.
Box 6, Folder 67
Usher, William R. To Charles Bert Mecum. Richland, Ore. JA 1001
1904 Jan. 22
Box 6, Folder 68
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To John Groscup. San Jose, Calif. JA 969
1904 Jan. 29
Box 6, Folder 69
Warren, J. H. To John Burt Colton. San Francisco, Calif. JA 1005
1904 Feb. 3
Box 6, Folder 70
James, Mary Davison. To John Burt Colton. Thermopolis, Wyo. JA 551
1904 Feb. 15
Scope and Contents
Annexed: obituary of Urban P. Davison.
Box 6, Folder 71
Colton, John Burt. To Mary Davison James. Kansas City, Mo. JA 222
1904 Feb. 24
Box 6, Folder 72
Colton, John Burt. To Theodore Sherman Palmer. Washington, D.C. JA 260
1904 Mar. 3
Box 6, Folder 73
Colton, John Burt. To James H. Warren. San Francisco, Calif. JA 297
1904 Apr. 7
Box 6, Folder 74
Colton, John Burt. To Theodore Roosevelt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 280
1904 Apr. 16
Box 6, Folder 75
Colton, John Burt. To Mary Hunter Austin. Kansas City, Mo. JA 142
1904 June 11
Box 6, Folder 76
Austin, Mary Hunter. To John Burt Colton. Independence, Mo. JA 10
1904 July 7
Scope and Contents
Attached: magazine picture of author.
Box 6, Folder 77
Colton, John Burt. To Mary Hunter Austin. Kansas City, Mo. JA 143
1904 July 12
Box 6, Folder 78
Shannon, Thomas. To John Burt Colton. Los Gatos, Calif. JA 884
1904 Mar. 30
Box 6, Folder 79
Colton, James Burt. Program for unveiling of James Bridger monument. JA 318
1904 Dec. 11
Box 6, Folder 80
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To John Burt Colton. San Jose, Calif. JA 910 - 915
1904 - 1907
Scope and Contents
6 letters.
Box 6, Folder 81
Higgins, P. C. To John Burt Colton. Carpinteria, Calif. JA 533 - 534
1904 & 1908
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 6, Folder 82
Lawson, George Lorando. To John Burt Colton. Omaha, Neb. & Calif. JA 559 - 565
1904 - 1908
Scope and Contents
7 letters.
Box 7
Manuscripts, 1905-1909
General
Some folders have materials dating up to 1917.
Box 7, Folder 1
Dobler, Edith. To Brier, Juliet Wells. Rockford, Ill. JA 372
1905 Jan. 1
Box 7, Folder 2
Usher, William R. To Colton, John Burt and Mecum, Charles Bert ... and Jayhawkers of '49. Richland, Ore. JA 1000
1905 Jan. 21
Box 7, Folder 3
Usher, William R. To Mecum, Charles Bert and Mecum, Frances E. Richards. Richland, Ore. JA 1002
1905 Jan. 21
Box 7, Folder 4
Mecum, Maud Frances. To Colton, John Burt. Mt. Vernon, Iowa JA 741 - 742
1905 Feb. 17 & 19
Scope and Contents
2 post cards.
