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A certificate giving John H. Swift one share of "Town property of the Woodson Town Association" dated May 5, 1856.

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Preparatory manuscript artwork and separate lithographic prints for the bird books created by John Gould and the artists employed in his publication workshop in London, England, in the 19th century. Birds found in these books exist around the world, including in North and South America, Asia, Australia, the United Kingdom and continental Europe, the Himalayan mountains, New Guinea, and Papua.

Overview This collection includes elementary school records for John Swift when he attended McAllaster Elementary School in Lawrence, Kansas in the 1950s. There are progress reports or report cards for the years 1952-1953, 1954-1955, and 1955-1956; a spring 1951 letter home from Swift's teacher commenting on his progress over the course of the school year; and class photographs for Mrs. Perry's kindergarten class from 1950-1951 and Mrs. Smith's first grade class from 1951-1952. Both photographs are...