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Pomeroy Papers Descriptive Summary Creator: Charles Rhodes Pomeroy Title: University Presidents - Charles R. Pomeroy Papers Dates: 1874-1879. Abstract: Recommendations, applications, receipts, and other financial documents from the tenure of Charles R. Pomeroy as third president of the State Normal School of Kansas. Also included are items documenting the saline land scandal of E. P. Bancroft. Identification Number: ESU001.003 (formerly Nao:1pr) Quantity: .75 linear feet Language: English Repository: Emporia State University Archives, Emporia State University. Biographical Information Charles Rhodes Pomeroy was elected third president of the Kansas State Normal School by the Board of Regents in October of 1873 and began his work in January of 1874. Pomeroy was a graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut as well as Simpson Centenary College. Prior to his presidency in Emporia, he taught Greek, was principal at various schools, and was a pastor in Batavia, New York. At the time of Pomeroys arrival in Kansas, there was struggle due to poor agricultural conditions. The school was somewhat insulated from this and from other troubles; until the 1876 Legislature canceled the schools appropriation, all had seemed well. Pomeroy had no funds to pay faculty and he himself continued to work without salary. Faculty worked off minimal pro rated salary. On July 2, 1879, the board voted that interest and bonds on Normal lands be paid to teachers for their services during the school year. It was from this point on, Pomeroy saw struggle in his administration and his ability to effectively run the school. Several scandals and disasters caused the Emporia community, and eventually the Board of Regents, to doubt his administrations ability to manage KSN. An embezzlement of monies by E. P. Bancroft, agent for sale of Normal School Lands, received from the sale of endowed salt lands brought much criticism from the community and imposed a large monetary loss on the school, something that was not needed considering the already tenuous financial position of the school. A tornado in April 1878 also damaged the main building and the campus. The final straw came in 1879 when a fire destroyed both buildings of the school. Pomeroy resigned as president on August 6, 1879. He left to accept the presidency of Callanan College in Des Moines, Iowa Scope and Contents Note The collection documented here contains what is most likely is the only extant documents from the era, save for the Board of Regents minutes which are in bound volumes at the archives. Many of these documents were most likely housed somewhere off campus, perhaps in the office of J. J. Wright, KSN Regent. From there, the trail of the location of these papers becomes more circumstantial. The documents were likely housed in the basement storage areas of Plumb Hall. From there, they were placed in the basement vault of the William Allen White Library

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sometime after 1950 when the library opened its new building. In the fall of 2001, the documents were removed from the vault and were originally organized and processed. In 2013, the collection was reprocessed and what used to be the combined collection of the Pomeroy/Welch Era were split by administrative provenance. Many items pertaining to the reconstruction of damaged buildings are housed in the Welch collection since Welch oversaw the completion of the reconstruction of the buildings damaged during Pomeroys tenure. In addition, documents pertaining to the resolution of the land scandal are housed in the Welch Papers collection, Record Group ESU001.004. Because of this and because of some overlap in administration, researchers are encouraged to examine both collections. Much of the pre-1879 documents and records were destroyed in the fire that demolished the main building on campus. The remaining documents cover much of the administration of the school during the 1874-1879 period. Through the documents found in this collection researchers may gain perspective on the administration of the school, from the most mundane tasks required of the administrative officers to the more public scandals and events that affected the school during the era. These documents show how a small normal school was run in this time period. For the researcher interested in Emporia State University history, the collection is wide in scope, especially since there is so little extant from this era. For this reason and because of the nature of the documents contained within the collection, it provides a valuable and fairly comprehensive insight into the history of the university. Arrangement The collection is arranged by the subject matter of the documents. Within that, documents are arranged by type and then arranged chronologically. Undated materials appear first. Restrictions None. Index Terms Subjects topical Alkali lands Kansas. College presidents Kansas Emporia. Education, Higher Kansas. Embezzlement. Kansas. Board of Regents. Kansas Legal affairs. Kansas State Normal School History Kansas State Normal School Presidents. State universities and colleges Kansas Emporia Administration. Teachers colleges Kansas Emporia. Teachers colleges United States History. Universities and colleges Kansas.

University Presidents- Charles R. Pomeroy Papers Subjects name Bancroft, E. P. Bonebrake, P. J. Buchanan, Rebecca. Crichton, J. H. Hammond, John. Holmes, Van R. Pomeroy, Charles R., 1829-1916. Pomeroy, Mary J., 1832-1913. Tucker, Edwin. Wright, J. J. Administrative Information Recommended citation: Charles R. Pomeroy Papers, Emporia State University Archives, Emporia State University.

