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Thomas A. Williams family papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1117
Overview

The Thomas A. Williams family papers are those of several generations of a long time Kansas family. It also includes items from Mattie Williams family, the Graves, and Harrison Dean Williams' in-laws, the Moores-McClouds.

Dates: 1866 - 2017

Thomas Arnold letter

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: MS P10
Overview

This collection consists of a single letter written by Thomas Arnold at Laleham, England to "My dear Blackstone," regarding social visits Arnold and his sister are conducting and regretting that Arnold cannot see Blackstone. In a postscript, Arnold adds that he is "anxious to submit my Lexicon to your inspection." Family names mentioned in the letter include the Bucklands, Hulls, and a cousin named Edward Delafield.

Dates: January 5, 1822

Thomas Bewick wood engravings printed by Robert Middleton

 Collection
Call Number: MS E285
Overview

This collection consists of a portfolio of 11 prints made by typographer Robert Hunter (Bob) Middleton (1898-1985) in 1970 at his Cherryburn Press, using wood-engraved blocks by English wood-engraver and natural historian Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) from a collection in the Newberry Library in Chicago.

Dates: 1970 - 1971

Thomas Bradford Mayhew papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1516
Overview This collection contains papers relating to Thomas Mayhew's work with the Kansas Department on Aging, later the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. He served as a consultant to the State of Kansas for its Developmental Disabilities Plan. Folders contain information on different focuses of the Aging Department's work and its services, as well as drafts of plans from the years 1982 to 1990. This work included services provided through the Kansas Department for Social and...
Dates: 1982 - 2018

Thomas Carlyle collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS P60
Overview

This collection consists of a small number of letters to and from British historian and polymath Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), brought together by Spencer Research Library staff from various sources.

Dates: 1828, 1865

Thomas Carney correspondence

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P299
Overview

The collection contents include correspondence written to and from Governor Carney.

Dates: 1862-1865, 1874

Thomas Carney family papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH VLT MS 1161
Overview

Thomas A. Carney, 1824-1888, served as the second governor of the state of Kansas, and subsequently as the mayor of Leavenworth. The papers also include those of family members, especially his wife Rebecca Ann Canaday Carney. Their five sons were Edwin LeRoy, William Ware, Harry Canaday, Charles Thomas, and Frankie (died in infancy). There is correspondence, newspaper articles, mining certificates, land documents, speeches, and political memorabilia of the time.

Dates: 1832 - 1938

Thomas Chalmers collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS P62
Overview

This collection consists of correspondence from Scottish religious leader Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847), collected from various sources by Spencer Research Library staff.

Dates: 1818, 1827

Thomas D. Galloway papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 326
Overview This material consists of papers about the development of Thomas D. Galloway’s collection of printed World’s Fair memorabilia, especially the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Thomas D. Galloway (1939-2007) was the founding chair of the graduate program in urban planning at the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Planning, where he taught from 1971 to 1980. The distinctive buildings of the 1893 World’s Fair, nicknamed the White City, remained one of his...
Dates: approximately 1987-1989

Thomas Davidson collection of 18th-century letters

 Collection
Call Number: MS 37
Overview

The collection consists of 112 unbound letters on law, politics, daily life, estate management, etc. assembled by Thomas Davidson. Thomas Davidson (active 1786-1820), Newcastle-on-Tyne lawyer, and Clerk of the Peace for Northumberland, appears to have made a collection of letters by public figures and pasted them into an album, often with biographical annotations. The present collection consists of a number of these letters detached from the album, apparently with a few additions.

Dates: 1709-1849 and undated (bulk 1780-1800)

Thomas De Quincey collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS P91
Overview

Collection of letters from various sources written by Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) or daughter Florence (De Quincey) Smith.

Dates: 1838-1854, undated

Thomas H. Davis diaries

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1363
Overview

This collection contains four diaries written by Thomas H. Davis during the years 1875-1880, mostly in Newburyport, Massachusetts until he moved to Wyandotte County, Kansas in 1879/1880.