Box 7, Folder 5
Mecum, Henry Le Roy. To John Burt Colton. Oelwein, Iowa JA 740
1905 Feb. 20
Box 7, Folder 6
Colton, John Burt. To Theodore Roosevelt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 281
1905 Feb. 21
Box 7, Folder 7
George, W. A. To Colton, John Burt. Broken Bow, Neb. JA 436
1905 Feb. 22
Box 7, Folder 8
Elliot, Howard. To Colton, John Burt. St. Paul, Minn. JA 420
1905 Feb. 25
Box 7, Folder 9
Colton, John Burt. To Cody, William Frederick. Kansas City, Mo. JA 1072
1905? July 16
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 10
Colton, John Burt. To Broughton, Mrs. L. V. Eddyville, Neb. JA 168
1905 Aug. 1
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 11
Evershed, Ina E. To Colton, John Burt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 424
1905 Setp. 3
Box 7, Folder 12
Colton, John Burt. To Charles Fletcher Lummis. Kansas City, Mo. JA 228
1905 Dec. 3
Box 7, Folder 13
Wheeler, Charles H. To Colton, John Burt. Greely, Colo. JA 1024
1905 Dec. 6
Box 7, Folder 14
Colton, John Burt. To Barnett, J. A. Kansas City, Mo. JA 149
1905 Dec. 26
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 15
Dobler, Edith. To Colton, John Burt. Rockford, Ill. JA 373
1906 Feb. 2
Box 7, Folder 16
Colton, John Burt. To Dobler, Edith. Kansas City, Mo. JA 185
1906 Feb. 9
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 17
Colton, John Burt. To Bigelow, Hiram. Kansas City, Mo. JA 150
1906 Feb. 24
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 18
Streeter, Mrs. A. J. To Colton, John Burt. New Windsor, Ill. JA 987
1906 Mar. 2
Box 7, Folder 19
Pask, Sarah E. Reed. To Colton, John Burt. Williams Center, Ohio JA 782
1906 Mar. 16
Box 7, Folder 20
Colton, John Burt. To Pask, Sarah E. Reed. Kansas City, Mo. JA 261
1906 Apr. 8
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 21
Colton, John Burt. To Lorenzo Dow Stephens. Kansas City, Mo. JA 291
1906 Apr. 21
Box 7, Folder 22
Syter, Byron. To Colton, John Burt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 988
1906 July 26
Box 7, Folder 23
Woods, William Stone. To Colton, John Burt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 1035
1906 Dec. 20
Box 7, Folder 24
Groscup, John. To John Burt Colton. Laytonville, Calif. JA 486 - 492
1906 - 1910
Scope and Contents
7 letters.
Box 7, Folder 25
Mc Claughry, Robert Wilson. To Colton, John Burt. Leavenworth, Kan. & Joliet, Ill. JA 603 - 604
1906 & 1917
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 7, Folder 26
Mc Namar, C. W. To Colton, John Burt. Lexington, Neb. JA 607 - 608
1907 Jan. 23 & 30
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 7, Folder 27
White, Mrs. Lovell. To Colton, John Burt. San Francisco, Calif. JA 1025
1907 Feb. 9
Scope and Contents
Rubber stamp signature.
Box 7, Folder 28
Wells, Dick. To Colton, John Burt. Salt Lake City, Utah JA 1018
1907 Feb. 17
Box 7, Folder 29
Hart, J. S. To Colton, John Burt. Ukiah, Calif. JA 524
1907 Feb. 21
Scope and Contents
Telegram.
Box 7, Folder 30
Mc Farlane, Thomas. To Colton, John Burt. Chicago, Ill. JA 605
1907 Feb. 21
Box 7, Folder 31
Colton, John Burt. To Crawford, John Wallace. Eddyville, Neb. JA 180
1907 June 4
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 32
Dickson, J. C. To Colton, John Burt. Allegheny, Pa. JA 371
1907 July 2
Scope and Contents
Written on verso of printed form letter from John Wallace Crawford, To my Friends, dated Mar. 4, 1907.
Box 7, Folder 33
Colton, John Burt. To Meyer, August?. Kansas City, Mo. JA 244 - 245
1907 July 14 & 31
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 7, Folder 34
Foster, Cordia M. Stevenson. To Colton, John Burt. JA 428 - 433
1907 - 1913
Scope and Contents
6 letters.
