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Franklin County History Bibliography

Image of Kansas map with Franklin County highlighted.Campbell, Catherine & Ada B. McCracken. Franklin County--Historic Spots. N.p.: n.d. (K/978.1/-F85/Mss.).

Carpenter, Garrett R. Silkville: A Kansas Attempt in the History of Fourierist Utopias, 1869-1892. Master's thesis, Emporia State University, 1951. (K/978.1/-F85/C225).

Citizen's Improvement Committee. Princeton, Kansas, Centennial, 1869-1969. N.p.: 1969. (K/978.1/-F85/ Pam.v.2/no. 2).

Corwin, E.H. Corwin's Souvenir of Ottawa, Kansas, & Forest Park Views. Ottawa, KS: Author, 1889. (K/978.1/-F85/C819).

Elder, A.P. "Ottawa a Prairie When Elder Came". Ottawa Herald. Apr. 15, 1933. [2 pp.]. (Microfilm reel: O 413).

Franklin County Centennial Committee. Reflections of Franklin County & Chautauqua Days. Ottawa, KS: Franklin County Historical Society, 1961. (K/978.1/-F85/F85).

Franklin County Historical Society & Friends of the Ottawa Library. The History of Franklin County, Kansas. Dallas, TX: Curtis Media, 1993. (K/978.1/-F85/W462).

Hackett, Reuben. "The Early Settlement of Kansas". Selected Sketches, of Science, Art & Literature. Ottawa, KS: Author, 1876. (K/978.1/-F85/ Pam.v.1/no. 3).

Holden, Bernice. "Salem Hall". Wellsville Globe. June 4, 1959. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: W 496).

Kansas State Historical Society. Franklin County Clippings, 1856-1999. (4 vols.). Topeka, KS: KSHS, n.d. (K/978.1/-F85/Clipp./v.1-4).

Kelley, J.P. Woodlief Farm in Franklin County, Kansas. N.p.: 1937. (K/978.1/-F85/Mss.).

Lambertson, John Mark. Historical Curiosities about Ottawa, Kansas. Ottawa, KS: Franklin County Historical Society, 1989. (K/978.1/-F85/ Pam.v.1/no. 17).

Lesh, Donalene. Wellsville Centennial Index. N.p.: n.d. (K/978.1/-F85/ W462i).

Martin. Ottawa Through the Camera, 1904. N.p.: 1904. (K/978.1/-F85/ Pam.v.1/no. 12).

Ottawa High School. "History of Ottawa". The High School Opinion. 4 (May, 1898), no. 8: 107-125. (K/978.1/-F85/Pam.v.1/no. 7).

Pomona Kansas Centennial Committee. History of Pomona, 1869-1961. N.p.: 1961. (K/978.1/-F85/Pam.v.2/no. 4).

Rathbun, George D. Souvenir. The Ottawan. N.p.: 1905. (K/978.1/-F85/ Pam.v.1/no. 4).

Resources of Franklin County, Kansas. Ottawa, KS: Journal Press Print, n.d. (K/978.1/ -F85/Pam.v.1/no. 11).

Romstedt, Donna B. Wellsville, Kansas, Bicentennial, 1776-1976. Wellsville, KS: Wellsville Bicentennial Heritage Committee, 1976. (K/978.1/-F85/ W462).

Rossman, Mrs. Arthur. The First One Hundred Years: A History of the City of Richmond, Kansas, 1869-1969. Ottawa, KS: Tallman Printing, 1969. (K/978.1/-F85/Pam.v.2/no. 1).

Image of circular letter encouraging farmers to add the  culture of silk to their general farming and including a picture of  several multi-storied buildings in Silkville, Aug. 1, 1877. CLICK TO ENLARGESharpe, A.T. Franklin County: Its Past, Its Present & Its Coming Future. Ottawa, KS: Queen City Printing Co., 1983. (Microfilm reel: LM 38, no. 4).

Sheldon, H.F. Reminiscences of My Dealings with Criminals in the Early History of Franklin County, Kansas. N.p.: 1916. (K/978.1/-F85/Pam.v.1/no. 10).

Some Concise Facts Concerning Ottawa, Kansas. N.p.: 1885. (K/978.1/-F85/Pam.v.1/no. 9).

Stadt, Olive. Richter Community. N.p.: 1960. (K/978.1/-F85/Mss./no. 1).

Stockwell, Stephen. Silkville: A Frontier Enterprise. Emporia, KS: Author, 1969. (K/978.1/-F85/Pam.v.2/no. 3).

Taylor, Zach. "Came to County before Ottawa was On the Map: Zach Taylor Settled with Family Near Peoria in 1856". Ottawa Herald. Mar. 23, 1940. [2 pp.]. (Microfilm reel: O 443).

To All Who Want Homes! A Model Settlement at Pomona, Franklin County, Kansas. Ottawa, KS: Waring & Brown, 1872. (K/978.1/-F85/ Pam.v.1/no. 5).

"Valeton: Mons. E.V. Boissiere's Silk Factory--A Magnificient Enterprise", Ottawa Journal. June 1, 1871. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: O609).