The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
KANSAS BOOKS
NUMBER V9).
Collecting Libraries of These
a Big Job
POET AND PROSE WRITER'S
Present Some Noted Ones as
Edward Everett Hale
POET AND PROSE WRITER'S

collect Libraries OF Kansas books. Such
q collection is both expensive and hard
70 complete as over $50 books, according
to the Topeka Capital, come under the
head OF Kansas books and many Of them
are out Of print.
Rev. =. W. ID. Anderson Of Elk City,
who died not long ago, was perhaps the
arst msn to make a decided effort TO
assemble a complete Kansas library"
; Working jointly with the Kansas Acad-
emy and the State Historical society he
collected the most complete list OF nearly
a thousand Kansas books. In a circU-
lar Reverend Mr. Anderson designated
what were termed Kansas books, as fol-
lows: we call any book Kansas book
ii il has been written by resident Of
the state, or in any way relates to Kan
sas in its subject matter, if it has
been published within the state Be
fore his death the collection, known as
the Anderson Library" was presented
10 the Kansas University at Lawrence.
The library is growing but the carly
literature Of the state-the most valuable
on account of the fact that much of it
was unrecorded and has been forgotten,
was gathered together by one who loved
the work.
Among the active collectors arc Z.
L. Ackley Of Concordia. who receives one
Of the first copies Of every Kansas book
published ana who is authority on the
literature Of the Sunfower state George
w Crane Of Topeka, 10 whom belongs
the credit of having published Kansas
books by Kansas authors and illustrated
by Kansas artists gives especial atten-
ton 10 Kansas library.
in connection with his library, one Of
The most complete in the state, ~ L.
Williams Of Topeka has large number
Of Kansas books. Not only story books
tnd collections of poems come under the
list. put many volumes Of law and school
hooks.
one Of the earliest Kansas writer's who
has since become famous was Edward
Everett Hale He visited Kansas and
srrcte in the interest of emigration. The
hook was entitled Kansas and Nebras-
~: the History. Geographical and Phys
teal Position of Those Territories: IN
Account Of the Emigrant Aid Compan-
les. and Directions to Emgrants." 1t
:, -was published in 1854 This book was
coon followed by the History of the
Shawnee Indians by Isaac Mccoy and
Henry Harvey who were missionaries to
that tribe The history is from 1851 10
lisa
During the struggle which gave the
state the name OF bleeding Kansas the
New York Herald sent G. Douglass Brew
erton as a correspondent and his letters
from the scenes OF trouble TO his paper
So, vii
liam A. Phillips. another correspondent,
wrote THE Conquest of Kansas By Mis-
sauria and her Allies which was an ar
rument in favor of "A free state Other
books were written from the same mo-
THE. Among them was kansas. It's
Interior and Exterior Life and Border
Warfare" by Mrs. Sarah T. J.. Robin
son. wife of Governor Charles Robin
san The book ran through many edi-
lions and was circulated i'm England and
was largely responsible for aid received
directly 10y Kansas emigrants from pco-
lie I'm England During the early ff-
ties Thomas II Gladstone, u nephew Of
William Ew5rt Gladstone, was sent TO
Iausas as a correspondent of the Lon
Don Times He wrote a box entitled
'lThe Englishman in Kansas or Squatter
Iife' and Border Warfare - Ride
Through Kansas was written by Thos.
Wentworth Higginson who wrote from
Kansas to the New York Tribune over
the name of worcester
Richard Reaf was the early poet Of
Kansas He took a lively interest in the
struggles around Lawrence and Lecomp-
ton between the free and the anti-free
state men. He was a free state man and
with sword and song" to use a quota
ton from one Of his poems. he took part
IN the struggle. He was one of John
Browns 70 men at Harper's Ferry. He
was accused of treason but proved the
charge to be false He committed sui
eide in Oakland. California. in 1873. and
since then his admirers in that place
!. formed an association TO build monu-
: mont in his memory. His poems were
written for the newspapers but lately Col
Richard J. Hinton. who was a COM
rada Of Col Realrs in the early DAYS
collected his poems and they have been
published in book form by a New York
publishing house
Another Of the early Kansas poets was
Josie : Hunt who lived in Claremont.
New Hampshire and wrote many poems
concerning the early struggle in Kansas.
Among other publications dealing "l-h
3he early days are Col Hintons Army
Of the Border" civil War on the Bor-
der" by Wiley Brittton and ". Burke's
Military History OF KaDsas.
d. ". Nilders Annals of Kansas Is
out II print and is one of the most val
liable books on Kansas history. il is con
sidered an authority ami deals with i>a2-
sas from the time Of Coronado in 1871
10 1855 kansas" better known rs THE
Herd Book I'm in demand by all ccllec-
tors Nobody knows why or hoNs Il was
ever gotten out but nevertheless IL con
tains Biographical data of early kan
sans which are invaluable. Admir-
handbook OF Kansas Is out Of priut oud
Is eagerly sought for bv collectors.
Among the most valuable boEs IS
''Some Of the Rhymes Of IrouQuU pub
lshed by r J. kellam in 1855. This Cdi-
tioa was the first OF the famous Ksnsas
poet published 1t was long aso oct
Of print and copies OF that edition are
worth many times the original price. An
other box OF Kansas poetry. Poems liy
John Preston Campbell" Is even harder
10 obtain that the first clifton Of iron
quill" An edition was printed by Crane
d Co.. and before it couti be distributed
the printing house burned and with II the
entire edition with The exception CT a
few copies which haI been sent cut.
Other books by thesameauthority
Other books by tho same author are
"lsnd OF Sun and Song. Mere OF Me-