Box 7, Folder 35
Colton, John Burt. To Theodore Roosevelt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 282
1908 Jan. 20
Box 7, Folder 36
Willsie, Fannie Clay. To John Burt Colton. Woodhull, Ill. JA 1101
1908 Jan. 31
Box 7, Folder 37
Sabin, Edwin L. To Colton, John Burt. Denver, Colo. JA 854
1908 Feb. 1
Box 7, Folder 38
Glover, Mrs. M. C. To Colton, John Burt. Lockhart, Tex. JA 459
1908 Feb. 2
Box 7, Folder 39
Spain, Mrs. S. To Colton, John Burt. Benson Mines, N. Y. JA 888
1908 Feb. 18
Box 7, Folder 40
Mullin, S. C. To Colton, John Burt. Lexington, Neb. JA 752
1908 Feb. 19
Box 7, Folder 41
Colton, John Burt. To Mrs. M. C. Glover. Eddyville, Neb. JA 201
1908 Feb. 22
Box 7, Folder 42
Colton, John Burt. To Spain, Mrs. S. Kansas City, Mo. JA 289
1908 Feb. 24
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 43
Colton, John Burt. To White, Mrs. Lovell. Kansas City, Mo. JA 305
1908 Feb. 29
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 44
Colton, John Burt. To Carraga, Lazaro Pagona. Kansas City, Mo. JA 254
1908 Mar. 10
Box 7, Folder 45
Pagona Carraga, Lazaro. To Colton, John Burt. San Gabriel, Calif. JA 764
1908 Mar. 17
Box 7, Folder 46
Colton, John Burt. To George B. Harris. Kansas City, Mo. JA 210
1908 Mar. 20
Box 7, Folder 47
Colton, John Burt. To Lagaro Pagona Carraga. Kansas City, Mo. JA 255
1908 Mar. 21
Box 7, Folder 48
Colton, John Burt. To Charles Fletcher Lummis. Eddyville, Neb. JA 229
1908 Aug. 15
Box 7, Folder 49
Smith, Benner X. To Colton, John Burt. Salt Lake City, Utah JA 886
1908 Sept. 10
Box 7, Folder 50
Doty, Henry. To John Burt Colton. Santa Barbara, Calif. JA 399 - 403
1908
Scope and Contents
5 letters.
Box 7, Folder 51
Mc Arthur, Alexander. To Colton, John Burt. Aledo, Ill. JA 601 - 602
1908 - 1910
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 7, Folder 52
Brier, James Wells. To John Burt Colton. Lodi, Calif. JA 85 - 94
1908 - 1912
Scope and Contents
10 letters [originals and facsimiles].
Box 7, Folder 53
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To John Burt Colton. San Jose, Calif. JA 916 - 922
1908 - 1912
Scope and Contents
7 letters [originals and facsimiles].
Box 7, Folder 54
Mecum, Edwin Welton. To Colton, John Burt. California JA 719 - 728
1908 - 1913
Scope and Contents
9 letters & 1 telegram.
Box 7, Folder 55
Tubbs, F. H. To Colton, John Burt. Chicago, Ill. JA 993
1909 Feb. 9
Box 7, Folder 56
Colton, John Burt. To Coburn, F. D. Kansas City, Mo. JA 1073
1909 Feb. 28
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 57
Coburn, F. D. To Colton, John Burt. Topeka, Kan. JA 134
1909
Box 7, Folder 58
Colton, John Burt. To Theodore Roosevelt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 283
1909 Mar. 3
Box 7, Folder 59
Colton, John Burt. To Saturday Evening Post. Kansas City, Mo. JA 285
1909 Mar. 29
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 60
Colton, John Burt. To Groscup, John. Kansas City, Mo. JA 206
1909 Apr. 7
Box 7, Folder 61
Colton, John Burt. To Richards, George L. Eddyville, Neb. JA 272
1909 May 27
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 62
Broughton, Mrs. L. V. To Colton, John Burt. Waverly, Mo. JA 109
1909 July 24
Box 7, Folder 63
Nebraska Moline Plow Co. To Colton, John Burt. Omaha, Neb. JA 754
1909 July 27
Box 7, Folder 64
Colton, John Burt. To Blodgett, Israel P. Eddyville, Neb. JA 156
1909 Sept. 2
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 7, Folder 65
Blodgett, Israel C. To Colton, John Burt. JA 63
[After 1909 Sept. 2]
Scope and Contents
Also: photograph of author.
Box 7, Folder 66
Harper, Frank. To Colton, John Burt. New York, N. Y. JA 517 - 518
1909 & 1911
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 7, Folder 67
Palmer, Theodore Sherman. To John Burt Colton. Washington, D.C. JA 775 - 779
1909 - 1917
Scope and Contents
5 letters.
