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These letters are from various individuals regarding Arbor Day to Kansas Governor John Martin. Some are asking if there is an Arbor Day or supporting the celebration of Arbor Day, especially educators and schools. Others are asking for a proclamation from the governor and copies of it. Many letters also discuss planting trees as the main activity for an Arbor Day celebration.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454840
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 12 Folder 9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454840
Agriculture - Agricultural methods and practices - Planting
Agriculture - Crops - Trees
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Holidays - Arbor Day
Date - 1880s - 1885
Date - 1880s - 1886
Date - 1880s - 1887
Date - 1880s - 1888
Date - 1880s - 1889
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Proclamation
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