Processed by: Kira Riddle, September-November 2013. Previously processed by Chris Childers, February 2002. Related Material Information pertaining to the reconstruction of the KSN building may be found in the Rudolph B. Welch Papers, record group ESU001.004 at the Emporia State University Archives. Some additional documents pertaining to the resolution of the salt lands fraud may be found there as well. Some of the documents contained in the Welch Papers have been signed by C. R. Pomeroy. The Board of Regents collection, record group ESU000, may provide additional information on the time period. Separated Material 2 oversize folders can be found in Oversize drawer 21. Sources Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, Wilkinson, H. N., Spencer, M. P., Price, V. V., Bailey, M. A., & Hill, J. H. A history of the State Normal School of Kansas: For the first twenty-five years. Topeka, KS: Kansas Publishing House. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/historyofstateno00kans Overview of the Collection Subseries 1: Fiscal Records Sub-Subseries 1: Receipts Sub-subseries 2: Faculty Pay Receipts Sub-Subseries 3: Resolutions Sub-Subseries 4: Cancelled Checks Sub-Subseries 5: Correspondence Subseries 2: Personnel Records Sub-Subseries 1: Recommendations

University Presidents- Charles R. Pomeroy Papers Sub-Subseries 2: Applications Sub-Subseries 3: Resignations Subseries 3: Land Records Sub-Subseries 1: Appraisals Sub-Subseries 2: Reports Sub-Subseries 3: Contracts Sub-Subseries 4: Correspondence Sub-Subseries 5: Resolutions Subseries 4: Petitions Subseries 5: Advertisement Subseries 6: Miscellaneous envelopes Container List Box 1: Subseries 1: Fiscal Records

Sub-subseries 1: Receipts Folder 1: Receipts, undated. Two receipts. The first is from The Sunday School Times, the second from W. H. Sisler, Druggist and Apothecary. Folder 2: Receipt, January 1875. Receipt from law office of L. B. Kellogg Folder 3: Receipt, July 1875. Receipt from The Commonwealth Book Printing. Folder 4: Receipts, August 1875. Three receipts from Farmers Advocate, Walnut Valley Times, and Office of Southern Kansas Advance. Folder 5: Receipts, September 1875. Two receipts from Farmers Advocate and Plain and Ornamental Job Printing. Folder 6: Receipt, October 1875. Receipt from Wabaunsee County News. Folder 7: Receipts, November 1875. Two receipts from Stotler and Graham and The Valley Falls New Era. Folder 8: Receipts, January 1876. Nine receipts. Folder 9: Receipts, February 1876. Three receipts. Folder 10: Receipts, March 1876. Four receipts. Folder 11: Receipts, April 1876. Six receipts. Folder 12: Receipt, August 1876. Receipt from I. D. Fox & Co. Folder 13: Receipts, January 1877. Two receipts. Folder 14: Receipts, February 1877. Four receipts. Folder 15: Receipt, March 1877. Receipt from The Lola Register. Signed by C. R. Pomeroy. Folder 16: Receipts, April 1877. Three receipts. Folder 17: Receipts, May 1877. Four receipts. Folder 18: Receipts, June 1877. Three receipts. Folder 19: Receipt, July 1877. Receipt for A.N. Harris from C. R. Pomeroy. Folder 20: Receipts, August 1877. Five receipts. Folder 21: Receipts, September 1877. Nine receipts.

