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Newsletters sent to residents of the East Lawrence Neighborhood in the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas.

Minutes from the 1999 meetings of the East Lawrence Improvement Association, in Lawrence, Kansas. The members voted to adopt the new name of East Lawrence Neighborhood Association (ELNA) at the July 1999 meeting.

Minutes from the 1998 meetings of the East Lawrence Improvement Association, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Minutes from the 1997 meetings of the East Lawrence Improvement Association, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Minutes from the 1994 meetings of the East Lawrence Improvement Association, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Minutes from the 1993 meetings of the East Lawrence Improvement Association, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Minutes from the 1992 meetings of the East Lawrence Improvement Association, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Minutes from the 1991 meetings of the East Lawrence Improvement Association, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Minutes from the 1990 meetings of the East Lawrence Improvement Association, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Minutes from the February 22, 1989, meeting of the East Lawrence Improvement Association, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Correspondence between the East Lawrence Improvement Association coordinator, president, and the City of Lawrence staff including the mayor and the Community Development Block Grants coordinators.

Correspondence between the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association coordinator, president, and the City of Lawrence staff including the mayor and the Community Development Block Grants coordinators.

Records of marriages in Douglas County, Kansas, from 1854 to 1884, compiled from various sources. Information compiled includes the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, officiant, and source of information.

Records of marriages in Douglas County, Kansas, from 1885 to 1897, compiled from various sources. Information compiled includes the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, officiant, and source of information.

Double-throated hoop nets were submerged in the river to catch large quantities of fish. This net has been passed down through the Higgins family to Barbara Higgins-Dover, the director of the Riverkings Museum. Barbara remembers her grandfather…

Donald Cobb served as a combat medic in the United States Army (271st Engineer Battalion, 71st Infantry Division) during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on April 26, 2007, Cobb talked about his military experiences. Cobb was born…

Donald A. Binns joined the United States Navy in 1936 and attended boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. He retired after twenty years as a Chief Petty Officer. Interviewed on May 9, 2003, by Luke Thompson as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World…

Don Fambrough joined in the United States Army (Air Corps) in 1942. During his service, he played football for the Second Air Force. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on February 19, 2007, Fambrough talked about his experiences during the Second World…

Plans for the renovation of the Lawrence Public Library by Gould Evans Architects. It shows renderings of the library renovation design as well as floor plans and layouts.

A short piece in the Daily Kansas Tribune describing the book collection and Reading Room of the Lawrence Library Assocation.

Segments from an interview with Dennis Constance 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…

Dayle Durkin enlisted in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) of the United States Navy in 1943. She worked in Communications as a code room watch officer in Norfolk, Virginia, until 1945. Interviewed by Helen Krische on June…

David McKee was a flight instructor in the Army Primary Flight program during the Second World War. He was also a member of the Air Corps Reserve. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on September 10, 2003, as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War…

Curtis William Dalton served as a Corporal in the Army Signal Corps in the Pacific during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on August 29, 2006, Dalton talked about his experience working as a teletype maintenance technician in…