Guide to Carry A. Nation Collection
Collection Summary
Title: Carry A. Nation Collection Call Number: MS 80-3 Size: 0.25 linear feet Acquisition: Purchased from Mrs. Carolyn Bachelder. Processed by: SCW, 10/1980; Reprocessed by: SMC, 5/1998
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Carry A. Nation was a nationally known figure in the late 19th and early 20th century temperance movement. The collection contains correspondence about a saloon-smashing incident in Wichita in 1905, her bail bond from another incident in Wichita in 1901, and a photograph of Nation from the same time period.
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| Box 1 | FF 1 | Letter written 3/13/1905 to Brother Jones from Carry Nation |
| Box 1 | FF 2 | Letter written on 2/8/05 to Brother Jones from Carry Nation |
| Box 1 | FF 3 | Telegram dated 3/13/1905 to M. B. Jones from Carry Nation |
| Box 1 | FF 4 | Recognizance (bail bond) dated 1/22/1901 issued to Carry Nation for Malicious Destruction of Property |
| Box 1 | FF 5 | Photograph of Carry Nation (transferred from the May Williams Ward Papers) |