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Carrie Watson, also a survivor of Quantrill's raid, graduated from KU with an A.B. in 1877. In 1878 she was hired as an Assitant Librarian in Spooner Library, where she corralled unruly students such as William Allen White. She was promoted to…

Blanche is recognized as the first African American to graduate from the University of Kansas. In 1885 he earned his A.B. and 1891 his A.M. in education. Bruce was appointed principle of Sumner School in Leavenworth in 1885, retiring in 1939.

Two short-lived traditions at the University were festivities centered on May Day. According to Robert Taft in his book The Years on Mount Oread, the Maypole scrap between freshman and sophomores first occurred May 1, 1891. This riotous and often…

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Professor Snow, far right, is shown in this photograph with his students in July 1889 on one of his many collecting expeditions in Estes Park, Colorado. In that class were William Allen White (far left) and Frederick Funston (framed in doorway).…

Two short-lived traditions at the University were festivities centered on May Day. According to Robert Taft in his book The Years on Mount Oread, the Maypole scrap between freshman and sophomores first occurred May 1, 1891. This riotous and often…

Hannah Oliver, a survivor of Quantrill's raid, earned her A.B. in Latine from the University in 1874 and was a faculty member from 1890 until 1931 when she retired at the rank of Associate Professor.

Portrait of Flora Richardson from around the time of her graduation from KU.