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Personal Papers of George W. Woodyard
Personal papers of James A. Clifton
James A. Clifton was a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas from 1962-1970. This collection contains Clifton's ethnographic research materials on socio-economic conditions in Chilean communities; African-Americans in St. Louis and Lawrence, Kansas; and the Potawatomi language.
Personal papers of John Laurence Day
John Laurence Day was a professor of journalism at the University of Kansas from 1966-1988 years. The collection includes Day's personal and professional correspondence, journalism documents, newspaper articles, clippings, lecture notes, scrapbooks, short fiction, notebooks and research material, and travel information.
Personal papers of Louis La Coss
This collection consists of a scrapbook of correspondence and associated newspaper clippings with Charles Clayton in Taipei, Taiwan, 1961 to 1962; uncorrected proofs of Baruch: The Public Years; and a scrapbook of the TWA World Press Tour of 1950.
Personal papers of Marilyn Stokstad
Marilyn Stokstad joined the Art History faculty at the University of Kansas in 1958 and led the department in several roles before earning emerita status as the Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor of Art History. This collection of her papers includes notes, chapters, and proofs for the textbook Art History, family history and photographs, personal and professional correspondence, and reports and notes related to the University of Kansas.
Personal papers of Michael M. Swann
Personal papers of Peter D. Ashlock
This collection consists of the personal papers of Peter Dunning Ashlock, which includes research, manuscripts, and publications. It is also comprised of travel information and materials from professional organizations. The collection also includes correspondence as well as newspapers and a map.
Personal papers of Philip L. Henderson
The collection consists of the artwork, photography, and teaching materials of Philip Henderson. Also included is correspondence and various materials of Philip's parents, Dwight and Edith, as well as journals of Philip and Edith Henderson.
Personal papers of Philip S. Humphrey
Philip S. Humphrey joined the faculty at the University of Kansas as the Director of the Natural History Museum in 1967. As Director, Humphrey oversaw two expansions of the Natural History Museum (Dyche Hall). The collection includes correspondence, research data, reports, journals, and manuscripts.
Personal Papers of Richard Schiefelbusch
Personal papers of Robert E. Hemenway
Robert "Bob" Hemenway was the sixteenth Chancellor at the University of Kansas. Materials in his collection include administrative documents from his time at KU and from previous posts at the University of Kentucky, the University of Wyoming, and the University of Oklahoma; his literary biography of Zora Neale Hurston; and his dissertation on Charles Brockden Brown, amongst other materials related to Hemenway's career.
Personal Papers of Sallie C. Thayer
This collection consists of correspondence, including letters from noted artists and family, and biographical information about Thayer.
Personal papers of Stuart Levine
The collection includes American Studies professor Stuart Levine’s articles, lectures given at the University of Kansas and elsewhere, course descriptions and reading lists, and correspondence about travel, publications and about the American Studies journal. There are numbers in the margins of some lectures, which may be slide cues, but no slides are included. Photocopies of labeled slides are indicated, as are materials in Spanish.
Personal Papers of William J. Griffith
"Philippine Views" albums, world map, newspaper clippings, etc.
The bulk of this collection consists of 427 photographic "Philippine Views" in the form of sepia prints mounted in two albums and listed in an accompanying booklet by the publisher, the Photo Supply Company of Manila.
Puerto Rican-American Women's League collection
This collection includes minutes, notes, and correspondence from the Puerto Rican American Women's League, dating from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The League was based in Washington, D.C.
Records of the Sigma Alpha Iota Lawrence (Kansas) Alumnae Chapter
Rich Crank AIDS Collection
This collection contains information related to the HIV/AIDS health crisis and several exhibitions collected and created by Rich Crank for the University of Kansas Libraries and Lawrence, Kansas community. It includes newspaper articles, magazines, newsletters, governmental resources, brochures, audiovisual materials, and exhibition materials.
Richard Rhodes papers
Richard Rhodes, born in Kansas City, Kansas, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose many books and articles reflect his wide ranging subject interests. In these papers are manuscripts of his writings, copies of his many published works, related correspondence, some personal material and photographs, and the author's extensive research files, containing more than one hundred audio tapes of interviews that he conducted.
Robert B. Riss Collection
The collection includes several photographs, personal and professional letters, and other writings by authors, artists, American presidents, nobility, royalty, and other notable persons from the United States, British Isles, and Continental Europe, compiled by Robert B. Riss. English translations for some of the writings in other languages are included, as well as some labels and bookseller information. Links to digital versions for most items in this collection are also included.
Robert L. Gilbert First Issues collection
This collection consists mostly of first issues of magazines and other periodicals published primarily in the United States, mostly during the 20th century.
Scrapbook concerning the assumption of Presidency of Paraguay by Andrés Rodríguez
Scrapbook, with additional loosely inserted materials, concerning the assumption of the Paraguayan presidency by Andrés Rodríguez in 1989, replacing longtime President Alfredo Stroessner. Consists of newspapers from Asunción, Paraguay; Brazil; and eleven periodical photocopies from the United States of America.
William H. Brow Papers
William H. Brow served twice as the in-country Director of the University of Kansas Study Abroad program in Costa Rica. Fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese, he also worked as a literary translator. The collection contains translations of manuscripts for two books originally published in Latin America and correspondence for KU’s Study Abroad spring 1976 season.
William S. Burroughs collection
William Burroughs (1914-1997) was a prominent writer and countercultural figure associated with the "Beats." This collection includes correspondence, copies of the My Own Mag magazine and materials related to its production, and other related materials.