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LaVerne H. Yakel Photographs

 Collection
Call Number: RH PH 99
Overview

The photographs in this collection include unidentified family photos and farm photos, most likely the pictures are from the farm of Charlie and Belle Thompson outside of Kingman, Kansas.

Dates: approximately 1914 - 1935

Law Notes

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: MS P367
Overview

This collection consists of a single quire containing notes on law. Dating is from citation a citation on page [12] of "21 Ja. 15" and the reign most cited is Henry VII. The notes were made by J.P., a student or clerk? and may have been tipped into a printed book or are a fragment from a larger volume. The dates covered by the notes appear to include the 13th through 17th centuries.

Dates: after 1623

Lawrence Alliance records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P856
Overview

The Lawrence Alliance of Lawrence, Kansas was formed in 1991 to promote appreciation for diversity, strengthen race relations, and discourage discrimination within the Lawrence community. These two form letters, dated October 1994, announce the Alliance's upcoming community events.

Dates: October 1994

Lawrence and Douglas County (Kansas) Planning collected materials

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 830
Overview

These materials relate to Lawrence-Douglas County, Kansas, planning initiatives in the latter part of the 20th century and development oversight. The collection includes photographs, photo-lithographic aluminum plates, and negatives, as well as printed material.

Dates: 1971 - 2001

Lawrence Art Guild collection

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1430
Overview

Collection of ephemera and newsletters relating to the Lawrence Art Guild and other arts-based organizations in the surrounding area of Kansas. The Lawrence Arts Guild was founded in 1962 in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas with a focus on connecting and sustaining the community with arts through education and other means. Two major events the guild has held in Lawrence have included Art in the Park, held in South Park, and an art walk held in downtown Lawrence.

Dates: 1992 - 2013

Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1515
Overview

Papers from the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods (LAN) in Lawrence, Kansas. Materials include newsletters, meeting minutes, correspondence between members, and neighborhood plans. There is a particular concentration of materials focused on floodplain areas in Lawrence and stormwater management plans between 1993 and 2006, as well as materials involving both Lawrence High School and Free State High School.

Dates: 1989 - 2014

Lawrence Bank bank notes

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P433
Overview The collection contains four Lawrence Bank notes of three and five dollar denominations. These notes are imprinted with "The Lawrence Bank, Lawrence, Kansas" but were probably issued by the Lawrence National Bank, which was established in the 1860s. Imagery on the notes, which allowed the bearer to exchange the notes for cash, included a Native American woman holding a baby, a Native American man attacking a bison, and industrial scenes with a river barge prominent next to smoking...
Dates: 1860s?

Lawrence Business and Professional Women's Club records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 149
Overview

The Lawrence (Kansas) Business and Professional Women's Club was founded to improve the professional, personal, economic and educational outlook for women. The records of the club include yearbooks, scrapbooks, programs, minutes, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and other miscellaneous materials.

Dates: 1919 - 1995

Lawrence centennial celebration

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P86
Overview

Lawrence centennial celebration, September 23-28, 1954.

Dates: September 23-28, 1954

Lawrence Chamber of Commerce records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1454
Overview

Since the late 19th century, the Lawrence, Kansas Chamber of Commerce has worked to create a strong community. Records in this collection include documents created or received by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce between the years of 1948 and 1986, with the majority of the documents coming from the years 1968 to 1975.

Dates: 1948-1986 (bulk 1968-1975)

Lawrence City Band Records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1365
Overview

The Lawrence City Band began as a pioneer band in 1854. The band is still popular today, producing weekly summer concert series. This collection contains band rosters and directories, concert programs, schedules, correspondences, brochures, and newsprint.

Dates: 1992 - 2012

Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 490
Overview

The Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice was founded in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1976, by the members of the Oread Meeting of the Society of Friends. The collection of their records includes political broadsides and bumper stickers, buttons, and records for the Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice.

