Eleanor “Polly” Payton served as a Corporeal in the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve from 1945 to 1946. Interviewed by Karen Bentley on May 26, 2003, as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Payton talked…
Segments from an interview with Eleanor Patton conducted by Kaye McIntyre of Kansas Public Radio for a KPR special commemorating the thirty-year anniversary of the 1983 broadcast of The Day After, a made-for-TV movie depicting the aftermath of…
Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Daisy Dozer roller coaster on the front. Postcard depicts the front of the roller coaster with several people standing in front of it. At the bottom of the photograph "9806A Daist Dozer, Lawrence,…
Louise Parker served in the American Red Cross and the Army’s Special Services Section. Interviewed by Deborah Pye on December 4, 2007, Parker talked about her experiences during the Second World War. Prior to joining the American Red Cross, Parker…
The annual report for 1916. The report mentions the grant request from Carnegie for library expansions, building repairs, and the shortcomings of the reference section
Jesse Pacheco enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1943. He served in the Fourth Raider Battalion and Fourth Marine Regiment during the Second World War. Pacheco also served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He retired as a Sergeant Major in…
Postcard with a colored image of the boys' dormitory at Haskell Institute on the front. Image depicts the front of the building. At the top of the postcard "Boys' Building, Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kans." is printed in black ink. To the right of…
Postcard with a black and white photograph of the inside of the Eldridge Hotel barber shop on the front. Photograph shows three different work stations with men sitting in the chairs getting shaves. The photographer can be seen in the mirror behind…
The annual report for 1917. The report mentions the retirement of library director Edward Howard, a shortage of space, and improvements made upon the library.
Meeting minutes for the Oread Neighborhood Association in Lawrence, Kansas. This collection of meeting minutes was compiled by the City of Lawrence Community Development Office; the run is incomplete.
Mary Nunez was interviewed by Helen Krische in 2006 as part of an oral history project to document the La Yarda and Mexican-American communities in Lawrence, Kansas. La Yarda was a neighborhood of worker housing provided by the Santa Fe Railroad for…
Letter to Margene Swarts from Delores Todd regarding 1995 amendments in the bylaws of the North Lawrence Improvement Association of Lawrence, Kansas. Copy of 1971 bylaws.
Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Prentiss Home Store on the front. Photograph depicts the building along with 4 people standing in front of the store. From left to right: Ella Neil, Lori Simpson, Mrs. Annie Soule Prentiss, and Frank…
Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Beat Drake Rally parade on the front. Photograph depicts several men lined up on a street. At the back of the line a cart is being pulled that has a large duck on it. At the bottom of the photograph…
Postcard with a colored image of Ward's Flower Shop on the front. Image is of the storefront, delivery car, and the greenhouse. A white border is around the entire image. On the bottom border "Ward's Flower Shop, 931 Massachusetts St., Lawrence,…
Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Beat Drake Rally parade on the front. Photograph depicts several men lined up on a street. At the back of the line a cart is being pulled that has a large duck on it. At the bottom of the photograph…
Postcard with a black and white photograph of a child on the front. Photograph shows a young child standing in a room holding a stick. Photograph is overexposed. Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 5/15/1999 at the…
Postcard with a black and white photograph of a family standing in front of a house on the front. Photograph shows a man sitting on a chair in front of porch steps with four young children on his lap. In the background is a woman sitting on a chair…