John Simon Kroh [RG3812.AM]

HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID

RG3812.AM: John Simon Kroh, 1874-1952

Papers: 1923-1950
Ogallala, Keith County Nebraska: Newspaper editor; state senator
Size: 0.75 cu.ft.; 2 boxes

BACKGROUND NOTE

John Simon Kroh, son of Courtney and Emma (Schnebly) Kroh, was born in Maryland on January 25, 1874. According to census records, Kroh was living in Iowa in 1895 and by 1910 was working in Chicago, Illinois, as a salesman. By 1920 he had married Nellie Snyder. From 1918 to 1944 Kroh served as the publisher of the Keith County News in Ogallala, Nebraska. He served in the Nebraska State Senate from 1923-1925 and was the past president of the Nebraska Press Association. John Simon Kroh died in 1952 and is buried in the Ogallala Cemetery at Ogallala, Nebraska.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This collection consists of two boxes of papers relating to John Simon Kroh’s political and newspaper career. The bulk of the collection consists of speeches and addresses delivered by John S. Kroh to Rotary Clubs, Elks groups, high school commencement exercise, and other civic and social gatherings. Subject matter is of a political, social, and moral nature. Also included are various quotes and anecdotes used as source materials for his speeches, as well as correspondence, clippings about Kroh’s political career and clippings about the transfer of Arbor Lodge to the state of Nebraska. Materials in the collection date from 1923 to 1952.

INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

  1. Correspondence, 1923-1951
  2. Speeches and addresses, 1923-1924
  3. Speeches and addresses, 1925-1928
  4. Speeches and addresses, 1929-1932
  5. Speeches and addresses, 1934-1940
  6. Speeches and addresses, 1942-1944
  7. Speeches and addresses, 1945-1948
  8. Speeches and addresses, 1950-1952
  9. Speeches and addresses, undated

Box 2
Folder

  1. Stories, anecdotes, quotes and source materials
  2. Clippings about John S. Kroh
  3. Clippings about the transfer of Arbor Lodge
  4. Miscellaneous

Subject headings:

Arbor Lodge (Nebraska City, Nebraska)
Kroh, John Simon, 1874-1952
Politicians — Nebraska
Publishers and publishing — Nebraska — Keith County

HK/cs 05-14-1965
Revised TMM 01-14-2019

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