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Manuscripts and Ephemera

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]

Microfilm

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.
 

Oversize

 

Oversize Folders

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