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A floorplan of the proposed basement added to the Lawrence Public Library building in 1991. This basement would house the reading room, typing room, genealogy room and additional storage.

A short newspaper article reccounting the details of the first meeting of the Lawrence Library Association and the temporary appointment of officers.

The annual report, published in the Daily Kansas Tribune, of the first year of the Lawrence Library Association. The report recounts how the association was formed, its arrangments to puchase J.S. Boughton's library collection, and the advances that…

In this interview, Pattie Johnston talked with Mr. Findlay (first name unknown), as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project. Findlay was born in Illinois in 1932. He was nine years old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.…

A letter from the finance committee of the Lawrence Public Library stating that the financial statement on the 1905 Annual Report is correct by their calculations

Annual report of Lawrence Public Free Library for the year 1909 naming members of the board and staff. The document contains financial information and accessions for the year. Treasurer and librarian reports are included.

Fidel Jimenez, Sr., 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…

Final plan for the Far East Lawrence neighborhood, published November 1981 and adopted by the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission on May 20, 1981. Approved by the Lawrence City Commission on June 16, 1981. The Far East Lawrence neighborhood…

Constitution and bylaws for residents and property owners within that area of the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, bounded on the east by the City Limits; on the north by the Kaw River; on the west by the Santa Fe Spur Line; and on the south…

An image of the interior of the Carnegie building that housed the Lawrence Public Library from 1904-1971. This picture shows the librarian's office with a desk, a calendar from the year 1938 and the grandfather clock gifted by Mrs. Charles Robinson…

An image of the interior of the Carnegie building that housed the Lawrence Public Library from 1904-1971. This picture shows the librarian's desk in the foreground with the book stacks in the background. On the right, the reading room is visible…

An image of the exterior of the Carnegie building that housed the Lawrence Public Library from 1904-1971. This picture shows the expansion to the building made in 1937, where the back was squared off and the basement was remodeled

An image of the interior of the Carnegie building that housed the Lawrence Public Library from 1904-1971. This picture shows the children's department housed in the basement. A long table is visible in the foreground. In the background are the…

An image of the interior of the Carnegie building that housed the Lawrence Public Library from 1904-1971. This picture shows the children's department housed in the basement. A long table with a globe is visible in the foreground. In the…

Everett Buhler joined the Navy in May 1941. He served until 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on October 1, 2007, Buhler talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Bugler was born in Pretty Prairie, Kansas on June 27, 1919. He…

Postcard with an advertisement for Evans-Metcalf Co. on the front. Postcard is inviting postcard receiver to attend a free demonstration for the Chatham Fireless Cooker and the Chatham Vacuum Cleaner. On the back is a note about ordering the…

Eugene Mack Percy enlisted in the United States Army in June 1942. He served in the 13th Armored Regiment, First Armored Division, Company H, 3rd battalion. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on November 6, 2007, Percy talked about his experiences during…

Eugene Bovee was drafted into the United States Army in May 1942. He served as a military intelligence lieutenant with a censorship group until 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston, Bovee talked about his military experiences during World War II.…

Sisters Erminia Gauna and Kitty Pacheco were 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…

Elmer Earl Lindell was a Combat Engineer in the United States Army during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on January 19, 2007, Lindell talked about his military experiences. Lindell was born in Douglas County, Kansas on January…

Ellis Ralph Hayden served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on June 21, 2007, Hayden talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Hayden was born on February 4, 1924, in Ottawa, Kansas. He…

Segments from an interview with Ellen Anthony 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 nuclear…

Elizabeth “Betty” Holmer worked at Sunflower Ordnance Works during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on July 19, 2003, as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Holmer talked about life in Lawrence,…

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…

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…