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'Great Depression'

Jul 23

Governor Woodring's Radio Chats, 1932

Posted to KGI Online Library Blog on July 23, 2020 at 10:07 AM by Bill Sowers

Transcripts of chats by Kansas Governor Harry H. Woodring, July - September, 1932, to the people of Kansas during the Great Depression of the 1930s offering information and hope.  Available online at the State Library of Kansas' KGI Online Library...

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Tag(s): Woodring, Radio speeches, Kansas government, Harry H., Great Depression, Governors

Jun 17

Farm Philosophy 1938

Posted to KGI Online Library Blog on June 17, 2019 at 12:29 PM by Bill Sowers

A speech given in 1938 to the 67th meeting of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture on the endurance of the farmer...  Available at the State Library of Kansas' KGI Online Library...

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Tag(s): Great Depression, Farms, Farming, Farmers, Dustbowl, Dust Bowl Era, Droughts, 1931-1939

Jan 16

1934 Detailed Look at Kansas and "Futuristic Plan" for the State Capitol Plaza in Topeka

Posted to KGI Online Library Blog on January 16, 2019 at 11:08 AM by Bill Sowers

A detailed look at Kansas during the 1930s with a "futuristic" site plan for the Kansas State Capitol plaza which never fully came about...

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Tag(s): Topeka, Regional planning, Kansas statistics, Kansas Capitol, Great Depression, Government planning, Economic development planning, 1930s