Dates: 1966 - 1985

Lawrence Community Orchestra records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1036
Overview

This collection of records from the Lawrence Community Orchestra (LCO) of Lawrence, Kansas, contains documents from the orchestra's history including programs, news articles and publicity, correspondence, documents from the board of directors, newsletters, brochures and recordings. The orchestra was formerly named the Lawrence Chamber Orchestra and was originally the Lawrence Chamber Players.

Dates: 1972 - 2022

Lawrence Community Organizations Records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1328
Overview

The collection consists of records of the Ballard Community Center, Lawrence Human Rights Commission, and the Fairground Community Day Camp.

Dates: 1965 - 1970

Lawrence Council on Aging records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 684
Overview

The Lawrence Council on Aging worked as a nonprofit organization to provide services to the aging of Lawrence, Kansas, and the surrounding vicinity, including Ottawa, Baldwin and Eudora, including coordinating meals at local churches and community centers and providing a bus service. This collection contains primarily the Council's funding records and transit logs; other documents record the weekly meal preparations.

Dates: 1974 - 1979

Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Office Map Collection

 Collection
Call Number: RH Map R541-R556
Overview

The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Office implements city and county comprehensive plans by developing and administering zoning codes, regulations, plans and policies. It guides land use planning principles and practices and supports city and county commission, including the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission. These maps document city and county planning between 1857-2000 which include the redevelopment plans for downtown Lawrence, Kansas.

Dates: 1857 - 2000

Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Office records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 855
Overview

The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Office implements city and county comprehensive plans by developing and administering zoning codes, regulations, plans and policies. It guides land use planning principles and practices and supports city and county commissions, including the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission. These records document city and county planning for the 1980s which include the redevelopment plans for downtown Lawrence, Kansas.

Dates: 1961 - 2000

Lawrence Emporia Southwestern Railway Co. record

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P287
Scope and Contents

The record includes the minutes of the formation of the railway, and the board of directors minutes during the time period specified above.

Dates: April 25, 1887 - September 20, 1893

Lawrence Fair Housing Coordinating Committee papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 174
Overview

The collection is arranged chronologically and contains minutes of meetings, clippings, petitions, and other manuscript materials documenting the activities of the organization.

Dates: 1959 - 1967

Lawrence Farmers' Market records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1172
Overview

This collection contains a brief history, bylaws, operational duties, member rosters, advertisements, and financial statements regarding the yearly operations of the Lawrence, Kansas Farmers' Market.

Dates: 1985 - 2004

Lawrence Free State High School calendars

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS S89
Overview

Collection includes annual calendars for various sports teams at Lawrence Free State High School from 1997 to 1999. The City of Lawrence's second high school, the Lawrence Free State High School opened in the fall of 1997 to meet growing educational needs and issues with overcrowding at Lawrence High School. The high school is a member of the Kansas State High School Activites Assoication and now competes in the 6A division.

Dates: 1997 - 1999

Lawrence Friends of Music records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1463
Overview

This collection contains papers associated with the Lawrence Friends of Music and their sponsored organization, the Lawrence Youth Symphony. The papers include organization and member information, records from meetings, correspondence, records of scholarships and awards awarded, posters and programs from the Lawrence Youth Symphony, and a scrapbook.

Dates: 1967 - 2006

Lawrence Gem and Mineral Show records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 921
Overview

Lawrence Gem and Mineral Club's mission was to bring together geologists across the country. This collection of records includes material related to planning the Club's annual mineral show.

Dates: 1953 - 1996

Lawrence Habitat for Humanity records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 782
Overview

The Lawrence, Kansas branch of Habitat for Humanity International incorporated in 1989. The non-profit organization promotes home ownership among low-income families by working with volunteers, in tandem with those families, to build affordable housing. This collection includes Lawrence Habitat for Humanity newsletters, press releases, meeting minutes, and general administrative information.