Box 8
Manuscripts, 1910-1913
General
Some folders have materials dating up to 1919.
Box 8, Folder 1
Sanders, Burdette S. To Colton, John Burt. Oakland, Calif. JA 858
1910 Feb. 5
Box 8, Folder 2
Needles, Thomas B. To Colton, John Burt. Nashville, Ill. JA 755
1910 Feb. 24
Box 8, Folder 3
Colton, John Burt. To Needles, Thomas B. Kansas City, Mo. JA 249
1910 Mar. 13
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 4
Colton, John Burt. To Lummis, Charles Fletcher. Eddyville, Neb. JA 230
1910 July 4
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 5
Staldy, P. G. To Bolton, John [i.e. Burt Colton]. South Bend, Ind. JA 893
1910 July 26
Box 8, Folder 6
O'Hern, John E. South. To Colton, John Burt. Omaha, Neb. JA 757
1910 Oct. 12
Box 8, Folder 7
Clough, William Pitt. To Colton, John Burt. New York, N. Y. JA 133
1910 Dec. 19
Box 8, Folder 8
Simpson, E. S. To Colton, John Burt. San Francisco, Calif. JA 885
1910 Dec. 31
Scope and Contents
Telegram.
Box 8, Folder 9
Doty, Henry. To Colton, John Burt. Santa Barbara, Calif. JA 404 - 406 & 1041
1910 - 1911 Jan. - Mar.
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 8, Folder 10
Colton, John Burt. To Brier, John Wells. Kansas City, Mo. & Galesburg, Ill. JA 163 - 165
1910 - 1913
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Box 8, Folder 11
De Laney, Paul. To Colton, John Burt. Denver, Colo. JA 367 - 370
1910 - 1917
Scope and Contents
4 letters. Annexed: photo of Colton De Laney.
Box 8, Folder 12
Colton, John Burt. To Clough, William Pitt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 175
1911 Jan. 26
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 13
Groscup, John. To Brier, Juliet Wells. Laytonville, Calif. JA 470
1911 Jan. 31
Box 8, Folder 14
Jenifer, F. M. To Colton, John F. [i.e. Burt]. Los Angeles, Calif. JA 552
1911 Feb. 17
Scope and Contents
Also: 4 photos of Death Valley.
Box 8, Folder 15
Colton, John Burt. To Alcott, Neilson. Kansas City, Mo. JA 252
1911 Mar. 15
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 16
Colton, John Burt. To Jennifer, F. M. Kansas City, Mo. JA 223
1911 Mar. 18
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 17
Colton, John Burt. To Lummis, Charles Fletcher. Eddyville, Neb. JA 231
1911 Mar. 30
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 18
Colton, John Burt. To Roosevelt, Theodore. Kansas City, Mo. JA 284
1911 Apr. 17
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 19
Colton, John Burt. To Hotchkiss, George W. Kansas City, Mo. JA 219
1911 Aug. 30
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 20
Lummis, Charles Fletcher. To Colton, John Burt. Los Angeles, Calif. JA 585 - 590
1911 - 1912
Scope and Contents
6 letters.
