Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1868, Feb. 10 | Born, Emporia, Kans. |
| 1884 | Graduated from El Dorado High School, El Dorado, Kans. |
| 1884-1886 | Attended College of Emporia, Emporia, Kans. |
| 1886-1890 | Attended University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. |
| 1890-1891 | Business manager, El Dorado Republican |
| 1891 | Editorial writer, Kansas City Journal |
| 1892-1895 | Editorial writer, Kansas City Star |
| 1893 | Married Sallie Lindsay |
| 1895-1944 | Editor and owner, Emporia Gazette |
| 1896, Aug. 15 | Published the editorial “What's the Matter With Kansas? |
| 1896 | Published The Real Issue. Chicago: Way and Williams |
| 1900-1913 | Regent, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kans. |
| 1909 | Published A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan Co. |
| 1917 | Went to France as an observer for the American Red Cross |
| 1919 | United States delegate to Russian conference at Prinkipo |
| 1923 | Awarded Pulitzer Prize for the editorial “To an Anxious Friend” |
| 1926-1944 | Member, board of judges, Book-of-the-Month Club |
| 1930 | Member, commission appointed by President Herbert Hoover to investigate conditions in Haiti |
| 1931 | Member, President's Organization for Unemployment Relief |
| 1939 | Chairman, Nonpartisan Committee for Peace through Revision of the Neutrality Act |
| 1940-1941 | Chairman, Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies |
| 1944, Jan. 29 | Died, Emporia, Kans. |