Jefferson Highway Association, 1915-Present

Before the numbered U.S. highway system was introduced in the 1920s, an informal network of named automobile highways called the National Auto Trails system guided drivers. The Jefferson Highway was one of these. Stretching from Winnipeg, Manitoba to New Orleans, Louisiana, the highway was over 1,200 miles long and ran through seven states.

Jefferson Highway Association records at Pittsburg State University include; minutes and legal matters of the Association; expenses and balance sheets; the newsletter The Jefferson Highway Declaration; travel brochures and guides; newspapers and articles about the highway; association and convention hosts; maps of the highway and surrounding areas.