Scrapbook of mounted newspaper clippings compiled by the staff of Watson Library from December, 1941, through May, 1952, concerning the life of W.C. Simons, editor and founder of the Lawrence Daily Journal World. A photograph of W. C. Simons taken by Henry Moore of Kansas City, Missouri is mounted as the frontispiece.

This collection consists of photographs taken by Lawrence Journal World staff photographers and freelance photographers on behalf of the newspaper. It includes images of events that occurred in Lawrence, Kansas and the surrounding area from the middle of the 20th century up to the early 21st century.