Frank Carlson Library

Culled from Library of Congress and Kansas Historical Society collections, the nearly 200 striking black and white images trace a progression from "Bleeding Kansas", a period of violent struggle between free-state abolitionists and pro-slavery sympathizers, to the state's many contributions to westward expansion, railroads, agricultures, and America at war.

Constance Schulz has brought together a diverse array of photographs from three extensive documentary projects: the Farm Security Administration, the Office of War Information, and Standard Oil of New Jersey. The result is a unique visual record of American life by photographers Arthur Rothstein, John Vachon, Russell Lee, Marion Post Wolcott, Jack Delano, Edwin and Louise Rosskam, and Charles Rotkin. Collectively, their work has immortalized the faces...

Kim Vogel Sawyer pens an inspiring debut novel whose unforgettable characters resonate with emotional intensity and compelling authenticity. Suddenly all alone in 1894 Kansas, Summer Steadman can't find the employment she needs to settle near the fresh graves of her husband and four children. Bitter against the Lord and refusing to eat, she collapses in despair. Remembering his own painful loss, godly widower Peter Ollenbuger offers her food and shelter...

Stories of life in the earlier years of the 20th century in Northwest and North Central Kansas contributed by 354 Kansans. Each tale is written from the viewpoint of those who actually experienced this time in our history. The table of contents includes an alphabetical list of all contributors and two indexes are sorted by hometown and year of birth.