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Business card with the words 'Question for Coach Self... Will you allow Jayhawk players to carry concealed guns?' and the hashtag '#failcampuscarry.' Small foam finger drawings are on the right and left side of the hashtag.

Strip of white fabric with spraypainted 'NRA' in red paint. Utilized at the 2016 Wescoe protest by students and faculty opposing concealed carry policies at the University of Kansas.

Embroidered black, red, and beige pillow with crossword design on the front, with the words 'Mary Lou, Mystery, School Board, Raven, Pond, Daffodils, Tennis, Garden, Scripps, Art' and the date '1991' connected. A red border surrounds the crossword.…

Three piece wall quilt hanging with a firefly print background and daffodil print borders. Each quilt contains quilt blocks with signatures from mystery novelists who gave a talk at the Raven Bookstore and/or stayed at the residence of Mary Lou…

Photograph of the Raven Bookstore storefront before the midnight release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Bookstores were allowed to begin selling a newly-released Harry Potter book no earlier than midnight, so these devoted Harry Potter…

Photograph of Bernadette Traiger hanging up a parrot for a Raven Bookstore window display.

Photograph of an embroidered pillow made by Mary Lou Wright for Sara Paretsky. Mary Lou Wright has made several of these crossword pillows over the years, always with the help of Bernadette Traiger, who finishes the back and edges of the pillow with…

Photograph of Pattie Kehde (left) and Mary Lou Wright (right) on opening day at the Raven, placing the first two books on the shelves.

Photograph of regular Raven patrons, Lee Harris (left) and Beth Schultz (right). Schultz is well known for bringing in book titles written on small scraps of paper to the Raven, after having converted to the store from Borders when she experienced…

Photograph of Michael Seiwert (facing back) and a small stuffed raven on a bookshelf at Raven Bookstore on opening day.

Letter from Mary Lou Wright to Barbara Kingsolver, requesting that she visit Lawrence and hold a reading at the Raven Bookstore, given the proximity to Kansas City and Kingsolver's popularity in Lawrence.

Letter from Mary Lou Wright to Sara Paretsky, wherein Wright gives an overview of the latest Sisters in Crime meeting with Carolyn Hart, Joan Hess, and Jean Hager, including new members and discussions of the future goals of Sisters in Crime as an…

Informational pamphlet for prospective authors providing details about holding a book signing at the Raven Bookstore. Includes information about promotional strategies, including newsletter and newspaper features, interviews, and radio show visits.…

Arts feature on the opening of the Raven Bookstore, with the headline 'Lawrence women seek life of crime -- in books.' Pat Kehde (left) and Mary Lou Wright (right) are pictured; Wright holds a copy of Sherlock Holmes.

Commencement pamphlet for the Lawrence High School class of 1902. Includes names of graduating students and the program schedule.

Commencement pamphlet for the Liberty Memorial High School class of 1933. Includes names of graduating students and a program schedule.

Schedule for the Liberty Memorial High School Girl Reserves meetings for spring of 1930, including socials, banquets, and committees.

Pamphlet for the Liberty Memorial High School Open House of 1929, including a schedule of classes to visit during school hours and a building guide.

Pamphlet featuring short stories, aphorisms, and jokes, as well as illustrations of a bald man in a coat.

Pamphlet of examination questions for reading, arithmetic, grammar, spelling, geography, United States history, physology and hygiene, civics, and music for the eighth-grade year.

Jacket, skirt, microphone, flower, and neckerchief for the Shiny Dreamers Love Live! OP2 (Mirai no Bokura wa Shitteru yo) performance. The Shiny Dreamers are a Lawrence and Kansas City dance group that perform Love Live! dances in full costume. This…

Medium-sized Ruby plush with large eyes and short, choppy red hair. Ruby is wearing a pink short-sleeved shirt with a light purple skirt, tall white socks, and pink and red shoes. Molly got this plush when studying abroad in Hiratsuka, Japan, one of…

Small Ruby plush wearing the OP2 outfit, with a jacket, skirt and petticoat, and shoes. Molly McIntyre won this Ruby plush in a SEGA claw crane when studying abroad in Japan in Hiratsuka, one of Lawrence's sister cities. Molly performs as Love Live!…

Large pink bag with clear covers on either side that unzip and hold collectibles. Ita translates as 'pain' in English, and is named so because of the cost of the bag, as well as the time, money, and effort that goes into collecting enough straps and…

Collector's edition of the Love Live! Sunshine!! Happy Party Train Tour, including full video of both days of the concert, along with special features and added content. The dances and songs featured on this DVD are the primary inspiration for the…