Dates: 1875 - 1880

Thomas Hamill papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P645
Overview

Thomas Hamill was a teacher who came west to live in Johnson County, Kansas, by 1862. The collection contains three certificates and "An Innaugural Dissertation on Spermatorrhea" (1866-St. Louis Medical College).

Dates: 1849; 1856; 1866; 1875

Thomas Hubbard Vail letters

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P168

Thomas Huston diaries

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 758
Overview

These 7 volumes are the register (1857-1858) and diaries (1862-1868) of Thomas Huston of Kansas City, Missouri. He records his work records and habits and his social life as well as how the Civil War affected his life.

Dates: 1857 - 1868

Thomas Jefferson letter

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH VLT MS Q1
Overview

Contains message of peace for the Native American chiefs to carry back from Washington to their tribes. Letter starts as follows: "My friends and children, chiefs of the Osages, Missouris, Kansas, Ottoes, Panis, Ayowas, Sioux, Pontewattamies, Foxes and Sacs." April 11, 1806.

Dates: April 11, 1806

Thomas K. Mitchell diary

 Collection — Volume: 1
Call Number: RH MS C12
Overview

The diary entries are varied and detailed. Mitchell records an eclipse of the moon, observes the course of the war and the politics involved in it. He also observes military life, the prevalence and fatal consequences of diseases such as measles and mumps, the physical and demographic features of the country through which he traveled. There are lists of all the members of his company, their nativity and home towns.

Dates: 1861 - 1864

Thomas L. "Tommy" Burns collection

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1097
Overview This collection consists primarily of photocopies produced by Ned Kehde in 2003 from his collection of notes and publications regarding Lawrence, Kansas resident Thomas L. "Tommy" Burns, a long-time Kansas River fisherman, hunter, and trapper with a vast personal knowledge of the river and its denizens, most notably its catfish. Included is a photocopy of Burns' book, 60 Years on the Kaw River, with an introduction by Ned Kehde, as well as Kehde's...
Dates: 2003 - 2004

Thomas Lorimor papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P443
Overview

The collection contains copies of documents pertaining to Thomas Lorimor's enlistment and service in the Civil War, marriage and petition for an invalid pension because of his blindness.

Dates: 1862 - 1909

Thomas M. Pierson land documents

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P120

Thomas Russell letter

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P139
Overview

Letter to "Dear father and mother". Describes arrival in Kansas.

Dates: between 1850 and 1859

Thomas Russell Smith papers and correspondence

 Collection
Call Number: MS 288
Overview

The earliest material in this collection are papers and correspondence of Thomas Russell Smith (1910-1996) including accounts of his travels with his family around the world in 1925-1926 and to Europe in 1929. The bulk of the collection consists of research notes, photographs, drafts, papers and correspondence about the history of cartography. There are also some notes from his course on the history of cartography.

Dates: 1925 - 1983

Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS Q11:4, 5
Overview

Includes an article of impeachment brought by the English House of Commons against Strafford, with his answers, and proofs for each article, as well as a brief of the charge against him and his answer.

Dates: February 1641 or later

Thomas Williamson architectural collection

 Collection
Call Number: RH AD 6
Overview This collection contains material from architectural projects, including architectural drawings, tracings, specifications, correspondence, contractor information, and various documents from the Williamson-Loebsack and Associates architectural firm. Over 1000 structures were built by this firm, and this collection contains records from over 600 of those projects. These projects range from public school buildings (elementary, junior, and high schools), college and university buildings,...
Dates: 1912 - 1971

Thomas Woodson Poor papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1568
Overview

Thomas Woodson Poor was an Olympic high jumper who competed at the University of Kansas (KU) from 1921 to 1925. He also served as the President of the Chamber of Commerce for Olathe, Kansas and Seneca, Missouri, and was elected Mayor of Olathe in 1949. His papers comprise newspapers, photographs, certificates, diplomas, artifacts, and correspondence that relates to milestones in Poor's life, including his courtship of Naomi Ruth Sparlin.