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Folder 22: Receipts, October 1877. Three receipts. Folder 23: Receipts, November 1877. Sixteen receipts. Folder 24: Receipts, December 1877. Sixteen receipts. Folder 25: Receipts, January 2, 1878-January 7, 1879. Eight receipts from Tiernan & Wainwright Printers and Book-Binders. Receipts document loads of coal delivered to KSN. Folder 26: Receipts, January 1878. Seven receipts. Folder 27: Receipt, February 1878. Receipt for advertisement in the Kansas State Directory. Signed by C. R. Pomeroy. Folder 28: Receipts, March 1878. Seven receipts. Folder 29: Receipts, April 1878. Three receipts. Folder 30: Receipts, May 1878. Three receipts. Folder 31: Receipts, June 1878. Two receipts. Folder 32: Receipts, July 1878. Six receipts. Folder 33: Receipts, August 1878. Ten receipts. Folder 34: Receipts, September 1878. Seventeen receipts. Folder 35: Receipts, October 1878. Seven receipts. Folder 36: Receipts, November 1878. Five receipts. Folder 37: Receipts, December 1878. Two receipts. Folder 38: Receipt, 1879. Receipt from Scribner, Armstrong & Co. Publishers. Signed by C. R. Pomeroy Folder 39: Receipts, January 1879. Five receipts. Folder 40: Receipts, February 1879. Six receipts. Folder 41: Receipts, April 1879. Two receipts. Folder 42: Receipt, May 1879. Receipt from The Kansas Publishing House. Signed by J. J. Wright. Folder 43: Receipts, June 1879. Four receipts. Folder 44: Receipts, July 1879. Three receipts. Folder 45: Receipts, August 1879. Nine receipts. Folder 46: Receipt, September 1879. Request to pay Joseph R. Reins. Signed by J. J. Wright. Folder 47: Receipt, October 1879. Receipt from The Emporia News. Folder 48: Receipts, November 1879. Two receipts. Sub-subseries 2: Faculty Pay Receipts Folder 49: Receipt, June 15, 1877. Receipt to J. J. Wright. Folder 50: Receipt, November 16, 1877. Receipt to J. J. Wright. Folder 51: Receipts to J. J. Wright, March 6, 1878. Three receipts for C. R. Pomeroy and Rebecca Buchanan, Marion Delap and Effie Partch, and S. C. Delap and Mary J. Pomeroy. Folder 52: Receipts to J. J. Wright, February 8, 1879. To J. J. Wright for C. R. Pomeroy, Mary J. Pomeroy. C.R. Pomeroy for payment to teachers, Marion Delap, [name illegible], R. C. Buchanan, and S. C. Delap. Folder 53: Statement, ca. April 21, 1879. Amounts Paid to C. R. Pomeroy. Folder 54: Statements, ca. June 25, 1879. Two lists of Sums Paid to Faculty.

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Sub-subseries 3: Resolutions Folder 55: Resolution, ca. 1877. Working copy outlining Plan for Conducting the State Normal School. Folder 56: Resolution, ca. June 6, 1877. Signed by Edwin Tucker, President of the Board of Regents. Sub-subseries 4: Cancelled Checks Folder 57: Cancelled checks, September 14, 1877-December 9, 1878. Eighteen cancelled checks. All are drawn on the Emporia Savings Bank. All are signed by J. J. Wright of the Board of Regents. One check is torn, date missing. Sub-subseries 5: Correspondence Folder 58: Letter, April 16, 1880. Letter from C. R. Pomeroy regarding payment to Dr. Delap. Folder 59: Letter, May 24, 1880. Letter from C. R. Pomeroy regarding receipt from Mrs. Perry paid by Mr. Crichton. Receipt included. Folder 60: Letter, July 7, 1880. Letter to J. J. Wright from C. R. Pomeroy requesting that a bill for the Sheriffs Claim has not been paid. Subseries 2: Personnel Records Sub-subseries 1: Recommendations Folder 61: Letters, undated. Recommendation from Richard Cordley to Mr. Edwin Tucker for Professor Slie as music teacher. Also included is a letter to Richard Cordley from R. D. Parker recommending Professor Slie. Envelope included. Folder 62: Letters, November 30, 1872 - December 15, 1873. Three recommendations for employment of Joseph E. Marcy for the job of engineer. The second is written by Spencer Baird. Several other individuals added their recommendations to the back of this letter. The third is written by H. Stevens. Folder 63: Letters, May 27, 1879. Two recommendations for employment of John Hammond as superintendent for the erection of the new building. The first is to the Board of Regents. The second is a petition submitted by the Board of County Commissioners of Lyon County. Folder 64: Letter, August 4, 1879. Recommendation for employment of A. A. Murch as instructor of mathematics. Folder 65: Letter, August 5, 1879. Recommendation for employment of F. E. Clark as chair of mathematics. Written by Rollin C. Welch of Albion College to C. R. Pomeroy. Folder 66: Letter, August 15, 1879. Recommendation for employment of Professor Hoover for mathematics instructor. Written by S. E. Allinon [?]. Folder 67: Letters, September 15, 1879-September 16, 1879. Two recommendations for employment of W. L. Roberts as janitor. The second letter states that he was in the employ of the company writing the letter, Wm. A Miles & Co. Envelope included.

