Acknowledgements

A Special Thanks to K-State's Chapman Center for Rural Studies for publishing this website through their domain.

This website was originally prepared in 2023-2024 by:

  • Dr. Lauren W. Ritterbush, Professor of Anthropology, Kansas State University
  • Meghan Ward, Senior in History, Kansas State University
  • Anna Poggi-Corradini, Senior in Mathematics & English, Kansas State University
  • Dr. Mary E. Kohn, Director of Chapman Center for Rural Studies, Professor of English, Kansas State University

Resources:

  • Kansas State University Archives and Richard L. D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Special Collections 
  • Kansas State University Archaeology Lab Archives, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work (SASW)

Persons who provided information or assistance:

  • Dr. Janet Benson, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Kansas State University
  • Dr. Mike Finnegan, Emeritus Professor of Physical Anthropology, Kansas State University
  • Dr. Bretton Giles, Archaeologist/Collections Manager, Conservation Branch, USGA Fort Riley, Kansas
  • Linda Glasgow, Curator of Archives and Librarian, Riley County Historical Museum, Manhattan, KS
  • Karen Henderson (former SASW administrative assistant 1972-1995)
  • Melanie Highsmith, Curator of Education and Design, Riley County Historical Museum, Manhattan, KS
  • Lisa Keys, Digital Assistant, State Archives Division, Kansas Historical Society
  • Ryan Leimkuhler, University Archivist, Kansas State University
  • Dr. Brad Logan, Emeritus Research Associate Professor, Kansas State University
  • Dr. Harriet J. Ottenheimer, Emerita Professor of Linguistic and Cultural Anthropology, Kansas State University
  • Dr. Martin Ottenheimer, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Kansas State University
  • Laura Perez, Social Media Coordinator, Chapman Center for Rural Studies, Kansas State University
  • Don Rowlison, archaeologist, K-State Anthropology Alumnus
  • Melanie Rowlison, K-State Anthropology Alumna
  • Dr. Dixie West, archaeologist, K-State Anthropology Alumna

Archaeological images not attributed to a specific institution are archived by the Kansas State University archaeology lab of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work.