Dates: 1988 - 1990

Lawrence High School Biology class notebook

 Collection — Volume: 1
Call Number: RH MS 851
Overview

This class notebook, assembled by high school student Barbara Pendleton, contains 81 pages of pressed and named leaves of deciduous trees and conifers. Pendleton's notebook dates from the 1930s--produced for a biology class at Lawrence High School, Lawrence (Douglas County), Kansas.

Dates: approximately 1930s

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Lawrence (Kan.) -- History 67
Kansas -- History -- 1854-1861 52
Women -- Kansas -- Lawrence -- Societies and clubs 32
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 29
Douglas County (Kan.) -- History 28
Kansas -- History 28
Kansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 26
Diaries 24
Lawrence (Kan.) 24
American poetry -- 20th century 23
Kansas -- Emigration and immigration 21
Lawrence Massacre, Lawrence, Kan., 1863 21
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 21
Kansas -- Politics and government 18
Science fiction 17
African Americans -- Kansas 15
Architecture -- Designs and plans 14
Frontier and pioneer life -- Kansas 14
Kansas -- Photographs 14
Kansas -- Politics and government -- 1854-1861 14
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American 14
African American families -- Kansas 13
Kansas -- Description and travel 13
Lawrence (Kan.) -- History -- 19th century 13
African Americans -- Kansas -- Politics and government 12
African Americans -- Kansas -- Topeka 12
American poetry -- Kansas 12
English literature -- 19th century 12
Kansas -- Genealogy 12
Kansas -- Politics and government -- 1951- 12
Lawrence (Kan.) -- Social life and customs 12
Family archives -- Kansas 11
Historic buildings -- Kansas -- Lawrence 11
Leavenworth (Kan.) -- History 11
World War, 1914-1918 11
African American Baptists -- Kansas 10
African American families -- Kansas -- Topeka 10
African American women -- Kansas -- Societies and clubs 10
City planning -- Kansas -- Lawrence 10
Lawrence (Kan.) -- History -- 20th century 10
Overland journeys to the Pacific 10
Science fiction, American 10
African American legislators -- Kansas 9
African Americans -- Kansas -- Kansas City 9
Authors, American -- 20th century 9
Fort Leavenworth (Kan.) 9
Fort Riley (Kan.) -- History 9
Lawrence (Kan.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. 9
Lawrence (Kan.) -- Church history 9
Lawrence (Kan.) -- Maps 9
African American clergy -- Kansas 8
Authors, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence 8
Business records -- Kansas -- White Cloud 8
Clubs -- Kansas -- Lawrence 8
Douglas County (Kan.) -- Genealogy 8
Elections -- United States 8
English poetry -- Irish authors 8
Europe -- Description and travel 8
Franklin County (Kan.) -- History 8
Lawrence (Kan) -- Description and travel 8
Lawrence (Kan.) -- Genealogy 8
Lawrence (Kan.) -- Photographs 8
Lawrence (Kan.) -- Pictorial works 8
Railroads -- Kansas 8
Science fiction -- Authorship 8
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories 8
Women -- Societies and clubs 8
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American 8
Zoology -- Research 8
African Americans -- Kansas -- Lawrence 7
Authors, English -- 19th century 7
Conservatism -- United States 7
Elections -- Kansas 7
Fantasy fiction 7
Irish literature 7
Kansas -- History -- 19th century 7
Kansas -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 7
Lawrence (Kan.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 7
Music -- Instruction and study 7
Natural history illustration 7
Stock certificates 7
Students -- Social life and customs 7
Teachers -- Kansas 7
United States -- History -- 1933-1945 7
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel 7
Women poets 7
World War, 1939-1945 7
Wyandotte County (Kan.) -- History 7
Authors, English -- 20th century 6
Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Correspondence 6
Community development -- Kansas -- Lawrence 6
Education -- Kansas 6
Emporia (Kan.) -- History 6
English literature -- Irish authors 6
Entomology -- Research 6
Farmers -- Correspondence 6
Genealogy 6
Geology -- Research 6
Historic preservation -- Kansas -- Lawrence 6
Indians of North America -- Kansas 6
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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