Doris Kerr Larkins, of Wichita, Kansas, was the co-founder of the First National Black Historical Society of Kansas (now the Kansas African American Museum, Inc.), as well as a home health aide.

Lois Grimes was a Junction City, Kansas, resident, and an active member of the Baptist church. The collection covers the records of this involvement, including Calvary Baptist Church, Smoky Hill River Missionary Baptist District Association, and the Kansas Baptist State Congress of Christian Education.