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Whayne family papers
The Whayne Family Papers are those of long time Missouri residents Thaddeus A. (Jr.) and Alyce Whayne and their family, especially documenting Thaddeus A. Whayne Jr.'s service during World War II and his family life afterward.
White Cloud Grain Company records
Financial records, meeting minutes, and stock certificates from the White Cloud Grain Company of White Cloud, Kansas.
White Cloud Rolling Mill financial records
Five ledgers from the White Cloud Rolling Mill Company in White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas. The mill may have been owned at various points in time by the Nuzum family, the Kelley family, and J. K. Carolus.
White Swan Laundry photographs
This collection contains two photographs of the White Swan Laundry in Lyons, Kansas, an interior and an exterior shot. One includes workers standing in front of the White Swan Laundry building and the other includes workers inside the laundry.
Whittier Club records
This collection includes meeting minutes, financial information, membership information, photographs, and other documentation regarding the Whittier Club of Leavenworth, Kansas, a women's club dedicated to providing educational opportunities to its membership.
Whomper, Inc. records
Whomper, Inc. was a non-profit recycling center which operated in Lawrence, Kansas during the 1970s; the organization was dissolved in December of 1976. This collection contains financial records, meeting minutes, by-laws, newspaper clippings and advertizing materials.
Wichita Phyllis Wheatley Childrens Home news item
Photocopy of news item about a New Year's celebration given by members of the Board of the Phyllis Wheatley Childrens Hone in honor of their founder and president, Mrs. F.O. (Elsie M.) Miller. Includes a brief sketch of Mrs. Miller and a brief history of the home, which was founded in 1920 for African American children of the Wichita, Kansas area.
Wilbur D. Hess collection
Wilburn family collection
The Wilburn family collection includes Vicki Wilburn's school yearbooks and papers, work materials, art, and correspondence; as well as some papers from her parents, George and Birdie Mae Wilburn, some famly history papers, and a 1924 photograph of African American Masons in Topeka, Kansas.
Wilder Brothers bill
This collection consists of a single bill from June 18, 1880 addressed to L.L. Jester from Wilder Brothers, a clothing manufacturer in Lawrence, Kansas.
Willard G. Ransom photographs collection
Most of the collection is glass negatives, though some prints have been made from some of the negatives. The collection consists of images of locations in Kansas, New Mexico, Mexico, and Central and South America and were taken by the donor's grandfather, an engineer who worked with the Westinghouse power machinery manufacturing company.
Willard Johnson family papers
Native Kansan Willard Johnson, Sr, was born near Leavenworth, Kansas and became a leading bacteriologist. His son, Willard Johnson, Jr., became a professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The collection includes records and manuscripts of several Johnson family members.
William A. Griffith and Stevens family papers
William A. Griffith joined the KU faculty in 1899 and served as head of the Art Department for 21 years. He then moved his family to Laguna Beach and continued painting there. The William A. Griffith Collection includes correspondence, research materials and related information on Griffith's tenure at KU, as well as his Laguna Beach endeavors. The collection also includes correspondence, family papers, and records of the William C. Stevens, Flint, and Pugh-Tanner-Dart families.
William A. Quiring notes
William A. Quiring graduated from the University of Kansas in Engineering in 1905. He lived in Newton, Kansas and worked for Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. This collection includes notes written on spare envelopes, describing his "charge-thought separator," written in October and November of 1919.
William A. Smith papers
William Allen White collection
The William Allen White Collection contains correspondence and writings by and about native Kansan William Allen White, whose grass roots social and political editorials as editor of the Emporia Gazette earned him a Pulitzer Prize and international fame. Included in the collection, acquired by the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information at the University of Kansas, are many photographs of White and his associates.
William Allen White letters to Adam Brand
This collection includes letters written by William Allen White to Adam Brand from 1926-1934. White was a journalist from Emporia, KS and became a leader of the Progressive movement in Kansas in 1912. White befriended Theodore Roosevelt and helped him create the Progressive (Bull-Moose) Party. White's political interests led him to write a biography of Woodrow Wilson in 1924. Brand contacted White for help with creating a play about Wilson's life.
William and Donna Mitchell family papers
This collection contains correspondence between William and Donna Mitchell, and various individuals and families seeking help with immigration to the United States from China. Also included are newspapers from Hong Kong, and various photographs of individuals and families, as well as some photographs from activities conducted by the Kansas Republican party.
William and Lula White family papers
William B. Young journal
Homemade journal of Franklin County, Kansas resident William B. Young. Young and his brother "Ed" held a sheep ranch to the south of Minneoloa. The journal details business expenses from April to June 1864, along with weather conditions and daily happenings of the ranch. Young travels to trade in nearby towns Lawrence, Leavenworth, Prairie City, and Peoria, noting the exchanges in his journal.
William Benton collection of Ronald Johnson correspondence and poetry
This collection consists mostly of letters from concrete poet Ronald Johnson to friend and fellow writer William Benton. Also included are several parts to Johnson's life work, an epic poem called "Ark." Many of the letters contain personal correspondence between Johnson and Benton regarding each other's writings and Johnson's struggles as an artist.
William Boerum Wetmore correspondence
This collection includes correspondence from William "Willie" Boerum Wetmore (1849-1919) to Sarah T. Wetmore, his mother, from 1890 to 1895. Wetmore writes about his new life at the Denver Athletic Club; travels and business ventures in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and surrounding areas; recreational activities; and divorce proceedings and the legal troubles of the Wetmore family.
William C. Hoad correspondence
This collection consists of correspondence between William C. Hoad and others. The first letter, dated 1942, is addressed to Mrs. W. C. Stevens, and explains in detail how Hoad made the "Map of the vicinity of Lawrence" published by the University of Kansas Country Club. The second letter, 1956, addressed to Fred Ellsworth, explains the red pencil markings and presents the item to Ellsworth. The final letter is Ellsworth's letter of acknowledgement, with commentary on KU salaries in 1912.
William C. Hoad writings
This collection consists of various writings composed by William C. Hoad, many regarding historical topics about Kansas or the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. Some of the writings were published, some were given as talks at social clubs or elsewhere.
William C. Hook letter
Letter addressed to "Managing Editor, Chicago Daily News, Chicago, Illinois" which rRefers to a photograph taken by H. S. Stevenson, Leavenworth, Kansas. William C. Hook was a Circuit Judge for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit.