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These diaries, written by Isaac Goodnow, describe his daily life and his community activities. He settled near Manhattan, Kansas Territory, and was involved in promoting the town and in establishing and promoting Bluemont College, which was the predecessor to Kansas State University. Although many of the entries are somewhat mundane, dealing with weather, illness, neighbors, etc., others describe activities in Kansas aimed at making it a free state, as well as the land speculation involved with both towns and farm land.
Creator: Goodnow, Isaac T. (Isaac Tichenor), 1814-1894
Date: Between 1856 and 1860
Item Number: 90322
Call Number: Isaac Goodnow Coll. #357, Box 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90322
Collections - Manuscript - Goodnow, Isaac
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Bluemont Central College
Environment - Weather
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Diary
People - Notable Kansans - Goodnow, Isaac T., 1814-1894
Places - Cities and towns - Manhattan
Places - Counties - Riley
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Diaries
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