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Biographical sketch of William E. Stafford
A one-page biographical sketch of poet William E. Stafford (1914-1993), a native of Hutchinson, Kansas and a graduate of the University of Kansas.
Biography of a city: Lawrence, Kansas videotapes
Dennis Domer, professor of architecture at the University of Kansas, presented a course on the history of Lawrence, Kansas, entitled, Biography of a City: Lawrence. These 15 videotapes of the course were produced by KU's Division of Continuing Education.
Biography of George Nuzum
An article with biographical information of White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas-based businessman and author George Nuzum, written by Josephine Kelley Blocker. The collection also includes a photograph of "The Superior's Clerks" and three sets of microfilm reels holding copies of Nuzum's History of the Iowa Indians.
Biography of Mr. & Mrs. Walter Raleigh Smith
Photocopy of a biography of Mr. & Mrs. Walter Raleigh Smith and a description of their life in El Dorado, Kan. from 1915 to mid-century. Also included is autobiographical material about their son, Harold C. Smith.
Bishop Collection photographs and postcards
Bishop Collection of miscellaneous photographic postcards. Some show views of Kansas towns like Natoma and Burdick, others are addressed to May Eikelberger, 1912-1916. Most are of unidentified persons and places. Also includes Roster of Officers of Auxiliary Remount Depot No. 323, Camp Funston, Kansas, 1918.
Bishop Robert Mize papers
Bishop Vail house (Lawrence, Kansas) papers
Black student movement at Lawrence High School
Photocopy of an honors history thesis, Black student movement at Lawrence High School (Lawrence, Kansas), written by Martin J. Modrcin at the University of Kansas in 1980.
Black Values and Public Policy Project records
The Black Values and Public Policy Project records are those of a Kansas Committee for the Humanities funded University of Kansas project.
#BlackatKU Twitter archive
Blair Family papers
The Blair family collection contains the papers of Amanda Meeker Blair and her daughter, Kate Blair Evans.
Blood-Hasselman family papers
Ida (Blood) Hasselman was the daughter of Colonel James Blood (1819-1891), a prominent early settler of Lawrence, Kansas. This collection contains photographs and manuscripts regarding the Blood family.
Blue Rapids Supply Company brochures
Two brochures from the Blue Rapids Supply Company of Blue Rapids, Marshall County, Kansas. The brochures are for medical-grade plasters and pumice that could be used by dentists, hospitals, laboratories, orthopedists, and schools. Brochures include prices for different kinds of plaster and for the pumice, as well as shipping/freight prices. The September 1941 brochure includes a drawing of a Jayhawk bird as part of the logo on the front page.
Blueprints received by James H. Stewart
This collection includes a blueprint of a cabin fireplace with detailed instructions on how to construct the fireplace and flue to efficiently direct smoke away. These items were included in an envelope directed to James H. Stewart, one of the founding members of the Wichita Bibliophiles, a small group of book collectors formed in 1932 in Wichita, Kansas. No other correspondence was found with the instructions to indicate from whom the blueprints were received.
Bolton Company letters
Letters from an English merchant and his company, William Bolton and Company (sometimes also Bolton, Darell and Morgan or Bolton, Morgan, & Co.) to his London associates (the merchants Robert, William, or Gyles Heysham). Regards imports and exports between Great Britain; Madeira, an island off the coast of Africa; and Portugal.
Book of Record of Board of Trustees of Friends' Church, at Lawrence, Kansas
Record book of Oread Society of Friends in Lawrence, Kansas from 1907-1915. Includes a letter of confirmation about a contract to buy the Friends's property.
Books of judgments in Pennsylvania and New York
Books of judgements in Pennsylvania and New York, 1852-1869, with C. C. Murray as the plaintiff.
Boston Daniels photographs
Boston Daniels served as Chief of Police of Kansas City, Kansas during the 1970s. This collection of photographs documents his experiences in that capacity.
Bourbon family postcards
The Bourbon family collection consists of five “real photo” postcards sent between relatives in Kansas City, Mo. and Beloit, Kan. in 1906 and 1907. In addition to family news, the postcards mention photography and developing images on the postcard stock, a large prairie fire in western Kansas, a local explosion in Kansas City, and a photo of Swope Park in Kansas City.
Bourquin family collection
This is a collection of identified photographic material from Horton, Kansas. Also included are copies of business correspondence of a family business in Horton and a scrapbook of Veterans of Foreign Wars Drum and Bugle Corps.
Bowers and Bryant Families papers
The Bowers and Bryant Families Papers are those of long time Kansas residents, especially in Lawrence, Kansas and especially focusing on the first half of the twentieth century.
Bowersock Mills & Power Company records
This collection consists of financial records, correspondence, journals, customer information, and other records from the Bowersock Mills & Power Company of Lawrence, Kansas, mostly dating from the mid-20th century.
Bowersock Opera House programs and bank book
This collection contains many theatre programs from live 20th century performances in downtown Lawrence, Kansas, and also a related 1905-1911 bank book. Seventy-one programs dated 1883 to 1925 are from Lawrence's Bowersock Opera House, which later became Bowersock Theatere. An 1890 program is from its predecessor, Liberty Hall.
Bowser-Johnson Funeral Home records
The Bowser-Johnson Funeral Home records include funeral service records from an established Topeka, Kansas business.
Boy Scouts, Eagle Court of Honor Program
Boy Scouts. Eagle Court of Honor, Troop 55, Lawrence, Kansas.