Kenneth Spencer Research Library Archival Collections

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The Church Women United of Lawrence, Kansas, is a group of Christian women formed to strengthen ties with each other and their churches to celebrate World Day of Prayer, Map Fellowship Day and World Community Day, and contribute to action for peace and social justice. This collection includes some of their minutes, publicity scrapbooks, publications, and issues of Churchwoman.

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The Community Peace House was founded in 1985 at 204 West 13th Street, Lawrence, Kansas. It served as an educational center and clearinghouse for peace-related activities in the community. This small collection of records includes the initial proposal for founding the Peace House, informational flyers and requests for funding assistance, a newspaper clipping, a copy of the Peace Monitor and a financial statement.

Overview Mark Larson, a resident of Lawrence, Kansas, was involved in local, state, national and international efforts related to peace and social and economic justice concerns. These papers (mostly publications, notes and e-mails) reflect his involvement and include environmental initiatives, peace witness, Latin American assistance (especially the sister cities project with El Papaturro, El Salvador) and community concerns with living wage, poverty and hunger, health and fair trade, as well as...

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Records of the Peace Mennonite Church in Lawrence, Kansas, including a church history, founding documents, pastoral files, office files, records from various committees, and printed material, such as bulletins, newsletters, photographs, church discussions, and church conferences/meetings.

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These papers of Tom Moore reflect his interest in peace and social justice concerns and the Lawrence (Kansas) Civic Choir. They include choir programs, newspaper clippings, brochures and notes.