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Truesdell House hotel register
Contains a record of the name, residence, and date of each visitor's stay in the Truesdell House hotel run by L.W. Truesdell.
Turon, Kansas Photographs
This collection consists of photographs of daily life in Turon, Kansas, 1908-1915.
Twentieth Century Club records
The Twentieth Century Club was formed in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1895. A women's club, the stated purpose was "the mental advancement of its members." Community projects became one of the group's primary interests. In recent years, the club has supported the Red Cross, Watkins Community Museum of History, the Lawrence Chamber Players and Audio Reader. This collection contains Club histories, as well as meeting minutes, annual Club programs, and correspondence.
Two Cities correspondence, manuscripts, and proofs
Two literary manuscripts by Mademoiselle de Lubert
Marie-Madeleine de Lubert (1702-1785), whose published books identify her more formally as Mlle (Mademoiselle) de Lubert, was the author of about a dozen contes de fées (fairy stories). The two texts in the volume in this collection, "Les événements comiques conte" and "Chélidonide histoire grecque," are unpublished literary manuscripts attributed to Mlle de Lubert.
T.Y. Baird Papers
The T. Y. Baird papers are those of an owner of the Kansas City Monarchs Negro League baseball team. He also worked as a scout for Kansas City Athletics and owned and operated a bowling alley.
Tyburn Gallows list of executions
(Incomplete?) list of executions conducted at the Tyburn gallows in England for the years 1731 and 1732. The list consists of three pages and a fragment; the list provides names, dates of execution, and sometimes the offense committed. The list notes that an experiment was made on a criminal in 1731: "pierce Tympanum and test hearing." The list may have been made for "Dr. Cotton"(?).
Typescript, A Soldier-Scientist in the American Southwest
A Soldier-scientist in the American Southwest: Typescript manuscript of Brodhead's book about Elliott Coues' scientific expedition through the Southwest in 1864-65. Much of the book is quotations from Coues' writings. Annotated with corrections and additions. Published as: A Soldier-scientist in the American Southwest. [Tuscon]: Arizona Historical Society, [1973].
Typescript, Bill Burns court case
In the County Court of Washita County, Oklahoma, the State of Oklahoma, plaintiff, vs. Bill Burns, defendant. 1926. Transcript of court case against Burns for transporting intoxicating liquors unlawfully.
Typescript of Destiny's Road by Larry Niven
This collection consists of a photocopy typescript of science fiction writer Larry Niven's novel, Destiny's Road. Typescript is dated Sep 24, 1996 and is approximately 599 numbered pages, which have been divided out into folders. The title page notes that it is care of Eleanor Wood, Spectrum Literary Agency, 111 Eighth Ave, #1501, New York, NY 10011.
Typescript of Neosho
Typescript manuscript of Davidson's book, inscription page, and cover of dust jacket.
Typescript of "Our Campbell Legacy," by Kathleen Boston Fox, together with family letters and personal accounts of Luther R. Johnson
The papers of Kathleen Boston Fox contain her 272-page typescript titled "Our Campbell Legacy" (a history of her Campbell and Johnson family ancestors), as well as letters and personal accounts of her great great uncle, Luther R. Johnson, which describe Campbell and Johnson family history in Missouri and in the early settlement of Ellsworth County, Kansas.
Typescript, Political history of David Overmyer
Shannon Rafter Brown, great-grandson of David Overmyer, wrote this paper based primarily on the private collection of materials owned by his grandmother. Overmyer's political career in the Kansas Legislature spanned the years 1885 through 1907, and included three appointments as the Kansas Representative to the Democratic National Conventions of 1896, 1900, and 1904.
Typescript, "Quantrill's raid and its effects"
Quantrill's raid and its effects. Address written for and delivered before judges and a committee of the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas for the Quantrill's Raid Contest, January 28, 1932. [Lawrence?] 1933.
Typescript, "Rural cemeteries and Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas"
This volume, which is divided into 3 parts, provides information concerning the development and popularity of the rural cemetery movement (or "garden cemetery movement"); the history of Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas; and the relationship between Oak Hill and the rural cemetery movement.
Typescript, "The Poetry of Langston Hughes"
Typescript of "The poetry of Langston Hughes," written by Sondra Updike Alden, from 1957.
Typescript, "The Settlement of Wyandott"
This article relates the settlement of the Wyandott Indians near Quindaro (now Kansas City, Kansas), 1843, and incidents of early white settlers in the area from 1843 to 1856. It was written by Lucy B. Armstrong, and compiled and edited by Edward Bumgardner in 1947.
Typescript, with author’s corrections, of “Sailors on the Moving Land”
The poem "Sailors on the Moving Land," typescript with manuscript corrections by author.
Typescript, "Zoning in Kansas"
Zoning in Kansas. University of Kansas, Lawrence [192-]. Includes material on general conception of zoning, legal basis of joining and zoning procedure in Kansas. Includes bibliography of works from 1918-1928.
Udall Tornado Newspaper Clippings
On the night of May 25, 1955, the farming community of Udall Kansas was hit by a tornado that started in northeast Texas and made its way through Oklahoma to southern Kansas, completely flattening the town and killing 77 residents, injuring many more. This collection consists of news clippings of the immediate aftermath, rebuilding efforts, and public forums concerning Udall in the tornado's wake.
Un Voyage aérien; dans cinquante ans.
This collection comprises a single manuscript volume containing a novel entitled "Un Voyage aérien; dans cinquante ans," written by Eugène Farcot, a French scientist and engineer known especially as a clockmaker but with a strong interest in aeronautics. The novel describes a fantastic voyage, set fifty years in the future in 1914, to Africa in a large, steam-powered dirigible airship. The novel has 13 chapters; each chapter is foliated separately.
Unidentified couple carte de visite
Carte de visit of a young man and woman standing by a fence in what appears to be a photographer's studio. The studio name provided on the card is "Tyson" from Wamego, Kansas.
Unidentified general store account book.
Account book appears to be for a general store, although some unrelated items (and sections) are included. Sections on Leavenworth County and Easton, Kansas, are included.
Unidentified papers, possibly attributed to E. H. Sears.
These papers may have been written by E. H. Sears, according to accession notes, but his death date appears to conflict with the manuscript dates. The papers were among some newspapers initialled E. H. Sears given by James C. Malin.
Unification Church collection
This collection contains brochures, advertisements, church memorabilia, audio and video cassettes, and instructional materials which are used and published by the church and its affiliates. The collection also includes articles concerning criticisms of the church, as well as the church's response to those criticisms.