Box 8, Folder 21
Colton, John Burt. To Chapman, Arthur. Galesburg, Ill. JA 173
1912 Feb. 12
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 22
Chapman, Arthur. To Colton, John Burt. Denver, Colo. JA 116 - 117
1912 Feb. 12 & 19
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 8, Folder 23
Colton, John Burt. To Chapman, Arthur. Galesburg, Ill. JA 174
1912 Feb. 15
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 24
Hilles, Charles D. To Colton, John Burt. Washington, D. C. JA 535
1912 Feb. 19
Box 8, Folder 25
Gentry, Elizabeth Butler. To Colton, John Burt. Kansas City, Mo. JA 456 - 457
1912 Feb. 21 & 26
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 8, Folder 26
Gingher, W. L. To Colton, John Burt. Chicago, Ill. JA 458
1912 Feb. 22
Box 8, Folder 27
Colton, John Burt. To Baldwin, W. W. Galesburg, Ill. JA 1066
1912 Feb. 23
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 28
Colton, John Burt. To Gentry, Elizabeth Butler. Galesburg, Ill. JA 198
1912 Feb. 24
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 29
Colton, John Burt. To Gingher, W. L. Galesburg, Ill. JA 200
1912 Feb. 24
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 30
Blodgett, Carrie A. To Colton, John Burt. Waukegan, Ill. JA 60
1912 Feb. 25
Box 8, Folder 31
Colton, John Burt. To Taft, William Howard. Galesburg, Ill. JA 293
1912 Feb. 27
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 32
Colton, John Burt. To Lummis, Charles Fletcher. Galesburg, Ill. JA 232
1912 Mar. 4
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 33
Colton, John Burt. To Gentry, Elizabeth Butler. Galesburg, Ill. JA 199
1912 Mar. 6
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 34
Adams, P. O. To Colton, John Burt. Mojave, Calif. JA 2 - 3
1912 July 7 & Oct. 1
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 8, Folder 35
Colton, John Burt. To Lummis, Charles Fletcher. JA 233
1912 Nov. 14
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 36
Colton, John Burt. To Adams, P. O. Galesburg, Ill. JA 140
1912 Nov. 20
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 37
Baldwin, William Wright. To Colton, John Burt. JA 14 - 17
1912 - 1916
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 8, Folder 38
Colton, John Burt. To Lummis, Charles Fletcher. JA 234
1913 Jan. 1
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 39
Jayhawker Desert Menu, Chicago, Ill.
[After 1913 Jan. 4]
Box 8, Folder 40
Lummis, Charles Fletcher. To Colton, John Burt. Los Angeles, Calif. JA 591 - 595
1913 Jan. 11 - Mar. 12
Scope and Contents
5 letters.
Box 8, Folder 41
Wells, E. R. ?. To Colton, John Burt. Denver, Colo. JA 1019
1913 Jan. 26
Scope and Contents
[facsimile].
Box 8, Folder 42
Fremont, Elizabeth Benton. To Colton, John Burt. Los Angeles, Calif. JA 450
1913 Feb. 24
Box 8, Folder 43
Gadsden, James. To Colton, John Burt. Victoria, B. C., Canada JA 455
1913 Feb. 4
Box 8, Folder 44
Rice, Charles Elmer. To Colton, John Burt. Whittier, Calif. JA 810
1913 Feb. 11
Box 8, Folder 45
Reed, Mary. To Colton, John Burt. Santa Cruz, Calif. JA 803
1913 Feb. 12
Box 8, Folder 46
Pitt, C. C. To Colton, John Burt. Hobart, Okla. JA 784
1913 Feb. 13
Box 8, Folder 47
Henea, John. To Colton, John Burt. Grandview, Tex. JA 530 - 531
1913 Feb. 17 & Apr. 1
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 8, Folder 48
Adams, Edward R. To Colton, John Burt. Cambridge, Mass. JA 1
1913 Feb. 19
Box 8, Folder 49
Whitney, Horace C. To Colton, John Burt. Salt Lake City, Utah JA 1026 - 1027
1913 Feb. 24 & Mar. 6
Scope and Contents
2 pieces.
Box 8, Folder 50
Brier, John Wells. To Colton, John Burt. Santa Cruz &. Lodi, Calif. JA 95 - 99
1913 Mar. 23 - Oct. 29
Scope and Contents
2 letters & 3 post cards [facsimiles].
Box 8, Folder 51
Colton, John Burt. To Brier, John Wells and Brier, E. D. JA 166
1913 Mar. 28
Scope and Contents
Author's retained copy on verso of Art Collector's Club advertisement.
Box 8, Folder 52
Colton, John Burt. To Miller, Darius J. ?. Galesburg, Ill. JA 247
1913 Mar. 28
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 53
Miller, Darius J. ?. To Colton, John Burt. Chicago, Ill. JA 745
1913 Mar. 31
Box 8, Folder 54
Colton, Belle. To Colton, John Burt. Zephyrhills, Fla. JA 333
1913 Apr. 4
Scope and Contents
Also signed for Mrs. J. B. Colton by Belle Colton.
