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Sumner County History Bibliography

Image of Kansas map with Sumner County highlighted.Argonia Centennial History Book Committee. Argonia: The First 100 Years. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Co., 1985. (K/978.1/-Su6/Ar38).

Argonia Library Association. Argonia, 1882-1932. Argonia, KS: Author, 1932. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam.v.1/no. 9).

Belle Plaine Centennial Committee. Belle Plaine: A Century of Memories, 1884-1984. Shawnee Mission, KS: Kes-Print Co., 1984. (K/978.1/-Su6/B415c).

Brengle, Ella R. "Authentic Account of Wellington Catastrophe Cyclone of May 27, 1892." Wellington Daily News. Mar. 23, 1937. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: W 312).

Burnard, Henry. "Hunted Buffalo Here in Early Years of 1870." Mulvane News. Aug. 30, 1934. [2 pp.]. (Microfilm reel: M 1136).

Caldwell, E.F. Illustrated Southern Kansas: Sumner County and City of Wellington. Lawrence, KS: Author, 1887. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam.v.1/no. 1).

Caldwell Messenger. The History of Sumner County, Kansas. Dallas, TX: Curtis Media Corp., 1987. (K/978.1/-Su6/C127m).

Certificate of Incorporation of Sumner Town Company, Filed Dec. 14th, 1870. N.p.: 1870. (K/978.1/-Su6/Mss.).

Cities Service Gas Co. "From Agriculture to Industry, Here's the Story of Wellington." Dispatcher. N.p.: Author, 1959. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam.v.1/no. 8).

City of Wellington. Wheat Capital of the World: City of Wellington, Kansas. N.p.: n.d. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam.v.1/no. 17).

Commercial Club. Wellington the City of Homes. Wellington, KS: Author, n.d. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam.v.1/no. 3).

Conway Springs Centennial Committee. Conway Springs: Memories of the First One Hundred Years. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Co., 1984. (K/978.1/-Su6/C769).

"Conway Springs, Sumner County, Kansas." Conway Springs Star. Jan. 29, 1886. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: C 1428).

"County's First Census Taken on July 20, 1870." Wellington Daily News. Apr. 11, 1935. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: W 308).

Failing, Ann J. and Maurice Robinson. Shoo Fly City: South Haven, Kansas. Oxford, KS: Oxford Register, 1960. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam. v.1/no. 6).

Farber, Madeline K. Mulvane: City of the Valley. Mulvane, KS: Mulvane Historical Society, 1977. (K/978.1/-Su6/M919).

Felt, Albert E. Perth, Kansas. N.p.: 1972. (K/978.1/-Su6/Mss./no. 3).

__________. Rome, Kansas. N.p.: 1973. (K/978.1/-Su6/Mss./no. 2).

"Five Menaces in a Row Struck Early Pioneers of County." Caldwell Daily Messenger and Caldwell News. July 25, 1934. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: C 2466).

Freeman, G.D. Midnight and Noonday; or, the Incidental History of Southern Kansas and the Indian Territory, 1871-1890. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1984. (K/978.1/-Su6/F87/1984).

View of the bath house at Geuda Springs, between 1880 and 1900Geuda Springs Mineral Water Co. "Geuda" the Water that Cures, Geuda Springs, Kansas. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam.v.1/no. 5).

"Golden Anniversary Edition, Caldwell News, Caldwell, Kansas." Caldwell Daily Messenger and News. Mar. 23, 1937. [22 pp.]. (Microfilm reel: C 2469).

"Gristmill Floated Down River." Wellington Daily News. Mar. 23, 1937. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: W 312).

Handy, Grace L. Argonia. N.p.: Author, 1976. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam.v.1/no. 18).

"History of the Conway Springs Baptist Church." Conway Springs Star. Apr. 26, 1956. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: C1453).

Huffman, Mildred. Brief History of Council Corner Area. N.p.: n.d. (K/978.1/-Su6/Mss./no. 4).

View of poster for Sumner County fair, 1894Kansas State Historical Society. Sumner County Clippings, 1878-1999. (6 vols.). Topeka, KS: KSHS, n.d. (K/978.1/-Su6/Clipp./v.1-6).

O'Neal, Bill. Caldwell in the 1870s and 1880s: The Rowdy Years of the Border Queen. Carthage, TX: Author, n.d. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam.v.1/no. 19).

Pearson, Margaret W. Oxford, Kansas, 1871-1971: The First 100 Years. Oxford, KS: Author, 1988. (K/978.1/-Su6/Ox2).

Peck Centennial Book Committee. Peck, Kansas, 1887-1987. Shawnee Mission, KS: Kes-Print, 1987. (K/978.1/-Su6/P334).

Pond, J.C. On History of Milan, Kansas. Medford, OK: Author, n.d. (K/978.1/-Su6/Mss.).

Roser, E.B. "Tragedy--Fifty Years Ago." Wellington Daily News. Sept. 16, 1933. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: W305).

Sanders, Gwendoline and Paul Sanders. The Sumner County Story. North Newton, KS: Mennonite Press, 1966. (K/978.1/-Su6/Sa56).

Seitz, J.A. "J.A. Seitz of Anson Recalls Early Life in Sumner County in 1870's." Wellington Daily News. Apr. 27, 1932. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: W302).

Smiths Golden Jubilee, Wellington, Kansas: 50th Anniversary Celebration, 1871-1921. Wellington, KS: 1921. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam.v.1/no. 2).

Stallard, Margaret R. Remembering Geuda Springs. Tampa, FL: Author, 1989. (K/978.1/-Su6/G935).

Sumner County. N.p.: 1940. (K/978.1/-Su6/Mss.).

Sumner County Centennial Committee. The Sumner County Story. N.p.: n.d. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam.v.1/no. 7).

Tri-Tabula Inc. Atlas of Sumner County, Kansas. St. Paul, MN: Author, 1968. (Oversize/K/978.1/-Su6/T739).

View of West Harvey Avenue in Wellington, Kansas, Sumner County. A group of men and boys are seen standing outside a bakery and cigar manufacturer, between 1870 and 1889. Wellington: A Good Place to Live. N.p.: n.d. (K/978.1/-Su6/Mss.).

Wellington Centennial Book Committee. Trails to Turnpikes: Wellington, Kansas, 1871-1971. Wellington, KS: 1971. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam. v.1/no. 16).

Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas: The Home-Like City. (K/978.1/-Su6/Pam.v.1/no. 4).

Wellington Commercial Club. Souvenir of Wellington, Kansas, 1908. N.p.: 1908. (K/978.1/-Su6/W46w).

Wellington Daily News. Reflections of Sumner County, Kansas. Wellington, KS: Author, 1992. (K/978.1/-Su6/W46r).

"Wellington Pool is Recognized as Wonder Oil Field of State." Wellington Daily News. Mar. 23, 1937. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: W 312).

"Wellington's Industrial History." Wellington Daily News. Mar. 23, 1937. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: W 312).

Woman's Club Centennial Book Committee. Facts and Fables of Belle Plaine, Kansas. Belle Plaine, KS: Belle Plaine News, 1971. (K/978.1/-Su6/B416).

Yates, Leslie. History of Milan, Kansas, 1879-1978. Wellington, KS: Author, 1978. (K/978.1/-Su6/M589).

Yeager, Joseph W. "To Observe a Birthday: J.W. Yeager, Almost 94, Recalls Early Life in Kansas." Winfield Daily Courier. Oct. 7, 1937. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: W 2321).

"A Year Ago." Conway Springs Star. Oct. 9, 1885. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: C 1428).