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This image shows the cover of the Spring 1966 issue of The Kansas Historical Quarterly, published by the Kansas State Historical Society.
The cover photo features former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower at the dedication of the Eisenhower Presidential Library in his hometown of Abilene, Kansas. The event took place on May 1, 1962, a date chosen to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the birth of Eisenhower's mother, Ida.
Key Articles in this Issue
According to the Kansas Collection's digital records, the primary articles featured in this Spring 1966 edition (Vol. ###II, No. 1) include:
"The University of Kansas and the Years of Frustration, 1854-1864" by C. S. Griffin.
"Kansas Before 1853: A Revised Annals [Part Nineteen, 1850]" compiled by Louise Barry.
Detailed reports from the Society's Annual
Meeting, historical bypaths, and notes on Kansas history published in the press.
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The quarterly was a long-running publication of the State Historical Society from 1931 until 1977, when it was succeeded by the journal Kansas History.