Box 8, Folder 55
Brier, Dwinelle. To Colton, John Burt. Santa Cruz, Calif. JA 67
1913 Apr. 15
Box 8, Folder 56
Colton, John Burt. To Daughters of the American Revolution. Galesburg, Ill. JA 181
1913 May 7
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 57
Applegate, Mrs. M. R. To Colton, John Burt. Seattle, Wash. JA 6
1913 May 9
Box 8, Folder 58
Poore, Mrs. J. R. To Colton, John Burt. Sedan, Mont. JA 786
1913 May 13
Box 8, Folder 59
Colton, John Burt. To Middlebrook. Galesburg, Ill. JA 246
1913 May 29
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 60
Colton, John Burt. To Postmaster of Algona, Iowa. Galesburg, Ill. JA 315
1913 June 9
Box 8, Folder 61
Fogarty, James. To Colton, John Burt. Oakland, Calif. JA 427
1913 June 14
Box 8, Folder 62
Colton, John Burt. To Usher, William r. Kansas City, Mo. JA 295
1913 June 19
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 63
Lane, Charles J. To Colton, John Burt. Omaha, Neb. JA 557
1913 June 25
Box 8, Folder 64
Colton, John Burt. To Brier, James M. Galesburg, Ill. JA 159
1913 July 19
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 8, Folder 65
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Colton, John Burt. San Jose, Calif. JA 923 - 929
1913 - 1914
Scope and Contents
7 letters [originals & facsimiles].
Box 8, Folder 66
Groscup, John. To Colton, John Burt. Laytonville, Calif. JA 493 - 496
1913-1916
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 8, Folder 67
Doty, Henry. To Colton, John Burt. Santa Barbara, Calif. JA 407 - 410
1913 - 1919
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 9
Manuscripts and ephemera, 1914-1952
Box 9, Folder 1
Barnett, J. R. To John Burt Colton. Monmouth, Ill. JA 18
1914 Jan. 20
Scope and Contents
[facsimile].
Box 9, Folder 2
Sanborn, William David. To Frank Burt. San Francisco, Calif. JA 855
1914 Jan. 20
Scope and Contents
Originally enclosed in a letter of Sanborn, W. D. to John B. Colton dated Jan. 20, 1914.
Box 9, Folder 3
Sanborn, William David. To Colton, John Burt. San Francisco, Calif. JA 856 - 857
1914 Jan. 20 & 23
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 9, Folder 4
Lewis, A. W. To Frank Burt. San Francisco, Calif. JA 567
1914 Jan. 22
Box 9, Folder 5
Lewis, A. W. To John Burt Colton. San Francisco, Calif. JA 568 - 571
1914 Jan. 22 - Mar. 9
Scope and Contents
4 letters.
Box 9, Folder 6
Brier, Mercy Ann Sweitzer. To John Burt Colton. Lodi, Calif. JA 78
1914 Jan. 28
Box 9, Folder 7
Webber, J. Clay. To John Burt Colton. Rantoul, Ill. JA 1006
1914 Feb. 5
Scope and Contents
Also: tracing of recto & verso of 1850 San Francisco coin with identification in the handwriting of John B. Colton.
Box 9, Folder 8
Burney, A. L. To John Burt Colton. Harrisonville, Mo. JA 112
1914 Feb. 13
Box 9, Folder 9
Colton, John Burt. Names and addresses of the original party the Jayhawkers of '49. JA 1044
1914 - approximately 1916
Scope and Contents
6 pieces.
Box 9, Folder 10
Lummis, Charles Fletcher. To Colton, John Burt. Los Angeles, Calif. JA 596 - 600
1914 - 1916 Feb. 14 - Apr. 18
Scope and Contents
5 letters.
Box 9, Folder 11
Mecum, William F. To John Burt Colton. Douglas, Wyo. JA 743 - 744
1914 - 1917
Scope and Contents
2 letters.
