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"American progress" photograph
Includes a photograph of the "American progress" painting by John Gast in 1872. George Crofutt worked with Gast to create this painting to distribute as a print in his magazine, Crofutt's Western World. The painting is one of the most enduring artistic represtations of the phrase "Manifest Destiny," coined by John L. O'Sullivan in 1845.
American Vernacular Architecture course projects
This collection consists of projects for a University of Kansas course in architecture; the projects pertain to the residences, farmsteads, churches and public buildings in the Lawrence/Douglas County, Kansas area and include building plans, photos, and interviews with past inhabitants.
American War Mothers Northeast Chapter No. 31 scrapbook
This scrapbook of the American War Mothers Northeast Chapter No. 31 illustrates the activities and commendations of the organization from 1959-1961 with clippings, programs, photographs, certificates and correspondence. Yearbooks from 1948-1960 are also included.
Ames-Enloe photograph collection
The collection contains photographs of the interiors of millinery shops and dry goods stores, a newspaper advertisement for Mrs. M. P. Ames Millinery, and snapshots from the 1904 Saint Louis (Missouri) World's Fair. The photograph album contains snapshots of social life in El Reno, Oklahoma. The Ames and Enloe families were milliners in Kansas and Oklahoma from 1905-1920.
Amiri Baraka letter to Wesley Hartley
Typed letter signed to Wesley Hartley replying to his query as to the value of high school and college education to a writer. Together with original envelope and signed photocopied portrait.
Amos Adams Lawrence correspondence
This collection contains the correspondence of Amos Adams Lawrence, treasurer of the New England Emigrant Aid Company. The letters, to and from Lawrence, date from 1846-1878.
An account of the Church and remains of the Manor House of Stanton Harcourt in the County of Oxford
This historical account of the church and remains of the manor house of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire (Nuneham Courtenay), covering the period 1199 to circa 1800, was written by George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt (1736-1809) in 1808, although this year that was copied may have been 1818. It is dedicated to the antiquary, Richard Gough (1735-1809), and includes texts of epitaphs by William Congreve, Alexander Pope and John Gay, and of a letter from Gay.
An Analysis and Evaluation of Selected Public Speeches of John James Ingalls, by Ray Harold Sandefur
This Ph.D. thesis for the State University of Iowa by Ray Harold Sandefur is an "attempt to make a rhetorical analysis of Ingalls' speaking techniques in some fifteen senatorial speeches and two Kansas speeches." Sandefur's main concern was primarily with the materials and methods by means of which Ingalls on the platform was able to gain belief and move to action. Rhetorical, historical, and evaluative methodology was employed.
An Early Stone Church: the English Lutheran Church, Lawrence, Kansas
A history of the establishment and the architecture of the English Lutheran Church (later the Trinity Lutheran Church) of Lawrence, Kansas, written by Cathy Ambler, December 1990. Ambler's history of the church was produced as a student paper for a University of Kansas course in Architecture.
An industrial survey of Winfield, Kansas
An industrial survey of Winfield, Kansas; for the City of Winfield, Kansas / by John D. Bender. -- Manhattan, Kansas, 1948.
"An Introduction to Harmony" by William Shield
An order by Thomas Loftus committing Margrett Grey to jail
Order commiting Margrett Grey to jail. Mittimus? Recipient: The keeper of the house of correction at Navan?
An Overview of the St. Mary's College Complex and Its Development
A 69-page overview of the architectural development of the St. Mary's College complex at St. Marys, Kansas, written by University of Kansas graduate student Barbara Anderson for a fall 1989 class in American Architectural History. This photocopy of Anderson's typescript contains her reproductions of campus maps, building photographs, and building floor plans.
"Ancestors and Descendants of Frances Christina McCreath Taylor"
Typescript of "Ancestors and Descendants of Frances Christina McCreath Taylor," written in Lawrence, Kansas in 1965 by author, Frances Christina McCreath Taylor. Description of the genealogy of Taylor from 1811 to 1965.
Ancient Order of United Workmen (White Cloud Lodge No. 540) minutes
Meeting minutes and other records in one volume for the White Cloud, Kansas Lodge No. 540 of the Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW). The AOUW is a national fraternal organization that has been in existence since the late 19th century.
Andrew J. Haynes papers
Andrew J. Haynes was a law student and later lawyer in Missouri during the Reconstruction era following the United States Civil War. This collection includes a manuscript journal and two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings that relate to the political climate of the Reconstruction era, as well as to Haynes's personal interests in politics and history.
Ann Burlein Papers
Ann Schofield papers
The Ann Schofield collection consists of books and research material focusing on U.S. working class women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Anna G. (Smith) Irvin's memories of early days in Kansas
Reminiscences of early days near Blue Mound. Recounts family's departure from England and trip West. Describes pioneer life in Douglas County, raids during the civil War, and Indians in the area. A 4-page "Excerpt" and map is included with the account.
Anna Jane Michener papers
This collection contains papers from community groups, organizations, and events that Anna Jane Michener was involved with in the Wichita, Kansas area. Includes family life class curricula, papers on race relations, and pamphlets pertaining to Family Life Education. Additionally, correspondence between Anna Jane and family, friends, and colleagues can be found throughout the collection.
Anna Lawson Tonkinson papers
Correspondence, records, photographs and miscellaneous papers of Anna Lawson Tonkinson spanning the years from 1913-1962.
Annabelle Haupt papers
Annabelle Haupt was the sister of Carl Bell, Jr., the mayor of Wichita, Kansas, from 1962-1963. Annabelle graduated from Southwestern College (Winfield, Kansas) in 1930. She was active in many community and civic organizations, including church-affliated organizations promoting interfaith ministries. This collection includes personal letters adressed to her, as well as her husband, James, and their daughter, Elsa, as well as papers pertaining to Annabelle's service organizations.
Annals of Harriet S. Wright
2 copies of the photocopied typescript "Annals of Harriet S. Wright" written by Harriet S. Wright.
Anne E. Bingham reminiscences
Reminiscences of life on a farm near Junction City following migration west in 1869. Sixteen years on a Kansas farm, 1870-1886.
Anne H.T. Moore papers
This colleciton includes files regarding various organizations in which Anne Moore was active, notably the Lawrence Civic Choir tour of Poland, Kansas Organic Producers, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 1970s-80s.
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- Pennell, Joseph Judd, 1866-1922 6
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- Miller, Timothy, 1944- 5
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- Robinson, Sara T. L. (Sara Tappan Lawrence), 1827-1911 5
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- Bailey, E. H. S. (Edgar Henry Summerfield), 1848-1933 4
- Beal, George Malcolm, 1897- 4
- Benjamin, David, 1963- 4
- Boyd, Beverly, 1925- 4
- Calvary Baptist Church (Wichita, Kan.) 4
- Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951 4
- Carney, Thomas, 1824-1888 4
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- Domer, Dennis, 1944- 4
- Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970 4
- Douglas County Historical Society (Douglas County, Kan.) 4
- Duchesne, Philippine, Saint, 1769-1852. 4
- Ellis, Ralph Nicholson, 1908-1945 4
- Friends in Council (Lawrence, Kan.) 4
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- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 4
- Guttridge, G. H. (George Herbert), 1898- 4
- Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art 4
- Hoad, William C. (William Christian), 1874- 4
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 4
- Horowitz, Frances Degen 4
- Irvin, S. M. (Samuel Mcleary), 1812- 4
- Kansas Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers 4
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- Kansas. Legislature. House of Representatives 4
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- Layton, Elizabeth, 1909-1993 4 ∧ less
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