Box 8

This box contains four file folders of the following subjects: Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood, Morganville United Methodist Church, Wayne Pearson Randall, and Clay County Taxes.
Belva Lockwood file contains information about Lockwood's life. She was a teacher, lecturer, lawyer and suffragist. She was left a widow at the age of 24 with one child. To support herself she taught at Royalton, but received only half the salary granted to men. After the American Civil War she studied law and received her law degree from the National University Law School in 1873. She specialized in cases aginst the government and was the first woman admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. Her activities centered about a life-long struggle for women's rights and she made her law office in her own house the meeting place for national leaders in the struggle to improve conditions for women.
The Morganville United Methodist Church file contains information on the first one hundred years of history of the church. It includes a list of ministers who served the church from 1872 to 1986. History of the church building is included from the erection of the building through each addition and upgrade and includes information pertaining to ladies groups.
The Wayne Pearson Randall file includes a 1975 autobiography. Randall was born in Clay Center, Kansas, on August 10, 1893. He entered Baker University in the fall of 1912. After college he worked in banking.
The Clay County taxes file (1957, 1979-1980) includes notes showing what Velma Carson and others paid to Clay County. Sometimes Velma paid the taxes for the others and the amounts owed to her are listed.