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University of Kansas

The history of the University of Kansas has been well documented since it was founded in 1865. There are a copious amount of postcards within the Fitzgerlad-Postma Collection, but we thought these ones were more eye catching.

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Banners hang "welcoming" the University of Missouri to Lawrence.

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Another scene of the 1914 rivalry game against MU.

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A rally before the Drake game, KU beat their football team 11-3 in 1911.

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The bookstore closed down, but the building still stands. The Wagoon Wheel Cafe now resides at 507 West 14th Street.

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A female student writes to her friend and notes that she passes the Sigma Chi house on her walk to campus.

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Potter Lake used to be a place of recreation for university students until it was deemed a saftey hazard. Today, swimming and ice skating are now forbidden.

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A member of the orchestra was not too happy when his club canceled a party.

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These types of souvenir postcards were common throughout the country, but regardless of how generic they were they still provide a laugh.

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Between the late 19th century and early 20th century, Kansas had a large mining industry. The engineering department at the University of Kansas reflected this and for a time there was a program specfically focused on mining. 

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The program remained small during its time at the University, but as the note says on the back it's "quality not quantity."

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