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Folder 68: Letter, May 24, 1880. Recommendation for employment of J. V. Willis. Written by H. C. DeMotte, acting President of Illinois Wesleyan University. Envelope included. Folder 69: Letters, May 24, 1880-June 16, 1880. Two recommendations for employment of A. W. Stubbs. The first verifies that he was a graduate of KSN. Written by C. R. Pomeroy. The second is signed by the members of the Emporia School Board and written by Richard Cordley, Clerk of the Board. Envelope included. Sub-subseries 2: Applications Folder 70: Applications, August 3, 1879- August 15, 1879. Applications for employment as janitor. The first is by John W. Davies. The second is by E. Page. The third is by Reese Edwards. Edwards had previously served as janitor. When the KSN building burned down, the entire faculty was dismissed. He explains the night of the fire in this letter and defends himself. Envelope included. Sub-subseries 3: Resignations Folder 71: Letter, August 6, 1879. Resignation letter of C. R. Pomeroy as president of KSN. Submitted by the Board of Regents. Sub-subseries 4: General Employment Records Folder 72: Contract, July 11, 1878. Contract for services of Reese Edwards as janitor. Folder 73: Letter, August 16, 1879. Letter accepting employment as professor of mathematics from William Hoover, August 16, 1879. Written to Dexter Clapp, Regent. Subseries 3: Land Records Sub-subseries 1: Appraisals Folder 74: Appraisal, March 29, 1878. Appraisal of lands by J. H. Crichton to J. J. Wright. Folder 75: Appraisal, April 5, 1878. Report of lands by J. H. Crichton, Van R Holmes, and C. W. McDonald. Folder 76: Appraisal, April 8, 1878. Letter to J. J. Wright from J. H. Crichton giving appraisal of Normal School lands. Folder 77: Appraisal, June 1, 1878. Normal School Lands appraisal for unsold lands in Mitchell and Lincoln Counties. Folder 78: Appraisal, July 3, 1878. Receipt of payments for Normal School lands by J.H. Crichton in Saline County. Folder 79: Appraisal, October 18, 1878. Appraisal of Normal School lands by J. H. Crichton. Envelope included. Folder 80: Appraisal, March 10, 1879. Normal School Lands appraisal for unsold lands in Saline County.

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Sub-subseries 2: Reports Folder 81: Reports, undated. Two reports regarding the lands that were patented at this time. Xerox copies. Originals located in Oversize Drawer 21. Folder 82: Report, April 9, 1877. Report from State Auditor P. J. Bonebrake to J. H. Crichton regarding lands sold. Folder 83: Report, April 18, 1877. Report of J. H. Crichton and J. J. Wright regarding the land fraud matter of E. P. Bancroft. Folder 84: Report, 1878. Report of Land Committee to the Board of Regents. Discusses the land fraud matter of E. P. Bancroft. Wright and Crichton were members of the committee. Folder 85: Report, April 23, 1879. Report of Van R. Holmes regarding the sale of lands by Holmes from April 1878 to April 1879. Folder 86: Reports, April 1878-December 1879. Twenty- one reports. The Sale of Normal School Lands Reports were sent to the Board of Regents monthly by the land agent as a means of verifying sales and payments due to the school from sale of lands. Each report describes sales, the agents commission, and the amount due to the school. The copies in this folder are Xerox copies. Originals located in Oversize Drawer 21. Box 2 Sub-subseries 3: Contracts Folder 1: Contract, April 26, 1878. Signed by Van R. Holmes, Sales Agent for Normal School Lands. Folder 2: Contract, May 31, 1878. Signed by Van R. Holmes, Sales Agent for Normal School Lands. Folder 3: Contract, June 6, 1878. Signed by Van R. Holmes, Sales Agent for Normal School Lands. Folder 4: Contracts, July 1878. Six contracts signed by Van R. Holmes, Sales Agent for Normal School Lands. Folder 5: Contracts, August 1878. Two contracts signed by Van R. Holmes, Sales Agent for Normal School Lands. Folder 6: Contracts, October 1878. Three contracts signed by Van R. Holmes, Sales Agent for Normal School Lands. Folder 7: Contract, November 7, 1878. Signed by Van R. Holmes, Sales Agent for Normal School Lands. Folder 8: Contract, February 1, 1879. Signed by Van R. Holmes, Sales Agent for Normal School Lands. Folder 9: Contracts, May 12, 1879. Two contracts signed by Van R. Holmes, Sales Agent for Normal School Lands. Folder 10: Contract, June 7, 1879. Signed by Van R. Holmes, Sales Agent for Normal School Lands. Folder 11: Contracts, October 25, 1879. Two contracts signed by Van R. Holmes, Sales Agent for Normal School Lands.

