Lawrence, Kansas City Clerk records
Overview
Collection of volumes from the Lawrence, Kansas City Clerk's office, providing documentation regarding vital statistics, cemetery burials, and publication of official notices for the city of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas.
Dates
- Creation: 1908-1932, 1947-1967, undated
Creator
- Lawrence (Kan.). City Clerk (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of the Lawrence, Kansas City Clerk's Office
The city of Lawrence was established in the Kansas Territory in 1854, soon after the territory opened for Euro-American settlement. It was founded by abolitionists associated with the New England Emigrant Aid Company who wished to ensure the territory entered the United States as a free state. The City Clerk's office was created soon after the city was founded.
The purpose of the city clerk's office is to manage official municipal records, including agendas and minutes for the city commission and all ordinances and resolutions, and to serve as the freedom of information officer for the city. The office also issues certain permits and licenses for businesses operating in Lawrence, including for sidewalk sales, hosting street events, and temporary permits to have liquor on-site. The City Clerk's Office is currently part of the City Manager's Office.
[Information retrieved from the City of Lawrence, Kansas website.]
Extent
7 Volumes ; Sizes vary; none are taller than 45 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS CK8
Physical Location
RH MS CK9
Physical Location
RH MS G27
Physical Location
RH MS G28
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, City of Lawrence, 1975
- Title
- Guide to the Lawrence Kansas City Clerk Collection
- Subtitle
- Lawrence, Kansas City Clerk records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by lgg, May 1975. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2004. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2020.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/1126279874
- Preferred citation
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Lawrence, Kansas City Clerk records, Kansas Collection, RH MS CK8, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository