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Sherman Parks papers
The papers of Sherman Parks are those of a Topeka, Kansas lawyer who was the first African American appointment to a Kansas appellate judgeship when appointed to the Kansas State Court of Appeals. Most ofthe papers and photographs in this collection relate to the Kansas Court of Appeals.
Shiloh Baptist Church records
The Records of Shiloh Baptist Church are those of a longtime Topeka, Kansas church.
Shirley Brown papers
The Shirley Brown papers are those of a long time Lawrence, Kansas resident.
Shopen Realty Auction Co. auction invitation
Sibyl S. McDonald collection
Sibyl S. McDonald describes the early settlement of Wyandotte County, Kansas, and explains the U.S. government reparations to the Delaware Native Americans in 1972 for lands taken in 1854, when Kansas territory opened to Euro-American settlement. The collection includes McDonald's handwritten letter of reminiscences and a small number of newspaper clippings about her Grinter-Marshall ancestors and about the Delaware Tribe.
Sidney Clarke letters
Sidney Clarke was born in Southbridge, Massachusetts on October 16, 1831. He was the editor and publisher of the Southbridge Press from 1853 to 1857. He emigrated to Kansas in 1858 and settled at Shawnee. He became a member of the state legislature in 1862 and was a United States Representative at Large, 1865-1871. The collection includes three letters to Charles Lanman, editor of Dictionary of the U.S. Congress (1858), and a portrait of Clarke at RH MS-P P226.
Sierra Club of Kansas records
The Sierra Club of Kansas, dedicated to protecting and enjoying the Kansas natural environment, presides over the activities of several local Groups within the state. The collection is comprised of records of the Club's activities at the state and local level, including membership and meeting minutes, as well as records related to events held to raise awareness of environmental issues.
Signal Oak photograph
This collection consists of a single photograph of the "Signal Oak," a tree north of Baldwin, Kansas on the Barricklaw farm used to hang signal lanterns in times of danger in the Big Hill and Blue Mound areas during the Border Wars between Kansas and Missouri. S.C. Barricklaw is also featured in the photograph, and there is a news clipping associated with the image.
Simons family papers
This collection consists of diaries, correspondence, copies of speeches and talks, news clippings, genealogical information, and other related materials from the Simons family of Kansas. The bulk of the collection relates to W.C. Simons, founder of the Lawrence Journal-World newspaper of Lawrence, Kansas.
Sir Charles William Doyle journal
Sir Edwin Arnold letter
Sir George Alexander letters
Sir George Alexander (1858-1918) was a British actor, producer and theater manager. Despite being intended for a career in commerce, Alexander entered the world of professional acting in 1879. This collection contains two letters by Alexander relating to his work in theater, as well as a short biographical clipping.
Sir Howard Warburton Elphinstone letter
Sir Howard Warburton Elphinstone (1830-1917), 3rd baronet and barrister-at-law, writes from 11 Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, S. W. [London, England], to an unidentified recipient about arrangements for documents to be signed. He notes that his friend, the Honorable Malcolm Brown, an administrator, will provide assistance.
Sir Thomas Aiskew Larcom scrapbook
Sir Walter Raleigh his Apologie
A copy of Raleigh's political defense.
Sister Mary Mark Orr papers
Sister Mary Mark Orr served as a Librarian at Saint Mary College in Leavenworth, Kansas from 1936 until her death in 1982. This collection of her papers is comprised of histories of the Orr family and others, including legal documents from the 1800s, as well as a history of Beattie, Kansas.
Sister Mary Stanislaus MacCarthy galley proofs
Corrected galley proofs of Sister Mary Stanislaus MacCarthy's Songs of Sion (Dublin, Browne & Nolan). Ireland, 1898. The proofs include a poem on her father, Denis Florence MacCarthy.
Sketch of the lives of Reverend John King Dunn and Mary Talman Dunn; typescript
Sketch of the [lives of] Reverend John King Dunn and Mary Talman Dunn, his wife, by their son, Denton Dunn. Before 1939.
Slide Presentation on Saint Philippine Duchesne
This collection consists of a slide show, with accompanying narration by Frank Eschen on an audio cassette, concerning the life and canonization of Saint Philippine Duchesne.
Slides of Lawrence, Kansas churches
This collection contains 57 afgachrome color slides that depict the exteriors of different churches in Lawrence, Kansas. The slides are all identified and organized alphabetically by church name; many of the slides are stamped with the name "Neal M. Wherry." Includes a variety of Protestant denominations and one slide of St. John's Catholic Church.
Smith and Case business ledger
Ledger of accounts for hardware business Smith and Case Company, organized by Horace J. Smith in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas in 1866. The ledger provides documentation about work performed and costs, as well as names of local businesses and indivdiuals with whom the company worked.
Social Service League records
Founded in 1863 to help survivors of victims of William Quantrill’s raid, the Social Service League serves low-income families and individuals of Douglas County, Kansas, and operates a thrift shop. The collection is comprised of two volumes, dating from 1929-1939, which contain the minutes of meetings, financial information, clippings and a 1937 photograph of the thrift shop.
Sol Stolowy papers
Sol Stolowy, a emigrant from Poland, worked as a Kansas City Garment Company tailor beginning in the late 1920s, ending as the owner of the Company and overseeing its closing in 1982. This collection includes a volume of pen sketches of garment designs, photographs, newspaper clippings and correspondence.
Solon Otis Thacher papers
The collection of papers by Solon Otis Thacher contains original manuscripts, along with copies of his addresses, sermons and speeches, including some he made while he was in South America. The collection also includes journals, notebooks, newsclippings and articles, and a diary owned by Thacher.
Sons and Daughters of New England records
The Sons and Daughters of New England was an organization in Lawrence, Kansas for settlers from New England and their descendants and relatives by marriage. The collection includes the membership rolls of 1921-1926, secretary's records for 1921-1956, miscellaneous correspondence and newspaper clippings, the 1957 address, "The Contemporary Puritan" by Dr. George Anderson, the 1959 address "Last Yankee Crusade" by Allen Craften, and dinner cards from 1928 to 1938 and 1957.