Dates: 1904 - July 10, 2021

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Lawrence (Kan.) -- History 67
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University of Kansas 78
Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865 21
White, William Allen, 1868-1944 21
United States. Army 20
Brown, John, 1800-1859 14
Between the Covers Rare Books 13
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 13
Republican Party (Kan.) 13
Armitage, Katie 12
Lane, James Henry (James Henry), 1814-1866 12
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 12
University of Kansas. Libraries 12
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 11
Haskell Institute 10
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 10
Reid, Albert Turner, 1873-1955 10
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 9
Sumner High School (Kansas City, Kan.) 9
University of Kansas. Department of English 9
University of Kansas. Museum of Natural History 9
University of Kansas. School of Engineering 9
Wilcox, Laird M. 9
Connelley, William Elsey, 1855-1930 8
Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900 8
O'Hegarty, P. S. (Patrick Sarsfield), 1879-1955 8
Ellis, Ralph N. (Ralph Nicholson), 1908-1945 7
Inge, William 7
Lawrence, Amos Adams, 1814-1886 7
Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894 7
Wood, Frank 7
African Methodist Episcopal Church 6
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 6
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 6
Douglass Hospital (Kansas City, Kan.) 6
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 6
Kansas. Supreme Court 6
Kenneth Spencer Research Library 6
Landon, Alfred M. (Alfred Mossman), 1887-1987 6
Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission 6
Otto, David Arthur, 1934- 6
Pennell, Joseph Judd, 1866-1922 6
Sturgeon, Theodore 6
Trinity Episcopal Church (Lawrence, Kan.) 6
University of Kansas. Department of History 6
University of Kansas. Libraries. University Archives 6
University of Kansas. School of Architecture and Urban Design 6
University of Kansas. School of Fine Arts 6
University of Kansas. School of Law 6
White, William Lindsay, 1900-1973 6
Bowersock, Justin DeWitt, 1842-1922 5
Clark family 5
Docking, Robert Blackwell, 1925-1983 5
Douglas County Historical Society (Douglas County, Kan.) 5
Eigner , Larry, 1927-1996 5
Freemasons. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kansas 5
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 5
Haskell Indian Junior College 5
Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art 5
Johnson, Ronald, 1935-1998 5
Kansas Association of Colored Women and Girls’ Clubs 5
Kansas Committee for the Humanities 5
Kansas. Legislature 5
Kansas. Militia 5
Katzman, David M. 5
Lawrence (Kan.). City Commission 5
League of Women Voters of Kansas 5
Miller, Timothy, 1944- 5
Mrs. Hudson's Fine Books & Paper 5
New England Emigrant Aid Company 5
Populist Party (Kan.) 5
Robinson, Sara T. L. (Sara Tappan Lawrence), 1827-1911 5
Spencer, Kenneth Aldred, 1902-1960 5
Topeka School District (Topeka, Kan.) 5
United States. Congress. House 5
University of Kansas. Department of Music 5
University of Kansas. William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information 5
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 4
Apfelbaum, Charles 4
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company 4
Bailey, E. H. S. (Edgar Henry Summerfield), 1848-1933 4
Beal, George Malcolm, 1897- 4
Benjamin, David, 1963- 4
Besinger, Curtis 4
Calvary Baptist Church (Wichita, Kan.) 4
Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951 4
Carney, Thomas, 1824-1888 4
Clarke, Sidney, 1831-1909 4
Coan, Clark 4
Democratic Party (Kan.) 4
Domer, Dennis, 1944- 4
Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970 4
Eldridge House (Lawrence, Kan.) 4
Enslinger, Dennis 4
Friends in Council (Lawrence, Kan.) 4
Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917 4
Gould, John, 1804-1881 4
Grauerholz, James 4
Guttridge, G. H. (George Herbert), 1898- 4
Hoad, William C. (William Christian), 1874- 4
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 4