Box 9, Folder 12
Ward, Stevenson E. To John Burt Colton. New York, N.Y. JA 1004
1914 Feb. 21
Box 9, Folder 13
Brier, J. C. To John Burt Colton. Lodi, Calif. JA 77
1914 Feb. 24
Box 9, Folder 14
Colton, John Burt. To J. C. Brier. Galesburg, Ill. JA 167
1914 Mar. 2
Box 9, Folder 15
Hunker, Jacob John. To John Burt Colton. Pasadena, Calif. JA 1040
1914 Sep. 25
Box 9, Folder 16
Wemple, L. S. To John Burt Colton. Laytonville, Calif. JA 1020
1914 Dec. 10
Scope and Contents
[facsimile].
Box 9, Folder 17
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Colton, John Burt. San Jose, Calif. JA 930 - 934
1915 Jan. 29 - Aug. 11
Scope and Contents
5 letters.
Box 9, Folder 18
Colton, John Burt. To Groscup, John. Galesburg, Ill. JA 207
1915 Mar. 5
Scope and Contents
Press copy.
Box 9, Folder 19
Davis, Samuel. To John Burt Colton. San Francisco, Calif. JA 336
1915 Mar. 15
Box 9, Folder 20
Smith, Walker. To John Burt Colton. San Francisco, Calif. JA 887
1915 Mar. 5
Box 9, Folder 21
Logan, Mrs. John A. To John Burt Colton. Washington, D.C. JA 580
1915 Apr. 10
Box 9, Folder 22
Lewis, Martha Jane Reed. To John Burt Colton. Capitola, Calif. JA 572
1915 May 3
Box 9, Folder 23
Crandell, Belle. To John Burt Colton. Artesia, N.M. JA 335
1915 June 1
Box 9, Folder 24
List of descendants of members of Donner Party & their addresses.
1915
Box 9, Folder 25
Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner. To John Burt Colton. Los Angeles, Calif. JA 542 - 547
1915 - 1917
Scope and Contents
4 letters & 2 postcards.
Box 9, Folder 26
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Colton, John Burt. San Jose, Calif. JA 935 - 945
1916 Jan. 25 - May 25
Scope and Contents
10 letters, 1 post card.
Box 9, Folder 27
Clay, H. H. To John Burt Colton. JA 132
1916 Feb. 2
Box 9, Folder 28
Maitz, Ed G. To John Burt Colton. Hyannis, Neb. JA 610
1916 Feb. 20
Box 9, Folder 29
Colton, John Burt. To Groscup, John. Galesburg, Ill. JA 208
1916 Feb. 22
Box 9, Folder 30
Colton, John Burt. To Lummis, Charles Fletcher. Galesburg, Ill. JA 235
1916 May 7
Scope and Contents
Press copy. Annexed: newspaper clipping concerning marriage of Charles F. Lummis.
Box 9, Folder 31
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Colton, John Burt. San Jose & Pacific Grove, Calif. JA 946 - 957
1916 July 2 - Dec. 23
Scope and Contents
12 pieces [facsimiles & originals].
Box 9, Folder 32
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Colton, John Burt. San Jose, Calif. JA 958 - 963
1917 Jan. 30 - Dec. 29
Scope and Contents
6 letters [facsimiles].
Box 9, Folder 33
Colton, Edward T. To John Burt Colton. New Orleans, La. JA 1043
1917 Feb. 4
Box 9, Folder 34
Irvin, Beryl E. To John Burt Colton. Sumner, Neb. JA 550
1917 Feb. 9
Box 9, Folder 35
Ripley, Edward Payson. To John Burt Colton. Chicago, Ill. JA 1095
1917 Feb. 10
Box 9, Folder 36
Russell, Faris R. To John Burt Colton. New York, N.Y. JA 1052
1917 Feb. 13
Box 9, Folder 37
De Laney, Colton. To John Burt Colton. Denver, Colo. JA 366
Before 1917 June 30
Scope and Contents
Also: photograph of author with a typed description from the Denver Post.
