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John and Frances Peterson collection

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1330
Overview John Malcolm and Frances Peterson lived in the Lawrence, Kansas area from 1974-2007. They were deeply involved in local historical societies and took many trips worldwide. The collection includes Peterson family materials dating back to 1879; letters, documents, photographs and clippings; and a large amount of local historical photographs, newspaper clippings, articles and other related materials. Also included in the collection are a large number of slides and oversize maps kept from trips...
Dates: 1879 - 2006

John and Lena Reiner papers

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Call Number: RH MS 838
Overview

The papers of John and Lena Reiner, of Chicago, Illinois, include Lena's autograph book, a wedding scrapbook, and a South Shore Country Club yearbook.

Dates: 1907 - 1974

John Armstrong collection

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Call Number: MS 101
Overview

Collection of primarily political and military letters and manuscripts written by Colonel John Armstrong of the British Army of the early 18th century, an engineer and expert on the Dunkirk fortifications in France.

Dates: 1704 - 1730

John Bartleson estate records

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Call Number: RH MS 867
Overview

The John Bartleson estate records concern the settlement of a Jackson County, Missouri estate, specifically regarding enslaved African Americans as property of the estate.

Dates: 1848 - 1858

John Bayless papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 133
Overview

John Bayless was president of the Susquehanna Western Emigration Company, formed in Kirkwood, Broome County, New York, December 7, 1854. This collection consist of papers concerning Highland, Kansas, 1840-1872.

Dates: 1840 - 1872

John Britton correspondence

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Call Number: MS P481
Overview

This collection includes six letters by John Britton (1771-1857), an English antiquary, topographer, and architectural draughtsman, to assorted recipients concerning drawings, prints, articles, lectures, and his antiquary work, with a printed 4-page leaflet about Britton's works.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1813 - 1856

John Brown Draper papers

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Call Number: RH MS 86
Overview

The collection includes the correspondence and legal papers of Draper family members, as well as newspaper clippings about Dr. Draper and Oswego.

Dates: 1849 - 1952

John Brown letters

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Call Number: RH MS P2
Overview

This collection consists of four letters from abolitionist John Brown.

Dates: 1856, 1859

John C. Belleville papers

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Call Number: RH MS 182
Overview

The John C. Belleville collection contains military correspondence, records and reports relating to Belleville's service in his unit at Columbus, Kentucky. It also contains his family's correspondence, bank and business papers and photographs

Dates: 1861 - 1921

John C. Johnson papers

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Call Number: RH MS 1476
Overview

This collection comprises personal correspondence sent to Katie and Ken Armitage from the family of John C. Johnson, Jr. between 1975 and 2014. Correspondents include John Johnson, his wife Dorothy, and their children Doug and Carol. Both Doug and Carol are University of Kansas graduates.

Dates: 1930s-1940s, 1975-2015 (bulk 1975-2015)

John C. Morley architectural drawings

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Call Number: RH AD 14
Overview

This collection contains drawings and negatives pertaining to projects, both public and private, in the Kansas City region and Lawrence, Kansas area. Much of the collection focuses on John C. Morley's work with projects surrounding the Kansas City International Airport (MCI), including the masterplan of the Industrial Park. Other projects include single-family residences, dormitory and other projects at Rockhurst University, and commercial buildings.

Dates: 1958 - 1985

John C. Tibbetts' collection of Hollywood press kits

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Call Number: MS 292
Overview

The John Tibbetts Collection of Hollywood Press Kits consists of press information for a variety of motion pictures; Tibbetts received the kits as part of his work as a film reviewer.

Dates: 1978 - 2004

John C. Tibbetts papers

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Call Number: MS 325
Overview

John C. Tibbetts, was an Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at the University Kansas, and worked as a professional broadcaster of arts and entertainment news. This collection consists largely of transcripts and recordings of interviews conducted by Tibbetts with notable figures in the fields of film, classical music, and literature. The collection also contains sound recordings of radio programs and video recordings of television programs produced and/or hosted by Tibbetts.

Dates: 1977 - 2017

John C. Tibbetts' portraits collection

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Call Number: MS Q74
Overview

John C. Tibbetts was a University of Kansas alumnus and later taught in the Department of Film and Media Studies at the University. This collection consists of over 200 portraits of musicians, writers, and other notable figures, in gouache and pen and ink, done by Tibbetts. Each portrait is signed or inscribed by its subject(s). Tibbetts painted thousands of portraits of the subjects he interviewed during his time working in television and radio.

