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Black student movement at Lawrence High School
Photocopy of an honors history thesis, Black student movement at Lawrence High School (Lawrence, Kansas), written by Martin J. Modrcin at the University of Kansas in 1980.
Black Values and Public Policy Project records
The Black Values and Public Policy Project records are those of a Kansas Committee for the Humanities funded University of Kansas project.
#BlackatKU Twitter archive
Blair Family papers
The Blair family collection contains the papers of Amanda Meeker Blair and her daughter, Kate Blair Evans.
Blood-Hasselman family papers
Ida (Blood) Hasselman was the daughter of Colonel James Blood (1819-1891), a prominent early settler of Lawrence, Kansas. This collection contains photographs and manuscripts regarding the Blood family.
Blueprints received by James H. Stewart
This collection includes a blueprint of a cabin fireplace with detailed instructions on how to construct the fireplace and flue to efficiently direct smoke away. These items were included in an envelope directed to James H. Stewart, one of the founding members of the Wichita Bibliophiles, a small group of book collectors formed in 1932 in Wichita, Kansas. No other correspondence was found with the instructions to indicate from whom the blueprints were received.
Bolton Company letters
Letters from an English merchant and his company, William Bolton and Company (sometimes also Bolton, Darell and Morgan or Bolton, Morgan, & Co.) to his London associates (the merchants Robert, William, or Gyles Heysham). Regards imports and exports between Great Britain; Madeira, an island off the coast of Africa; and Portugal.
Book of Record of Board of Trustees of Friends' Church, at Lawrence, Kansas
Record book of Oread Society of Friends in Lawrence, Kansas from 1907-1915. Includes a letter of confirmation about a contract to buy the Friends's property.
Books of judgments in Pennsylvania and New York
Books of judgements in Pennsylvania and New York, 1852-1869, with C. C. Murray as the plaintiff.
Boston Daniels photographs
Boston Daniels served as Chief of Police of Kansas City, Kansas during the 1970s. This collection of photographs documents his experiences in that capacity.
Bourbon family postcards
The Bourbon family collection consists of five “real photo” postcards sent between relatives in Kansas City, Mo. and Beloit, Kan. in 1906 and 1907. In addition to family news, the postcards mention photography and developing images on the postcard stock, a large prairie fire in western Kansas, a local explosion in Kansas City, and a photo of Swope Park in Kansas City.
Bourquin family collection
This is a collection of identified photographic material from Horton, Kansas. Also included are copies of business correspondence of a family business in Horton and a scrapbook of Veterans of Foreign Wars Drum and Bugle Corps.
Bowers and Bryant Families papers
The Bowers and Bryant Families Papers are those of long time Kansas residents, especially in Lawrence, Kansas and especially focusing on the first half of the twentieth century.
Bowersock Mills & Power Company records
This collection consists of financial records, correspondence, journals, customer information, and other records from the Bowersock Mills & Power Company of Lawrence, Kansas, mostly dating from the mid-20th century.
Bowersock Opera House programs and bank book
This collection contains many theatre programs from live 19th century performances in downtown Lawrence, Kansas, and also a related 1905-1911 bank book. Sixty-five programs dated 1915 to 1925 are from Lawrence's Bowersock Opera House, which later became Bowersock Theatere. An 1890 program is from its predecessor, Liberty Hall.
Bowser-Johnson Funeral Home records
The Bowser-Johnson Funeral Home records include funeral service records from an established Topeka, Kansas business.
Boy Scouts, Eagle Court of Honor Program
Boy Scouts. Eagle Court of Honor, Troop 55, Lawrence, Kansas.
Boys' Hotel and summer camp, Kansas City, Missouri photograph collection
Photographs of facilities, residents and activities of the Boys' Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri and the Boys' Hotel summer camp on the Big Blue River.
Bradley-Fifield farm photograph album
Views and activites on Iowa farm, possibly near Kanawha or Dubuque. Album created by Charles R. Pollock in 1905.
Brenna Buchanan's research on La Yarda
La Yarda was a neighborhood of housing owned by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and used to house its workers, primarily those that immigrated from Mexico. This collection contains research about La Yarda and the role it played in the establishment of the Mexican-American community in Lawrence, Kansas, conducted by Brenna Buchanan for a project when a University of Kansas architecture student.
Brent Campney research on racist violence against African Americans
Brian Wilson Aldiss papers
Brain Wilson Aldiss is a British author best known for his science fiction novels and criticism. This collection includes letters, drafts, and other papers representing all stages of preparation for his Helliconia trilogy. The collection is organized to show how the Helliconia project evolved, from early planning and research to publication and reception.
Brief for McDonald v. McGuire
This legal brief is a brief for the appellant in 1849 McDonald v. McGuire suit over slave ownership.
Brief history of businesses in Lawrence, Kansas operating in 1883
The leading industries of Lawrence, Kansas. A review of the manufacturing, commercial, real estate, and other important interests, together with a historical sketch. A valuable guide to the industries of the historic city of Kansas. Lawrence, Commercial and Manufacturing Publishing Co., 1883.
Brigham family papers
The papers of the Brigham Family includes a short history of Sarah Brigham's life, an 1865 letter from Illinois Governor Richard Ogleshy to Col. J. M. Shuts, and a US service discharge document for Jackson M. Sheels. It also includes newspaper clippings.
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