The Douglas County Community Improvement Association, popularly known as Penn House due to its location in Lawrence, Kansas, is concerned with developing resources for low-income families. This collection of organizational records includes correspondence, board meeting minutes, financial records, information about service activities, and other office files from the organization's founding in 1969 through its operation into the 1990s.

The papers of Dr. Robert C. Harder reflect Harder's experience as a native Kansan who became a leader in both Kansas state government and the Topeka community.