Item 111: Wilson, Paul E. A Time To Lose: Representing Kansas in Brown V. Board of Education. Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Press, 1995.
Inscription reads:
"To our Friends Jean & Ken Davis Best Wishes Paul E. Wilson 4-13-95"
Item 113: Zara, Louis. Against This Rock. New York: Creative Age Press, Inc. 1943.
Inscription reads:
"For Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. Davis with best wishes to your own writing and the hope that we may meet & talk writing and writers. Cordially, Louis Zara"
Item 87: Higginson, Fred H. Anna Livia Plurabelle: The Making of a Chapter. Minneapolis, MN: The University of Minnesota Press, 1960.
Higginson signed this book.
Item 93: Miller, Nolan. The Merry Innocents. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947.
Inscription reads:
"For Florence & Kenneth Davis who may want some light reading after the wonderful and stimulating years of the Pilgrimage. With my best love. Nolan Miller Yellow S
Item 102: Socolofsky, Homer. Biography of the Honorable Richard Dean Rogers, Senior United States District Judge. Newton, Kansas. Mennonite Press, 1995.
Gift to Davis from Mr. Rogers
There are two letters in this book one from Richard D. Rogers, May 23, 1996 to Dav
Item 108: Ward, Geoffrey C. A First Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1989.
A copy editors page in the book. This is the uncorrected proof which Ward sent to Davis in April 1989 before the book was published
Item 88: Hilsinger, Serena Sue. Foxes On The Hill. Boston: Gambit Inc., 1969.
Inscription reads:
"May 17, 1969 To Ken - Whose praise has meant so much to me. Fondly, Sue"
(There is also a review of the book that was in the Worcester Sunday Telegram, February 2, 1
Item 95: Miller, Nyle H. and Staff of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas, The 34th Star: A Photographic Treasury of Kansas Issued in Commemoration of the American Bicentennial. Topeka: Kansas State Historical Society, 1976.
Inscription reads:
"With kinde
Item 109: Wellman, Paul I. The Bowl of Brass. New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1944.
First edition.
Inscription reads:
"To Kenneth S. Davis from Paul I. Wellman who profoundly admires his writing - with best wished for "Eisenhower" a book that will do a lot to
Item 92: Miller, Nolan. A Mother of Time. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1946.
Inscrption reads:
"For the Davises in memory of lobster cantonese and other pleasures Nolan Miller - April,
Item 104: Stevenson, Adlai E. Looking Outward: Years of Crisis at the United Nations. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1963.
Inscription reads:
"For Flo and Kenneth Davis - from an old friend and great admirer! Adlai E. Stevenson New York, Christmas 1963"
Item 105: Stevenson, Adlai E. What I Think. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956.
First Edition
Davis wrote many speeches for Stevenson and some of what he wrote are in these speeches.
Item 106: Taylor, Peter. A Long Fourth and other Stories. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948.
First edition.
Inscription reads:
"For Ken Davis with best regards Peter Taylor"
Item 90: Hinger, Charlotte. Come Spring. (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1986.
Inscription reads:
"To Kenneth Davis - with great delight at having met you. May all your springs be filled with hope. From the heart of Kansas! Charlotte Hinger April 26, 1986"
Item 99: Reagan, Charles E. Paul Ricoeur: His Life and His Work. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Inscription reads:
"For Ken Davis A great historian and author. It is an honor to be your friend. Best wishes, Charles Reagan, November 12, 1996"
Item 100: Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr. The Age of Jackson. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1946.
Inscription reads:
"For Flo and Kenneth Davis with warm regard Arthur M. Schlesinger"
Item 84: Foveaux, Jessie Lee Brown. Any Given Day. New York: Warner Books, 1997.
Inscription reads:
"April 14, 1998 To Jean Davis. May God Bless You Always. Jessica Lee Brown Foveaux"
Item 86: Greenstein, Fred I. The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Clinton. New York: Martin Kessler Books, 2000.
Inscription reads:
"To Jeane Davis With good wishes - I have profited from Ken
Item 62: _____. Flight To Glory: The Story of Charles A. Lindbergh And The Spirit Of St. Louis. Garden City, New York: Garden City Books, 1960.
First edition, illustrated by John N. Barron - this book is for children
Item 67: _____. The Paradox Of Poverty In America. New York: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1969.
The Reference Shelf, Volume 41 Number 2
In the book, "A Nation Within a Nation" from Time May 27, 1968. Davis probably used this in his research.