Box 9, Folder 38
Colton, John Burt. To Paul & Colton De Laney. Galesburg, Ill. JA 183
1917 July 14?
Box 9, Folder 39
Hagen, Christian. To John Burt Colton. Kansas City, Mo. JA 510
1918 Apr. 4
Box 9, Folder 40
Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. To Colton, John Burt. San Jose, Calif. JA 964 - 968
1918 - 1919
Scope and Contents
5 letters & 1 post card advertising book [originals & facsimiles].
Box 9, Folder 41
Colton, John Burt. To Stephens, Lorenzo Dow. Galesburg, Ill. JA 292
1919 Jan. 25
Box 9, Folder 42
Mecum, Edwin Walton. Report of the Jayhawker Reunion of April 12, 1931.
1931 Apr. 12
Box 9, Folder 43
Account of the funeral of Edward Thomas Colton.
After 1937 Nov. 6
Box 9, Folder 44
Cole, Ruth Wiley. Story of the Jayhawkers' experiences, chiefly based on Asa Haines's dictation, with quotations from W. L.
Manly and L. D. Stephens [facsimile typescript].
FAC 705
[Before 1938]
Box 9, Folder 45
Mecum, Edwin Welton. Dear Jayhawker Friend. Los Angeles, Calif.
1938 Apr. 12
Box 9, Folder 46
Palmer, Theodore Sherman. List of Jayhawkers and Jayhawker descendants' reunions, 1872-1938.
1952
Box 9, Folder Ephemera
Miscellaneous ephemera, chiefly clippings.
Scope and Contents
Includes program for the January 24, 1894, Fifth Annual Banquet of the Western Association of California Pioneers.
Microfilm and transcriptions
Volume 1 [microfilm reel]
Box 1
Typescript transcriptions of correspondence in boxes 1-2
Scope and Contents
This box contains transcriptions of the letters in Boxes 1 and 2 made by Genne Myers Nelson in 1997.
Scrapbooks
Scope and Contents
These six scrapbooks chiefly contain newspaper clippings related to the Jayhawkers, with some correspondence and ephemera
such as programs. Volume 2 chiefly contains clippings related to topics such as horses, farming, alfalfa, etc., with the stamp
of the Buzzard Roost Ranche, Eddyville, Nebraska on the inside front cover. The volume numbers are based on the original numbers
written on the volume spines; there is no "Volume 1."
Volume 2
Clippings scrapbook [chiefly related to farming and ranching], 1909-1913
Volume 3
Clippings scrapbook, 1897-1901
Volume 4
Clippings scrapbook, 1899-1904
Volume 5
Clippings scrapbook, 1903-1908
Volume 6
Clippings scrapbook, 1908-1914
Volume 7
Clippings scrapbook, 1914-1917
Restricted manuscripts (fragile)
Folder Oversize
Brockelbank, A. M. Letter to Chauncey S. Colton. Oquawka, Ill. JA 108
1849 Feb. 23
Conditions Governing Access
RESTRICTED. Available by special permission only.
Folder 8
Haines, Asa. Diary of Jayhawkers' route from Knoxville, Ill. to Rancho San Francisquito, Calif. and return east by way of
Panama, and other personal notes.
JA 1051
1849-1865
Conditions Governing Access
RESTRICTED. Use facsimile reproduction in Box 1, Folder 8. Original available by special permission only.
Folder Oversize
Colton, John Burt. Account of the discovery of gold at the Rancho San Francisquito in 1842. Los Angeles, Calif. [2 pages]. JA 332
1908 Feb. 15
Folder Oversize
Manly, William Lewis. Jayhawkers' route south of Salt Lake to San Francisquito Rancho [map]. JA 1050
Approximately 1889
Folder Oversize
Manly, William Lewis. Map of Jayhawkers' route across Death Valley to San Francisquito Rancho [facsimile: positive photostat
of pencil map].
FAC 704
1894 Aug. 14
General
Photostat made in 1953 from the original owned by Ardis M. Walker. The map was later donated to the United States Government
and displayed at the Death Valley National Monument.
Photostat of the San Francisco Call with article of Julia Brier, "Terrors of Death Valley."
1898 December 25