Browsing Kansas History and Life Student Papers by Subject "Riley County"

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Comparative Study of Contagious Diseases in Clay County vs. Riley County: Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever, Smallpox, Typhoid Fever, 1907-1917

Musgrove, Yates S. (Kansas State University. Dept. of History, 2011-04-19)

Analyzing contagious disease records kept by physicians in two contiguous Kansas counties, this study reaches interesting conclusions about the role of the railroads in early twentieth century Kansas. Rail lines are ...
A thin line between love and hate. Leonardville and Riley: the evolution of a small town rivalry

Schnee, Angela (Kansas State University. Dept. of History, 2011-05-12)

The author recreates the formation of a twin town rivalry in Riley County, Kansas. She explores how the rivalry between Riley and Leonardville, Kansas first began over a century ago and the reasons why it still exists ...