Floyd Benjamin Streeter

Floyd Benjamin Streeter (1888–1956) was an American historian and writer. He is best known for his biography of Ben Thompson.

Streeter was a historian and librarian of Hays City Kansas State College (now Fort Hays State University) and worked as an archivist for the Michigan Historical Commission for whom he assembled a 750+ page Michigan bibliography listing over 7000 books and pamphlets, published in 1921.[1][2] [3]

Streeter wrote a number of books on topics related to the Old West for children and adults.[4][5][6] Streeter conducted research that discredited Wyatt Earp’s claim to have arrested Ben Thompson in Ellsworth, Kansas on August 15, 1873.

  1. ^ "Journal in America, 1837-1838, by Joshua Toulmin Smith; edited with introduction and notes by Floyd Benjamin Streeter". HathiTrust. 2010-09-22. hdl:2027/uiuo.ark:/13960/t24b3637c. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  2. ^ "Michigan bibliography : A partial catalogue of books, maps, manuscripts and miscellaneous materials relating to the resources, development and history ... v.1". HathiTrust. 2020-10-05. hdl:2027/pst.000067960279. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  3. ^ Streeter, Floyd Benjamin (1922). ""Review and Notes"". Indiana Magazine of History. 18 (4). Indiana University Department of History: 387–388. ISSN 0019-6673. JSTOR 27786050. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Horace (1941-03-02). "The History of Kansas Flows With the Kaw River; Mr. Streeter Presents That Story as a Trilogy of Border Wars, Cow Towns and Wheat THE KAW: The Heart of a Nation. By Floyd Benjamin Streeter". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  5. ^ "Children and Young Adult Literature". Map of Kansas Literature. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  6. ^ Rane, Jordan (2017-05-11). "Best Of The West: Dodge City, Kansas". Cowboys and Indians Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-15.