This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Right Man in the Right Place Built KU at Lawrence
A historical account of how Kansas University landed in Lawrence after initial plans for Manhattan failed. Gov. Charles Robinson vetoed the Manhattan location, Lawrence won a legislative vote by one, and Mt Oread became home to the first state university in the Great Plains. The piece traces fundraising, Quintrill Raid impacts, early North College, and Fraser Hall’s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Lawrence
Kansas
Kaw River
Union
Manhattan
Charles Robinson
Emporia
State University
Mt. Oread
New Boston
Freemont
Lawrence Company
Presbyterians
North College
Eliah J. Rice
David H. Robinson
Rice
Baker University
Baldwin
Great Plains
Kaw
Oread Institute
Massachusetts
Fraser Hall