The series contains original affidavits of registration that record personal information about each registrant, their photograph affixed to the majority of documents, and the registrants fingerprints. All of these are specific to Kansas, and most have the actual documents attached.
Dr. Walter C. G. Kirchner, born on July 14, 1875, in St. Charles, Missouri, is a distinguished surgeon and a prominent figure in St. Louis medicine. He graduated from Washington University and served extensively at City Hospital, where he implemented notable reforms. Kirchner also contributed to medical education and served in World War I with the American Expeditionary Force. He has been involved in numerous professional organizations and published medical works. Dr. Kirchner continues a familial legacy of medicine, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.