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Typescript of Neosho
Typescript manuscript of Davidson's book, inscription page, and cover of dust jacket.
Typescript of "Our Campbell Legacy," by Kathleen Boston Fox, together with family letters and personal accounts of Luther R. Johnson
The papers of Kathleen Boston Fox contain her 272-page typescript titled "Our Campbell Legacy" (a history of her Campbell and Johnson family ancestors), as well as letters and personal accounts of her great great uncle, Luther R. Johnson, which describe Campbell and Johnson family history in Missouri and in the early settlement of Ellsworth County, Kansas.
Typescript, Political history of David Overmyer
Shannon Rafter Brown, great-grandson of David Overmyer, wrote this paper based primarily on the private collection of materials owned by his grandmother. Overmyer's political career in the Kansas Legislature spanned the years 1885 through 1907, and included three appointments as the Kansas Representative to the Democratic National Conventions of 1896, 1900, and 1904.
Typescript, "Quantrill's raid and its effects"
Quantrill's raid and its effects. Address written for and delivered before judges and a committee of the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas for the Quantrill's Raid Contest, January 28, 1932. [Lawrence?] 1933.
Typescript, "Rural cemeteries and Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas"
This volume, which is divided into 3 parts, provides information concerning the development and popularity of the rural cemetery movement (or "garden cemetery movement"); the history of Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas; and the relationship between Oak Hill and the rural cemetery movement.
Typescript, "The Poetry of Langston Hughes"
Typescript of "The poetry of Langston Hughes," written by Sondra Updike Alden, from 1957.
Typescript, "The Settlement of Wyandott"
This article relates the settlement of the Wyandott Indians near Quindaro (now Kansas City, Kansas), 1843, and incidents of early white settlers in the area from 1843 to 1856. It was written by Lucy B. Armstrong, and compiled and edited by Edward Bumgardner in 1947.
Typescript, with author’s corrections, of “Sailors on the Moving Land”
The poem "Sailors on the Moving Land," typescript with manuscript corrections by author.
Typescript, "Zoning in Kansas"
Zoning in Kansas. University of Kansas, Lawrence [192-]. Includes material on general conception of zoning, legal basis of joining and zoning procedure in Kansas. Includes bibliography of works from 1918-1928.
Udall Tornado Newspaper Clippings
On the night of May 25, 1955, the farming community of Udall Kansas was hit by a tornado that started in northeast Texas and made its way through Oklahoma to southern Kansas, completely flattening the town and killing 77 residents, injuring many more. This collection consists of news clippings of the immediate aftermath, rebuilding efforts, and public forums concerning Udall in the tornado's wake.
Un Voyage aérien; dans cinquante ans.
This collection comprises a single manuscript volume containing a novel entitled "Un Voyage aérien; dans cinquante ans," written by Eugène Farcot, a French scientist and engineer known especially as a clockmaker but with a strong interest in aeronautics. The novel describes a fantastic voyage, set fifty years in the future in 1914, to Africa in a large, steam-powered dirigible airship. The novel has 13 chapters; each chapter is foliated separately.
Unidentified couple carte de visite
Carte de visit of a young man and woman standing by a fence in what appears to be a photographer's studio. The studio name provided on the card is "Tyson" from Wamego, Kansas.
Unidentified general store account book.
Account book appears to be for a general store, although some unrelated items (and sections) are included. Sections on Leavenworth County and Easton, Kansas, are included.
Unidentified papers, possibly attributed to E. H. Sears.
These papers may have been written by E. H. Sears, according to accession notes, but his death date appears to conflict with the manuscript dates. The papers were among some newspapers initialled E. H. Sears given by James C. Malin.
Unification Church collection
This collection contains brochures, advertisements, church memorabilia, audio and video cassettes, and instructional materials which are used and published by the church and its affiliates. The collection also includes articles concerning criticisms of the church, as well as the church's response to those criticisms.
Unified School District 497 records
Union ticket for President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and Vice-President Andrew Johnson of Tennessee
Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence, Kansas collection
Unitarianism has been an active denomination in Lawrence since the town was founded in 1855. The congregation disbanded during World War II and reestablished a charter in 1958. This collection includes meeting minutes, budgets, long-range plans, membership directories, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, books, sermons, and histories of Unitarianism in Lawrence from the territorial era to the present church.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of Kansas Collection
United Farm Workers collection
This collection contains a diverse array of materials related to the activites of the United Farm Workers union in the 1960s and 1970s. Included are personal and press photographs (including a 1969 portrait of Cesar Chavez), various ephemera and memorabilia, a number of journal entries from an unnamed union member, and newspaper clippings regarding the death of a Latino grape striker killed on the picket line in 1973.
United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Kansas Auxiliary scrapbook
United States Bankruptcy Court transcripts
These transcripts are of United States bankruptcy court testimony and subsequent examinations held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the case of the United States (plaintiff) vs. the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (defendant). The transcribed testimony on behalf of the Ku Klux Klan and on behalf of entities named in association with it is by Bill Wilkinson, self-identified as Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and as pastor of the Universal Life Church of Racial Purity.
United Way of Douglas County records
University of Kansas Archives: a guide
A guide to the University Archives at the University of Kansas compiled by Patricia Michaelis.
University of Kansas Association of American Universities records
This finding aid provides information regarding the University of Kansas's involvement in the Association of American Universities (AAU) and includes correspondence, newsletters, programs, and proceedings of AAU conferences.