Hoffman’s Hawk. A University of Kansas Jayhawk Carved During the Russian Revolution of 1917 Reappears at KU in the Twenty-First Century
Abstract
The paper describes the history of a 1917 carving of a Jayhawk by a Russian prisoner of war in Germany, donated to the University of Kansas by Conrad Hoffman, Senior American YMCA WPA Secretary in Germany during World War I.
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The following people and institutions assisted with the preparation of this text: Keah Cunningham (EGARC), Becky Schulte (University Archives), Prof. Kenneth Steuer (Western Michigan University); The Kansas City Star. Their assistance is gratefully acknowledged.
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