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Letters to William Sharpey
Collection of letters to William Sharpey from Henry John Carter, a surgeon in the Bombay army doing research on geology and border-line organisms, such as sponges, algae, infusoria to his old "physiology" teacher, the Secretary of the Royal Society. The letters describe Carter's theories and findings, ask for help with editing for publication, and give news of former school-fellows and naturalists.
Letters written by Joseph Leighty of the 110th regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers to his family
Levant Company handbook and book of remarks
This collection consists of two volumes associated with the Company Merchants of England Trading to the Levant, or the Levant Company. One is a book of remarks, providing a register of orders and letters from the Levant Company to its Consuls in Smyrna dating from circa 1730-1732, and the other is a commonplace book providing a collection of 193 Company ordinances, statistics of trade and manufacture, political documents affecting trade, descriptions of manufacturing, and handy lists.
Levi Woodward collection
Collection of material by and about the Honorable Levi Woodward, or Woodard, and his family, who moved to Douglas County, Kansas during the territorial era.
Lewis A. Waterman letters
The Lewis A. Waterman Collection contains twenty-nine letters that were written by him from 1864 to 1865 while serving in the United States Signal Corps, stationed chiefly at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The collection also includes cartes de visites of Waterman's Signal Corps comrades at Fort Leavenworth.
Lewis Bartholow & Co Bond
Bond of school district.Bartholow, Lewis & Co. was the banking house through which the bond was payable. The form is not filled out.
Lewis Timothy Litchfield papers
This collection includes Lewis Timothy Litchfield's diary, 1854-1855, containing an account of his trip and settlement in Lawrence, Kansas, as part of the second Emigrant Aid party, and a certificate presented to Litchfield from his English study at Cambridge High School in Massachusetts.
Ley. Heath letter
One letter, written by Ley. Heath of London, England to an unidentified recipient concerning Mr. Scot's plan to handle the problems with the harbor. Heath says that there is a bill in progress for the city to improve the harbor.
Liber amicorum (Book of friends)
Verses and sentiments from Ambrosius Förster's friends: Herman Hess (1611), J. Timaeus Silesius (1612), Samuel Praetorius (1613), and Holofernes Hillenius. Probably written in Wittemberg.
Liber Locorum Theologicorvm, dictated by Joanne Josepho Arce to Petrus Josephus a Barriga
This is a manuscript in ink of theological writings in Latin dictated in 1795 by Joanne Josepho Arce, master of sacred theology, to Petrus Josephus Barriga, theologian at the College (Seminary) of Saint Jerome in Arequipa, Peru. The volume is bound in vellum and there is a partly legible poem in Spanish on the front cover.
Liberty Memorial High School, Lawrence Kansas, Football Leadership
The collection is comprised of aA cut-out photograph mounted on a chipboard stand. Features "Mel" Griffin (Head Coach), M. Birch (Captain), and L. R. Perry (Assistant Coach), of the 1929 Liberty Memorial High School football team in Lawrence, Kansas.
Liberty Memorial High School memorabilia
This collection contains memorabilia collected by Phyllis Talmadge relating to Liberty Memorial High School classes of 1933, 1934, and 1936, including directories and reunion programs from the 1970s, as well as "The Seniors Report" publication from 1942-43. Liberty Memorial High School was the earlier name for Lawrence High School located in Lawrence, Kansas.
Libro de Casa del Presbytero Don Joseph Mariano de Pineda
This book, kept during the period 1815-1839, appears to be a record of the religious services performed and payments received by a priest, who signs himself throughout as either Don Joseph Mariano de Pineda or Don Joseph Alexo Mariano de Pineda. The location of origin is presumably Peru, where the manuscript was acquired. The book begins with an alphabetical register followed by 86 numbered pages, some of which are blank.
Lida Campbell Hunter papers
Lieutenant D'Orissey letter
This collection consists of a single letter, written by a Lieutenant D'Orissey of Paris, France (the signature on the letter is somewhat illegible; other possibilities for the name are D'Onure, D'Osier, D'Oiseau). The lieutenant writes to an unknown recipient who will soon work with the general comptroller. D'Orissey requests that a long standing payment continue to be made to Monsieur Delpuh de St. Denis.
Life in a one-room schoolhouse.
A short essay describing education in the rural one-room school. The paper draws primarily from experiences of Alberta Hadl Cowles, who taught in the 1930s in a one-room school in Douglas County, Kansas. The essay, written by Mary Jardon, took third place in the 1982 Kansas History Contest sponsored by the Douglas County Historical Society.
Lillian Garton papers
Lillian Garton was born in Dorrance, Kansas in 1912. For most of her adult life Garton lived in Long Beach, California. Garton was a well-known amateur photographer and was active in the Photographic Society of America. Garton has won many photography awards, nationally and internationally. This collection contains slides, photographs, letters, and printed material.
Lillian North diary
Lillian B. North wrote of her life as a busy homemaker, activist, and wife. She and her husband, Frank, resided in the rural town of Batavia, New York. Lillian's diary tells of daily activities including her involvement in the women's suffrage movement. It also details her chores, errands, and meetings of the many organizations to which she belonged.
Lilly Harner Caldwell papers
Lilly Harner Caldwell attended and taught in schools in Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas. These papers include some of her grade cards as a child and teacher contracts and certificates from the late 1890s as well as a photograph album.
Lincoln Land Company sale book
Sale book, Lincoln Land Company. Freeling Tufts, G. A. A. Deane, R. M. Manley, owners.
Lincoln Township treasurer's ledger
This treasurer's ledger from Lincoln Township, Edwards County, Kansas, with entries from 1887-1943, lists accounts for the general fund, fire gard [sic], roads, etc.
Linda Kay Davis collection of Ed Sanders materials
This collection includes correspondence sent to Linda Kay Davis, as well as miscellaneous articles and ephemera collected by Davis, related to Ed Sanders and the Fugs, a band formed by Sanders, Tuli Kupferberg, and Ken Weaver in the 1960s.
Lines family papers
This collection consistes of materials relating to Charles Burrill Lines and his son, Edward C.D. Lines, early settlers of Wabaunsee, Kansas (also known as the Beecher Bible and Rifle Colony); articles about Wabaunsee, one of which was written by the great granddaughter of E.C.D. Lines; and 13 issues of the Wabaunsee County Truth, 1925-1937.
List of contemporary personages and description of arms
Book of achievements in arms, principally British.