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Papers of the Linwood Child Conservation Club
Papers and scrapbook for the Linwood Child Conservation Club. The collection primarily encompasses the Linwood club's Scholarship Fund. There are a number of letters from scholarship recipients, newspaper clippings and photographs noting the organization's community work.
Papers of the New England Emigrant Aid Company
This collection consists of microfilmed copies of the official records and correspondence of the New England Emigrant Aid Company, an organization founded to help individuals from the northeastern United States move to the newly opened Kansas territory in order to help the territory become a free state rather than a slaveholding state.
Papers of the Order of the Gold Star
The Order of the Gold Star was formed in 1921 by Mrs. Andrew Platner. This collection includes the history of the organization and its formation, as well as a scrapbook. The scrapbook contains various newspaper clippings about the organization and its president, minutes for meetings and a roster of the members.
Papers of the Shinn Family
The papers of the Shinn Family are those of an African American family from Topeka, Kansas. Though the papers are those of the Arthur M. Shinn family, the majority concern his son Michael G. Shinn's time as a University of Kansas athlete, an engineer, and an advocate of academic and professional opportunities for African Americans.
Papers of the Smoky Hill River Missionary Baptist District Association
The papers of the Smoky Hill River Missionary Baptist District Association, an organization of African American churches affiliated with the Missionary Baptist State Convention of Kansas, record the district organization's membership and activities from 1904-1924 and from 1942-1977.
Papers of the Sowerby family of scientific illustrators
This collection consists of a partial financial archives of a family of scientific illustrators and publishers, covering business and private income and expenses. The collection also includes memoranda, sketches, a library catalogue, and other related material.
Papers of the William Morris Society
A collection of papers including letters from R.C.H. Bridges to Christopher Sandford and 12 additional pieces dealing with the William Morris Society, an organization founded in 1955 to make the life and works of British Arts & Crafts Movement designer and craftsman William Morris (1834-1896) better known and appreciated.
Papers of the Wolf Family
The collection consists of notes about the Wolf family, photographs, and undated postcards.
Papers of Theodore Francis Powys
Papers of Theodore Sturgeon
Papers of Theodore Sturgeon
American science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon (1918-1985) was considered an innovator of the genre and one of the first real stylists. This collection reflects his career as a writer and contains manuscripts of both short stories and novels. It also includes correspondence between Sturgeon and other authors.
Papers of Thomas Parkin
Papers of Thomas Pengelly
Collection of 23 letters and 6 miscellaneous documents: business, family, estate, and other topics, from a merchant and his connections, situated in London, England during the latter half of the 17th century.
Papers of Viola L. (Tyree) Lisben
The Viola L. (Tyree) Lisben Papers are those of a longtime Kansan who graduated from the Douglass Hospital nurse training program and served as a nurse in the Kansas City area.
Papers of Waldo Walker
Papers of William Hamilton Maxwell
Letters regarding literary, artistic, daily life. Written in or addressed to London, England.
Papers of William Poel
Correspondence (mostly incoming, some outgoing), producer's archives, authorial archives, and printed ephemera from English actor, theatre manager, and producer William Poel (1852-1934). Mrs Poel ("E.C.P") and Savage seem to have annotated the material; some items had been annotated by Poel prior to his death.
Papers of William Smith
Politician's archives from an English 18th and 19th century Protestant Dissenter, or individual who does not accept and follow all the tenents of the Anglican Church. Includes a collection of letters received, speech drafts, printed announcements, etc.
Papers of Willis A. Carto
Papers of Yonne V. Jones
The Yonne V. Jones Papers are those of a woman who taught for a time at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and was active in the Kansas City Public Library.
Papers on historic preservation law
This collection contains papers from classes on historic preservation law, taught by Paul E. Wilson through the University of Kansas Law School.
Papers on the East Indies, etc.
Bound volume containing 28 formerly independent items written by French-Swiss surgeon Laurent Garcin, written while he worked for the Dutch East India Company. Items include his logbooks, journals, essays, notes, letters, etc., focusing on such topics as natural history; voyages; politics; etc.
Papers regarding the Lawrence Community Nursery School
Papers relating to John Wesley Powell
This collection, which spans the years 1934 to 1974, deals primarily with the Powell centennial celebration in 1969, family ties with 19th century explorer and conservationist John Wesley Powell, as well as Schnacke's successful efforts to secure a Powell commemorative stamp marking the 100th anniversary of the historic 1869 voyage down the Colorado River. Also included is the commemorative stamp issued on August 1, 1969 at Page, Arizona.
Papers relating to the Duke of Ormonde's administration as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Transcriptions of pamphlets and correspondence and documents relating to the Duke of Ormonde's suppression of the rebellion in Ireland, mostly regarding public finance, as well as Ormonde's subsequent personal financial state.