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Sub-subseries 4: Correspondence Folder 12: Letter, undated. Letter to Board of Regents from Cunningham and McCarty Law Office regarding payment due for services regarding land issues. Folder 13: Letter, July 25, 1877. Letter from Governor George T. Anthony to J. J. Wright regarding the loss of an appropriation. Folder 14: Letter, February 20, 1878. Letter to J. J. Wright from Salina land agent John W. Berks seeking resolution to a land matter. Folder 15: Letter, March 8, 1878. Letter to J. J. Wright from Kansas Representative C. W. McDonald requesting a status report on several land contracts. Folder 16: Letter, October 12, 1878. Letter to J. J. Wright from James A. Gillespie that accompanied payment for his land contract. Folder 17: Letter, November 16, 1878. Letter to J. J. Wright from Kansas Secretary of State Thomas Cavanaugh asking for a clarification in regards to E. P. Bancroft being appointed land agent for KSN. Folder 18: Letter, November 22, 1878. Letter to the Board of Regents from Kansas Governor George Anthony discussing the specific land case of B. F. Eastman, who was a victim of the land fraud. Folder 19: Letter, November 22, 1878. Letter to the Board of Regents from Governor George Anthony. Folder 20: Envelopes, ca. 1879. Two envelopes found amongst the correspondence. Folder 21: Letter, March 22, 1879. Letter to the Governor of Kansas from B. F. Eastman seeking resolution of land dispute. Letter was forwarded to the Regents by the Governor (see back of letter). Folder 22: Letter, April 2, 1879. Letter to J. J. Wright from Bishop, Chace, and Grier regarding a land dispute. Folder 23: Letter, June 30, 1879. Letter to J. J. Wright from Kansas Treasurer John Francis regarding approval of an assignment of contract for land. Folder 24: Letter, July 1, 1879. Letter to the Board of Regents from land agent Van R. Holmes reporting land sales. Folder 25: Letter, July 26, 1879. Letter to J. J. Wright from Garver and Bond Law Office regarding deferring payment of interest on a land contract. Folder 26: Letter, August 7, 1879. Letter to C. R. Pomeroy from Kansas Treasurer John Francis Regarding record keeping of interest payments. Folder 27: Letter, August 8, 1879. Letter to J. J. Wright from Kansas Treasurer John Francis regarding record keeping of interest payments. Folder 28: Letter, August 11, 1879. Letter sent by the treasurer with payment of money from the interest on Normal School lands. Folder 29: Letter, August 11, 1879. Letter to J. J. Wright from Kansas Treasurer John Francis regarding record keeping of interest payments. Folder 30: Letter, September 13, 1879. Letter to the Board of Regents from Mohler and Cunningham Law Offices discussing a proposed settlement on land matters with John W. Berks. Envelope included. Folder 31: Letter, June 15, 1880. Letter sent by Kansas Treasurer John Francis informing J. J. Wright of the balance of the interest fund for the Normal School lands.

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Folder 32: Letter, January 26, 1881. Letter from C. W. McDonald to Van R. Holmes regarding payments made to E.P. Bancroft for lands. Two receipts from E.P. Bancroft to William Poole dated March 20, 1875 and April 11, 1876 are also included. Envelope included. Folder 33: Letter, March 11, 1881. Letter from Garver and Bond Law Office to J. J. Wright regarding land fraud by E. P. Bancroft. Folder 34: March 14, 1881. Letter from Jacob Place to Mr. Dickerson requesting deferment of interest payment on land he owned. Envelope included. Folder 35: Letter, April 18, 1881. Letter from F. P. Kellogg, cashier of the Exchange Bank of Jamestown, Kansas, to H. D. Dickson regarding an interest payment. Sub-subseries 5: Resolutions Folder 36: Resolution, October 21, 1879. Board of Regents resolution to allow the State Treasurer discretion in allowing deferment of interest payments. Subseries 4: Petitions Folder 37: Petition, ca. 1879. A petition signed by numerous community members in support of KSN. Most likely signed at or about the time of Pomeroys resignation. Folder 38: Petition, March 3, 1879. A petition sent to the governor that suggests that the administration (i.e. Pomeroy) should be removed, or the county will be unable to raise the $20,000 needed to complete the KSN building. Subseries 5: Advertisement Folder 39: Advertisement, undated. Invitation from Doggett & Smith to examine business suits. Subseries 6: Miscellaneous envelopes Folder 40: Envelopes, undated. Three miscellaneous envelopes of unknown origin found with the collection.