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Postcard with a yellow tinted photograph of the Union Pacific Depot on the front. Photograph shows the depot from the front. At the top of the of the photograph "Lawrence, Kansas. Union Pacific Depot." is typed in red ink. On the back along the left…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of Place House on the front. In the photograph is a building with men standing under the porch. On the right side there are small carriages parked. At the left side is the Roosevelt Fountain. Across the…

Segments from an interview with Mary Ellen Kriegh 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…

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…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of Founder's Rock on the front. Photograph is of the front of the rock monument where the plaque is located. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the bottom border "Lawrence, Kansas" is typed…

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.

J. D. King served as a Lieutenant in the United States Army (28th Division) from 1942 to 1946. Interviewed by Elena Alterman on November 23, 2003, as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, King talked about his experiences…

Brochure with a picture of a soldier in camoflauge running, facing front, armed with a rifle on the front page, between the words 'Kansas Patriots for the 2nd Amendment.' The inner folds discuss the Kansas Gun Law (75-7c01) and concealed carry on…

The constitution of the literary society, Kansas Atheneum.

A record of the proceedings of
the literary society, Kansas Atheneum. The document describes the creation of an institution for the encouragement of literature and fine arts.

Silver ring with a front design of a small building with colonnades, surrounded by laurels and stars. The letters 'LMHS' appear on the roof of the building. The sides of the ring display the year 1931, along with a notched pattern. On the inside of…

An index of names in articles published in the Lawrence Daily Journal that contain family information such as names of relatives, relationships, events and dates, and clues to finding family information such as residence before moving to Douglas…

Index of approximately 5,500 newspaper articles from Lawrence, Kansas, daily newspapers between March 1873-December 1877 and July 1878-August 1881. Articles indexed include information such as maiden names of married women, death dates, death places,…

About 1,000 entries, by far the greatest number of them deaths, are listed in this index of deaths and births.The Lawrence daily newspapers available in the Lawrence Public Library are indexed. These are the Kansas Daily Tribune, 29 November 1863…

This index is a consolidation of separate indexes of the 1875 census of townships and wards in Douglas County, Kansas. This index includes some corrections to a 1985 publication by the Douglas County Genealogical Society, and was made by using that…

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.

Yellow and black bumper sticker with the words 'Expires July 1, 2017' above two phone numbers to the State Capitol and Representative Barker. The date signals the end of the exemption from the Personal and Family Protection Act, permitting…

Gray t-shirt with the words 'Higher Ed Under the Gun' printed over an outline of Kansas state, with the date 'July 1, 2017' printed below the state outline. Megan designed this shirt in 2016 to protest "campus carry," concealed carry policies that…

Cloth and paint banner with "Kansas Coalition for a Gun-Free Campus" printed next to a pistol with a barrel in the shape of a pencil. This banner was displayed at the 2016 Wescoe protest at the University of Kansas.

Lloyd Martin Jones served in the United States Army (106th Infantry Division). He enlisted in the Reserve in 1942. He went on active duty in 1943 and was discharged in 1946. Interviewed as part of the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years…

Postcard from The Lawrence Outlook. On the front is a letter asking for information on Otis I. Perkins' military information and location. Postcard was sent to Mrs. Otis Perkins at 400 Maine Street from Mrs. Frank E. Jones at 1140 East 13th Street,…

Harold R. Jones joined in the United States Navy (Signalman’s Corps) in 1944. He served on the tugboat, the Sombrero Key, with the Merchant Marine until he was discharged in 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 29, 2006, Jones talked about…

Harold D. Jones served in the United States Army (102nd Infantry Division) from 1943 to 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 13, 2006, Jones talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Jones was born in Osage City, Kansas on…

Roy Johnston served in the United States Army as a Master Sergeant in the 86th Infantry Black Hawk Division, Company 1 from 1943 to 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Johnston…

Oral history interview with Pattie Johnston, outreach coordinator at the Lawrence Public Library, where she talks about her experience of the library, starting with the Carnegie library, which she visited often as a child. She describes the…