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Franklyn D. Ott and Aleta Jo Petrik-Ott papers
This collection contains scientific and scholarly material regarding algae and ferns, written or gathered by Franklyn D. Ott and Aleta Jo Petrik-Ott.
German State Documents
Henry D. and Mariana Lohrenz Remple papers
This collection comprises the papers of Henry D. Remple, a clinical psychologist born in the Molotschna Mennonite colony in Ukraine, and Mariana Lohrenz Remple, a teacher and prominent Girl Scout leader. The couple were both descendents of German Mennonites and were based in Lawrence, Kansas for the majority of their adult lives. The collection also includes a small amount of material relating to their children, Lucy Jean (Remple) McAllister and Robert "Robie" Keith Remple.
Hollis Hedberg papers
Hollis Dow Hedberg was a world famous geologist who would become Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. The majority of this collection relates to his work for the Gulf Oil Corporation in various capacities in Venezuela and later in their corporate offices.
Hugo Rothstein Letter
Hugo Rothstein (1810-1865), a major in the Prussian army and director of Berlin's Royal Central Gymnasium (Konigliche Turnlehrer Bildungsaustalt), sends new year's greetings to an unidentified "Doktor".
Hungate family papers
This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and other miscellaneous materials from the Hungate family, particularly Dr. Carroll Paul Hungate and his immediate family during the end of World War II when he was stationed in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. There is also a small amount of material, including a scrapbook, from Ida (Devaney) Patterson, Hungate's mother-in-law, and her family.
International City/County Management Association (ICMA) records
Isely family papers
Correspondence and family records from the Christian H. Isely family, Swiss immigrants who settled in Brown County, Kansas soon after the area opened for settlement.
James N. Mason papers
James N. Mason has been a notable member of the National Socialist and White Supremacist movements in the United States. This collection contains his personal papers generated from four decades of political activism.
Joseph Rahskopf collection
This collection includes Joseph Rahskopf's day book and preacher's license, reflecting his career as an evangelical preacher. The collection also includes a letter presumably from a family member, George Rahskopf, who was serving in a Wisconsin regiment during the U.S. Civil War.
Julius Gottlieb Papers
Karl Allen collection
This collection contains materials gathered by Karl Allen, an American neo-Nazi who founded the White Party and operated a bookstore on the Party's behalf in the 1960s in Washington, D.C. Includes some bookstore records as well as news clippings, ephemeral publications, correspondence, and other materials related to Allen's socio-political interests.
Kurt Thurmaier poster collection
This collection contains various Cold War-era peace posters and artworks from various sources, countries, and organizations. Includes posters from religious organizations, such as Quaker and Mennonite groups, as well as organizations formed specifically for peace and against nuclear armament, and university and municipal groups.
Le maniere dont on doit se comporter dans les principales actions de la guerre
Manual for an officer of the Imperial army, written by François Paul Martin, baron de Theillieres, who rose to the rank of colonel and commanded the troops of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Volume concerns the Holy Roman Empire and Tuscany, Italy.
Leo Gallagher papers
Leo Gallagher was a defense attorney in California during the 1930s-1950s. Gallagher defended many who were considered radicals, specifically those involved with communism and labor issues. This collection contains essays, correspondence, newspapers, publications, photographs, court documents, etc.
Letter from Erich Maria Remarque
Typed letter from German author Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) to Ludwig Isenberg in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Remarque writes about Universal's filming of his second book, mentioning Carl Laemmle, and states that he hopes to come to the United States in future and see Isenberg.
Manuscript fragments removed from book bindings
Manuscripts relating to Guatemala and Central America
Miscellaneous unbound manuscripts removed from the William J. Griffith collection of printed Guatemalan source material. Contains some records of the University of San Carlos and the Protomedicato; the Guatemalan government; letters by Rafael Carrera; and some papers relating to the Rojas family. Although most of the manuscripts are Guatemalan in origin, some are Costa Rican or Honduran, and there is one document each from Peru, Cuba, San Salvador, Nicaragua, and Spain.
Midwest Distributors records
Nüzliches Allerlei zur Haushaltung, written for Antoinette Weikart by her father
Book: household and cookery recipes, including some ciphers.
Papers and photographs of Lucy Jones Townley
Papers of Bishop John A. Gregg
The papers of Bishop John A. Gregg are those of an African American and native Kansan who became a leader in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and in higher education. The papers also document his missionary activities in South Africa and during World War II.
Papers of Herk Harvey
Herk Harvey was an actor, vice president, director, and producer for Centron Films in Lawrence, Kansas. This collection contains film treatments, notes, correspondence, catalogs, slides, contracts, a mayoral proclamation, news articles, photographs, scripts, and an Academy Award Nomination plaque.
Papers of Theodore Sturgeon
Personal papers of Albert M. Sturtevant
Sturtevant taught German at the University of Kansas from 1908-1957. This collection consists of German newspapers, publications, correspondence, and notebooks.