Dates: 1966 - 2016

John Clifford papers

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Call Number: RH MS 1094
Overview

This collection contains selected papers and documents of John Clifford, who wrote the screenplay for Herk Harvey's feature film, Carnival of Souls. This collection consists of documents and promotional materials related to the film, as well as some of Clifford's original book manuscripts and comic strip proposals.

Dates: 1960s-2000s

John Coelln papers

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Call Number: RH WL MS 54
Overview

John Coelln was an anarchist politcal activist in San Francisco, California in the 1970s. This collection includes poetry, prose, and political writing from Coelln's college years, along with a small amount of correspondence and political bulletins from his time in San Francisco. The majority of the political content is composed of drafts of his group Liberatrian Socialist Federation's Statement of Principles.

Dates: 1961 - 1975

John Cottrell papers

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Call Number: RH MS 1315
Overview

This collection includes materials relating to John Cottrell (1868-1945) of Marshall County, KS. Personal and professional correspondence, tax documents, photographs, news clippings, account books, and calendars make up the collection, which spans the years 1889-2000.

Dates: 1889 - 2000

John D. Montgomery papers

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Call Number: RH MS 961
Overview

These papers of Kansas journalist and political leader John D. Montgomery consist of clippings, correspondence, and photographs from his student years at the University of Kansas, where he was business manager of the University's student newspaper and captain of the boxing team. Included are photographs of Montgomery's boxing coach, Tommy Dixon, and a photograph of the "Ku Ku Klan," a 1920s pep club, of which Montgomery was not a member.

Dates: 1922 - 1925

John D. Parker materials regarding the Kansas earthquake of April 24, 1867

 Collection — Volume: 1
Call Number: RH MS D96
Overview

Materials regarding the Kansas earthquake of April 24, 1867, gathered by John D. Parker. The scrapbook contains manuscripts, notes, and mounted clippings. Parker was a professor of natural science at Lincoln College in Topeka.

Dates: 1867

John David Barker family papers

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Call Number: RH MS 775
Overview

The Papers of the John David Barker Family are those of long time Kansas residents who were active in local groups, such as Topeka's St. John A.M.E. Church.

Dates: 1895 - 1983

John Davidson letter and pamphlets

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P79

John Donald Wright papers

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Call Number: RH MS 1332
Overview

The collection is comprised of military documentation from World War II and letters between John Donald Wright and various family members, including his cousin Peggy Hull Deuell.

Dates: 1915 - 1970

John D'Wolf letters

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Call Number: MS Q46
Overview

John D'Wolf was a ship captain and uncle of the writer Herman Melville. He traveled extensively and was involved in international business transactions of many different trades. He is most known for his role in inspiring Melville's writing of sailing abroad. After seafaring, he retired to farming with his wife and children. This collection includes three letters and two financial documents.

Dates: 1816 - 1872

John Edgar Tidwell collection on Frank Marshall Davis

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Call Number: MS 353
Overview Frank Marshall Davis was a well-known African American poet, journalist, and political activist in the 1930s and 1940s who fell into relative obscurity after moving to Hawaii in 1948, until his poetry was "rediscovered" in the 1970s. John Edgar Tidwell has devoted much of his academic career to researching, editing, and publishing materials both by and about Frank Marshall Davis. This collection comprises both Tidwell's collection of original Frank Marshall Davis materials, as well as...
Dates: 1924 - 2015

John Elsberg papers

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Call Number: MS 366
Overview John Elsberg was the head editor and publisher from 1975 to 2012 for Bogg, a seminal small press literary magazine focusing on poetry, short fiction, and literary commentary by writers from the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. Elsberg also wrote, edited, and published many pieces of literary commentary and works of poetry with a particular focus on haiku and tanka forms. This collection includes drafts and notes for...
Dates: approximately 1978-2012

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United States. Army 20
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 13
Republican Party (Kan.) 13
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Lane, James Henry (James Henry), 1814-1866 12
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 12
University of Kansas. Libraries 12
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Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 10
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O'Hegarty, P. S. (Patrick Sarsfield), 1879-1955 8
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University of Kansas. Libraries. University Archives 6
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Douglas County Historical Society (Douglas County, Kan.) 5
Eigner , Larry, 1927-1996 5
Freemasons. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kansas 5
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Haskell Indian Junior College 5
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Kansas Association of Colored Women and Girls’ Clubs 5
Kansas Committee for the Humanities 5
Kansas. Legislature 5
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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