Abstract John W. Owens was a lecturer on phrenology. During the years of 1880-1882, he was on a lecture tour of Oregon and Washington. Collection includes manuscript correspondence, 1880-1882, from family members in Melrose, Kansas, and from friends and several female suitors. Correspondents include Hazel Wylde and W. E. Showers. Also included are photocopy newspaper articles, circa 1880, mostly printing letters from Hazel Wylde; and a bound notebook, circa 1880, containing accounts, addresses, and...