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Papers of Carol Buhler Francis
Carol Buhler Francis was a longtime resident of Lawrence, Kansas, and an active member of the community. This collection includes materials related to projects in which she was involved professionally through her advertising, journalism, and other writing; and personally through her community involvement.
Papers of Charles Robinson
The collection of correspondence, documents, and addresses of Charles Robinson, housed in the Kansas Collection, is mainly from the period 1854 to 1861. Robinson was a resident agent for the New England Emigrant Aid Company and an advocate for the Free State, anti-slavery cause. There are items on the founding of the University of Kansas. There are also letters from Mrs. Robinson to F. W. Blackmar, the biographer of Governor Robinson.
Papers of Clarence Lang
The collection consists of copies of two lectures Clarence Lang presented, one during the spring semester of 2011 at the University of Kansas for the annual Langston Hughes lecture, as well as a newspaper article about Lang.
Papers of Curtis Wray Besinger
The Curtis Besinger collection is made up of correspondence, papers, photographs, plans, and printed books and periodicals reflecting Besinger's life as a University of Kansas graduate, Taliesin Fellow under Frank Lloyd Wright's tutelage, WWII conscientious objector, KU architecture professor, author of Working with Mr. Wright: What It Was Like, and architect.
Papers of David Erskine, 11th earl of Buchan (1742-1829), about electoral reform movement in Scotland and Yorkshire
This collection includes an autobiography (1793-1794) by David Erskine, 11th earl of Buchan (1742-1829) and allied manuscript material about the electoral reform movement in Scotland and Yorkshire, as well as printed minutes, etc. of Scottish and Yorkshire reform committees (1782-1783). Also present are a few letters to Erskine from Christopher Wyvill (of Hartlepool) and Norman Macleod (1754-1801).
Papers of Denis Florence MacCarthy
Papers of 19th century Irish author Denis Florence MacCarthy, including draft poems and translations, notes about Irish history and from research MacCarthy appeared to be conducting, as well as a diary for the year 1877, financial accounts, and other miscellaneous items.
Papers of Doctor Robert C. Harder
The papers of Dr. Robert C. Harder reflect Harder's experience as a native Kansan who became a leader in both Kansas state government and the Topeka community.
Papers of Dorothy Hodge Johnson, Dowdal Davis, Jr, and John A. Hodge
Papers of Dr. Kathryn Rainbow-Earhart
Dr. Kathryn Rainbow-Earhart (1921-2011) was a long-time psychiatrist who lived and worked in Topeka, Kansas for much of her life. This collection includes academic and career-related papers.
Papers of Drew McLaughlin
The collection contains correspondence from Theodore Roosevelt, Kansas Senator Arthur Capper, William Allen White, Kansas Attorney General William Smith, and Herbert Hoover, as well as clippings and radio broadcasts concerning Mr. McLaughlin. Collection also contains a delegate medal owned by McLaughlin from the Republican National Convetion held in Kansas City in 1928.
Papers of E. Jennifer Monaghan
Papers of Edward Frederick Browne and John A Shannon
Among the 96 documents several personal letters and a biographical sketch tell about Edward Frederick Browne's family background in Ohio and his later career.
Papers of Eugene Chauvet
Trader's personal records of Eugene Chauvet (journal, historical essays, natural history, family papers, logbooks, vade-mecum, child's sketches, and other related materials). The principal part of these papers is his "Ephemerides": a semi-journal particularly devoted to natural history (especially agricultural botany), his family life, illnesses, politics, logbooks of his travels, and to the history and description of Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean.
Papers of First Baptist Church Kansas City, Kansas
The First Baptist Church records include bulletins, yearbooks, anniversary programs, information from the National Baptist Conventions, and various photos of church members and events.
Papers of Florence Edward MacCarthy
Florence MacCarthy's private memorandum book and loose items. Contains heroic poems, notes, letter drafts, and other materials. Florence Edward MacCarthy was the son of Irish poet and author Denis Florence MacCarthy (1817-1882).
Papers of Forrest E. Slaughter
The papers of Forrest Slaughter consist of personal and professional records pertaining to his career as an African American jazz musician, music therapist, and school district administrator. Included are minutes of the Topeka Committee for Better Minority Education, which he established.
Papers of Fred Mason
Miscellaneous papers, most likely associated with Fred Mason of Morrowville, Washington County, Kansas, who apparently worked as a blacksmith in that community in the late 19th century.
Papers of Garfield School, Iola, Kansas
Papers and photographs from Garfield School in Iola, Kansas.
Papers of George L. Anderson
Anderson was a professor in the Department of History from 1945-1968 at the University of Kansas. This collection contains research and biblography cards as well as the correspondance of L. Curtis Guise to historical societies and government agencies concerning Kansas surveys and roads of the 1800s. Also in this collection are geologic maps of Kansas and record books from several banks in Kansas, as well as a book of Atchinson newspapers from 1887.
Papers of George R. Gygi
The collection includes detailed genealogy records collected by George R. Gygi.
Papers of Getrude G. Stutz
This collection contains papers, book reviews, and family stories written by Gertrude G. Stutz.
Papers of Gregory Corso
This collection contains the drafts of poems and plays, prose, notebooks, and letters written by Gregory Corso from the 1950s to the 1970s. Includes correspondence written to Jack Kerouac and Gerard Malanga.
Papers of Harry Darby
Papers of Harry Harris
This collection consists of notes on books, ornithology, travel, libraries, collected and kept by Harry Harris, a lifelong ornithologist who spent much of his life either in MIssouri or California.
Papers of Hazel F. Anderson
The Papers of Hazel F. Anderson are those of an African American woman from Kansas City, Kansas. The majority of the papers concern various organizations, especially business related groups.