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Security Benefit Life Insurance Company records
"Seekers of Light and Knowledge and Library Service and Library Service in Troy, Kansas" paper and research materials
This collection contains a research paper written by Mary Rosenbloom and Kathy Graves, as well as research materials used to write the paper, and the card catalog from the Seekers of Light and Knowledge Library, which was closed in 1988.
Seelander and Swanson Sign Company photographs
This collection contains photographs of outdoor advertising signs from Seelander and Swanson Sign Co., located in Chicago, Illinois. The signs were located in Chicago as well as Texas, Arizona, and Oklahoma. All photographic prints are black and white unless otherwise stated.
Selected biography of Henry Martyn Kimball from the Argus (Carlinville, Ill.)
Typewritten extract from the Argus, Carlinville, Illinois, of a biography of Henry Martyn Kimball.
Selections from Sarah Lindsey's Memorandum
Selections from memorandum made by Sarah Lindsey whilst accompanying her husband, Robert Lindsey, on a religious visit to friends and others in the western hemisphere in 1858. -- Lawrence, Kan. : Watson Library, 1943.
Selola Lewis papers
The Selola Lewis papers are those of a teacher who worked at Dermot School, the last one-room school in Kansas.
Senator Edward F. Reilly papers
Edward F. Reilly, Jr., a native of Leavenworth, Kansas, served 29 years as a legislator for the state of Kansas. These papers consist of legislative records, including material related to House and Senate bill development and records of the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs regarding correctional facilities, as well as correspondence to and from Reilly.
Senator Fred Kerr collection
Senator John James Ingalls, Kansas' Iridescent Republican; a draft of the book with editor's marks
A revision of the author's doctoral dissertation, the book was published as Senator John James Ingalls, Kansas' Iridescent Republican (University Press of Kansas, 1972).
Senator Oletha Faust-Goudeau papers
Oletha Faust-Goudeau is a Kansas State senator representing the 29th district (Wichita, Kan.) since 2009. This collection includes 3 newspaper clippings that refer to her political achievements and 3 promotional ads perhaps intended to promote her politically for previous ballots.
Sergeant William J. Leggett correspondence with students of Oil Hill Elementary School, El Dorado, Kansas
Copies of letters between Sergeant William (Bill) Leggett while stationed in Iraq and 5th and 6th grade students from Oil Hill Elementary School in El Dorado, Kansas. The collection also includes a DVD of movies and images from Sgt. Leggett's visit with the students in May 2008 after returning to the United States.
Sertoma Club (Lawrence, Kansas) records
The Sertoma (SERvice TO MAnkind) Club of Lawrence, a local branch of Sertoma International, was chartered in 1929; it was known as the Co-operative Club through the late 1940s. Originally a men's organization, Sertoma began to admit women in the 1980s. This collection includes administrative records and newsletters throughout the Club's history, though the bulk of the material is pertinent to the late 1960s-1990s.
Servite novice at the Convento dell'Annunziata, Florence
Collection of poetry written in two hands (A and B).
Settlement certificate for the lands acquired from the Cherokee Nation of Indians, the Tonkaw Tribe of Indians, and the Pawnee Tribe of Indians from authorized in Presidential Proclamation 360
Certificate issued as part of Grover Cleveland's Proclamation 360—Opening to Settlement Certain Lands Acquired from the Cherokee Nation of Indians, the Tonkaw Tribe of Indians, and the Pawnee Tribe of Indians August 19, 1893 which must be held by the party desiring to occupy or enter upon the lands opened to settlement for the purpose of settling upon a Town Lot.
Severance Logs
An order book from Severance, Kansas.
S.H. Thompson family papers
Dr. S.H. Thompson, Sr. was a founder of Douglass Hospital, a facility in Kansas City, Kansas that practiced equal access and care to all patients and hired medical personnel without regard to race or ethnicity. His son, S.H. Thompson, Jr., served as principal of Sumner High School (Kansas City, Kansas) from 1951-1972. The collection includes papers and photographs of both S.H. Thompson, Jr. and Sr., as well as material from other family members.
Shane-Thompson papers
James Boucher Shane, a Civil War veteran, settled in Lawrence, Kansas in 1878, where he began to operate a commerical photography business. His daugther, Juno Belle Shane, and her husband, Herbert Thompson, eventually took over the business, which operated until 1953. The collection includes personal records of the Shane family, as well as business records of the Shane-Thompson studio, photographic prints, and glass plate negatives.
Sharon Feldman papers
Sharon Jessee Collection
The collection consists of an essay that was published in the American Studies Journal on the histories and legacies of all-black towns in Kansas and Oklahoma, and a discussion of the book Paradise by Toni Morrison.
Sharon Woodson-Bryant Papers
The Sharon Woodson-Bryant papers are those of a native Kansan who is a journalist and public relations professional. They also relate to Woodson-Bryant's family, especially her father, James E. Woodson, who was a Topeka, Kansas-based attorney.
"Shawnee Indian History, 1688-1832" manuscript
This collection consists of a manuscript history of the Shawnee Native American tribe for the years 1688-1832, along with a typescript copy of the same. The history provides a high-level timeline of interactions between the tribe and Euro-American settlers.
Shawnee Mission clippings
Clippings regarding Shawnee Mission compiled by Watson Library
Sheldon R. Waxman papers
Shelley Miller papers
Shelley Miller was a long-time Kansas resident, both attending the University of Kansas as a student and serving as head of the Department for Spain, Portugal and Latin America at the KU Libraries. Throughout her life, Shelley participated in social activism on the local and national level. This collection reflects her professional and personal efforts through newspaper clippings, informational pamphlets, scrapbooks, and personal correspondence.
Sherman J. Jones papers
Sherman Jones, a prominent citizen of Wyandotte County, Kansas, served in the Kansas State Legislature from 1988-2000. His papers consist primarily of material related to his political career during which he served an advocate for social issues representing minorities’ rights, public health, and social welfare.