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F. D. Drake certificate of honorable discharge, First Regiment Cavalry, Kansas Volunteers
This honorable discharge certificate was issued to Private F. D. Drake for service from January 24 to February 18, 1856 in the First Regiment Cavalry of Kansas Volunteers, organized to defend the people of Kansas Territory "against lawless agressions." The certificate, dated February 18, 1856 at Lawrence City, Kansas, is signed by free-state loyalists and commanders G. [Gaius] Jenkins, C. [Charles] Robinson, Robert Klotz, and James [Leyate?].
Family history index of the Betty Washington chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Film by Paul Hausman
Film of one of the churches located at 9th and Vermont Streets in Lawrence, Kansas. Includes shots of churchgoers leaving church and views of Vermont Street, near Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence.
First United Methodist Church records
These records of the First United Methodist Church of Lawrence, Kansas, which date from 1877 to 1971, also include records generated under the church's earlier name, the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Lawrence. Included are records of church finances, members, marriages, funerals, baptisms, conferences, activities of the church's Loyal Ladies Class, its Epworth League of junior members, and special events in the church's history.
Freeman Collection of Hesper, Kansas history records
This collection contains various histories of the community of Hesper in Douglas County, Kansas. Included are histories of the Hesper Academy and the Hesper Friends Church, as well as biographies of Davis family members who were early Hesper settlers and witnesses to William Quantrill's August 1863 raid on the nearby town of Lawrence.
Friends in Council records
Friends in Council of Lawrence, Kansas, was founded in 1871 as a women's organization dedicated to cultural enrichment of its members. The collection includes records of members, constitution with amendments, minutes, and clippings.
G. Graves newspaper clippings
Newspaper clippings dating from 1950 to 1980, covering local history in and around Lawrence, Kansas. The collection also includes several funeral memorials, a booklet about volunteering opportunities in Lawrence, Kansas in 1966, and a program for a religious service honoring Reverend W.S. Simms for 50 years of Christian service. Other local topics found in the collection include Haskell Institute and education in Lawrence more generally, as well as the Lawrence Jewish Community Center.
G. W. Paddock diary transcript
George E. Young letter
This letter from George Edwin Young, a survivor of William Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas, August 21, 1863, was written to his father two days following the massacre. A typed and annotated transcription of the letter is included.
George W. Collamore papers
Correspondence, documents relating to Lawrence property and Pike's Peak gold mines, steamship freight bills, papers, etc.
Getting ready for the fair; a history of Bismark Grove and fair
The history of Bismark Grove and Fair was written by Alyssa Saul and won first place in the 1982 Kansas History Contest sponsored by the Douglas County Historical Society.
Glenn Kappelman's collection on community development projects
Records related to Glenn Kappelman's position as a court-appointed appraiser to review community development projects in Douglas County and Lawrence, Kansas.
"Grandmother's Letters," by Louisa B. Simpson
Photocopy of typescript of stories about a young woman growing up in territorial and Civil War-era Kansas.
Gurdon Grovenor's experience during Quantrill's Raid (Lawrence, Kan.) in 1863
Hannah O. Leibengood papers
These papers of lifelong Lawrence, Kansas resident Hannah O. Leibengood (1904-1993) include letters from her family and friends, as well as photographs and memorabilia. Also included are several journals of her grandfather, dentist Henry W. Howe (1842-1909), and many business records of her father, Loyd R. Howe (1869-1962), who operated a wallpapering, painting, and sign-making business in Lawrence for more than forty years.
Helen N. Eacker letter Lawrence, Kan.
Letter is written on letterhead of "Progressive Headquarters, State Committee, Topeka, Kan." and lists Eacker as secretary, with her Lawrence address. Mentions illness and shopping in Topeka.
Hilda Enoch papers
The Hilda Enoch papers are those of long-time Lawrence, Kansas resident who was a member and officer of the Kaw Valley Chapter of the Older Women's League (or O.W.L.) and an active community participant.
Hiram C. Clark papers
A diary, account book, and typed transcription of the diary kept by Hiram Clark, an early physician in Lawrence, Kansas.
Historic Places in the vicinity of Lawrence, a talk given for Kansas Day program, at Round Table Women's Club, and to Kanwaka Women's Literary Society
Places mentioned in the talk include Hickory Point, Black Jack, Franklin, Fort Saunders, Fort Titus and Lecompton, Kansas.
Historical Geography of Lawrence Area Tour records
These records were created for the 1998 convention of the Association of American Geographers Rocky Mountain Division, which met in Lawrence, Kansas that year. This collection contains visitors’ guides; pamphlets; tour agendas; factbooks; and maps, providing conference attendees with a detailed geographical history of the Lawrence, Kansas area.
Histories and notes of Douglas County and Lawrence, Kansas
Materials related to histories Winnie D. Lowrance wrote about Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas, as well as more specifically about Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence. Includes reference materials collected by Lowrance as well as notes.
History of First Church of Christ, Scientist (Lawrence, Kan.)
Typewritten history of the church from its founding in 1895.
History of Friends in Council
A history of the Friends in Council group, read at the sixtieth anniversary (1931) at Mrs. Hill's, April 19, 1932. This women's club was founded in 1871 in Lawrence, Kansas.
Identity formation in the East Lawrence neighborhood
This photocopied 63-page research paper was written by University of Kansas graduate student Cathy Ambler for a 1991 fall semester course in American Studies. Ambler's paper explores the economic and cultural history of the East Lawrence neighborhood of Lawrence, Kansas as related to the neighborhood's development and identity. Included are fifty-three illustrations of East Lawrence streets and buildings.
Impressions of ethnicity: the German community in Lawrence, Kansas, 1869-1917
A photocopied 21-page typescript of a class paper by University of Kansas graduate student James B. O'Barr, describing the German community of Lawrence, Kansas during the years 1869-1917.