The Douglas County Environmental Improvement Council of Douglas County, Kansas was first active in the late 1960s and early 1970s; the organization was formed by private citizens who were concerned about the environment. This collection of their records consists of meeting minutes, as well as correspondence and a scrapbook of newspaper articles regarding the Council.

This collection includes records of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Kansas dating from its founding in 1975 to the early 2000s. The collection includes meeting minutes, financial records and treasurer's reports, and other administrative records for the organization. There are also a number of the organization's quarterly newsletters, "The Pioneer," including a small history of their logo and information on the numerous workshops and seminars they have held in Lawrence, KansasS.

This collection contains material related to Douglas County and its celebration of the United States bicentennial. Among the materials included are correspondence, programs, newsletters, bulletins, advertising materials, and other assorted memorabilia, primarily from 1975 and 1976.

The Douglas County Historical Society was organized in 1933 by a group headed by Professor F. N. Raymond of the University of Kansas. This collection consists of manuscript and printed materials from a variety of individuals, businesses, and organizations associated with the history of Douglas County, Kansas, from its territorial settlment period of the 1850s through much of the 20th century, deposited by the Douglas County Historical Society with the Spencer Research Library.

Names of electors in the six wards of Lawrence, Kan. for the April 5, 1887 election, the first election in which women could vote. Also lists number of votes each candidate received. Photocopy of records located at the Kansas State Historical Society.

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is an organization whose mission is to address the needs and interests of persons 50 years and older. This scrapbook of the Douglas County (Kansas) chapter of the AARP records the activites of the group with photographs, newspaper clippings and meeting minutes from 1987-1989.

This collection of hand-written records of various cemeteries in Douglas County, Kansas includes the birth and death dates of persons buried in particular cemeteries, primarily those born in the early to mid-1800s, and deceased in the first half of the 20th century.

Poll books and tally sheets--Printed forms.

The Douglas County Chapter of the American Red Cross serves the communities of Lawrence, Eudora, Baldwin City, and Lecompton. The collection consists of drafts and prints of the 1982 newsletters. As part of the drafting process, Marcella Wolfson recounted her experiences with the DCRC from 1939-1982.

Photographic series detailing the efforts of the Soil Conservation Service in Douglas County, Kansas and the surrounding area during the mid-20th century. Each photograph is labeled on the back, providing a description of the activity or view and the name of the photographer taking the pictures on behalf of the Soil Conservation Service.

This collection contains anonymous incident reports, memos, materials for RVSS staff, handbooks for preventative action against sexual assault and a volume of grant materials. In 1993, 'Douglas County Rape Victim Support Service' was changed to 'Douglas County Rape Victim/Survivor Service: Advocacy, Support, Awareness, Prevention' (RVSSASAP).

This collection is the depository for the records of Douglas County, Kansas, comprising groups of records from most county government departments as well as the City of Lawrence. The records span the Kansas Territorial period (1854-1861) through 2000.

The Douglas County Retired Teachers Association (DCRTA) is a chapter of the Kansas and the National Retired Teachers Associations. Organized in 1964, the purpose of the DCRTA is to offer its members educational, health-related and financial information and to provide community services. The collection consists of meeting minutes and related materials, along with several scrapbooks containing photographs, newspaper clippings, programs and other miscellanea.

These records of the Douglas County Social Responsibilities Roundtable, an organization of Douglas County, Kansas librarians, consist chiefly of completed questionnaires from which the organization compiled a 1975 directory of the county's library facilities. Included are minutes of the organization's first meetings of 1972.

There are two legal documents in this collection: a ledger sheet titled "City Tax Certificates" dated 1859, 1860, 1861, with a "County" section listed separately. The entries include date, number, street, price and name. The other item is a receipt for taxes dated December 27, 1861 from A. Whitcomb and signed by R.G. Elliott, treasurer of Douglas County.

The Douglass Hospital Auxiliary records are those of a Kansas City, Kansas organization dedicated to improving the building, equipment, and services of Douglass Hospital through volunteer efforts and fundraising. The records date from 1951 to 1953 and consist of a small number of items, including historical information and clippings. Folder arrangement is alphabetical. Photographs from the collection are located at RH MS-P P661 and oversize materials are at RH MS Q181.

This collection consists of a 5-page typed history of Douglass Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas from 1898 to the mid-1950s, written by Eugene H. Kelly.

The Douglass State Bank was established in 1947 by Henry W. Sewing and other African American and minority businessmen interested in promoting the financial health of minority communities in Kansas City, Kansas. The collection contains historical and commemorative documents produced by the Bank, as well as related articles and correspondence. Photographs of the Bank's facility development, personnel and founders, and sponsored events make up a large portion of the collection.

The Papers of Dr. C. Kermit Phelps are those of a native Kansan who became a leader in the field of clinical psychology.

This collection includes photographs of William Allen White, noted editor of the Emporia Gazette and his daughter, Mary Katherine, as well as correspondence between W.A. White, Mary Jane Haynes, and Random House, Inc. These items were found laid in books belonging to Dr. H.M. Floersch, who had collected books by White and later donated them to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library.

A "Physician's Daily Pocket Record" notebook, used as a diary by Dr. Mahlon Bailey while he was on Army duty. Bailey served as surgeon during the six-month campaign of the N19th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry Volunteers, which neutralized threats to Euro-American Plains settlers caused by Native American raiding parties in 1868. Also in the collection is a photo of Dr. Bailey.

The Dr. Melvin E. Jenkins papers are those of a pediatrician and educator who was the first African American pediatric endocrinologist.