302 Water Towers 1889, 1903 304 Broodmare & Shipping Stable 1928 305 Sale Barn 1936 307 Sleeping Qtrs. 308 Assembly & Mess Hall 1931 309 NCO Qtrs 1902 310 Pest House 1901 311 Hosp. Stwd. Qtrs. 1910 THE NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY VANCE E. NELSON Curator, Fort Robinson Museum Nebraska State Historical Society Crawford, Nebraska The Nebraska State Historical Society was founded as the State Historical Society and Library Association in 1867, the year Nebraska was admitted to the Union. It was reorganized as the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1878. It was constituted as a state organization by act of the Nebraska Legislature in 1883, and designated custodian of all public records, documents, and other materials of historical value by legislative act of 1905. It moved into its present air-conditioned, fireproof building in 1953. The Society was created to collect and preserve the record of Nebraska and its people. It maintains archives, a library, and a museum for use of the public. It is particularly anxious to secure valuable records and materials now in private hands where they cannot be preserved. In performing its important function, it solicits the support of all public-spirited citizens—support which can best be expressed through membership in the Society. Membership carries with it a voice in the government of the Society, including election of the members of the Executive Board. Members receive, without further payment, NEBRASKA HISTORY, published quarterly; and the HISTORICAL NEWS LETTER, issued monthly. Applicants for membership should address Marvin F. Kivett, Director, Nebraska State Historical Society, 1500 R Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508. MEMBERSHIP Annual $ 3.00 Contributing $ 5.00 Supporting $ 25.00 Life $100.00 Transcriber’s Notes —Silently corrected a few typos. —Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication. —In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_. End of Project Gutenberg's Fort Robinson, by Roger Tibbetts Grange, Jr.