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Vada Watson Hoskinson's scrapbook

This scrapbook represents Vada Watson Hoskinson's travels promoting Kansas wheat. A native of Turon, Kansas, Vada was selected as the state's first Wheat Queen through a contest sponsored by Kansas State University in 1925. During her reign she traveled throughout the United States promoting Kansas wheat. In 1928, she graduated from Sterling College and became an elementary school teacher in the Turon area. On January 5, 2000 she passed away at the age of ninety-four.

Date: 1925

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Vada Watson Hoskinson's scrapbook - 1 [Front cover]

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About this item

Item Number: 535802
Call Number: Acc# 1992/065.02/Hoskinson
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 535802

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Categories

Agriculture - Crops - Wheat
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Teachers
Collections - Manuscript
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Pageants
Date - 1920s - 1925
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Sterling College
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Scrapbook
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Turon
Places - Counties - Reno
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Scrapbooks

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