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William Thomas Arnold letter
William Thomas Arnold (1852-1904), born in Hobart, Tasmania, was a journalist and author. After graduating from Oxford University in 1876, Arnold began a 20-year career with the Manchester Guardian. This letter, written to an unidentified recipient, concerns the publication of a book by Lujo Brenato and Arnold's recommendation that his wife translate it from German to English.
William Tuttle's research and teaching in African American history and the history of racial violence in 20th century America
The Bill Tuttle papers are the works, notes, and self-collected documents of a long-time American studies and African / African-American studies professor at the University of Kansas. The collection includes research notes, writings, teaching files, and subject files regarding the 1919 Chicago race riots; the 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma race riots; 20th century racial violence; and more general topics of African American history in the United States.
William Whites Graves papers
The papers of St. Paul, Kansas newspaper editor and historian William Whites Graves contain research files from which he authored books concerning the history of the Catholic Church in early Kansas, including the history of Osage Mission (which later became the community of St. Paul), the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, and the Greenbush Parish of Crawford County, Kansas. Included are Graves' correspondence files, which include family correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs.
William Wordsworth collection
This collection consists of two letters written by English Romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850).
Willoughby L. Rowson’s personal financial ledgers
This collection contains 10 handwritten ledgers kept by Willoughby Rowson recording his personal finances. The volumes include detailed inventories of personal items and use various bookkeeping methods. The ledgers date from 1917-1970, excluding 1945-1963.
Wilson-Gigax Family Photograph Collection
This collection contains portraits of Wilson and Gigax family members, photographs of various businesses in Abilene, and the Tremont Hotel in Coffeyville, Kansas. There is also a photo album which contains photographs of scenes in Dickinson and Geary counties around 1917-1920, which includes scenes at Camp Funston during World War I.
Wilson Thurston papers
Wilson Thurston (1918-2003) was a resident of Coffeyville, Kansas. An active member of the community, his experience included service on the USD 455 Board of Education. This collection of his papers is comprised primarily of materials relating to his family and the Coffeyville community.
Winfield Lodge No. 101 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows record book
This collection consists of a single meeting record book for the Winfield, Kansas Lodge Number 101 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), a fraternal organization created to provide personal and social development to its members. The Winfield IOOF Hall was located at the intersection of 9th and Main Streets.
Wint Smith papers
Kansas native Wint Smith, a lawyer by profession, served in the military and the United States Congress. This collection includes correspondence, records related to Smith's military and Congressional career, speeches, photographs, diaries, maps, and other related materials.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union records
These records of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Kansas consist primarily of forms, printed leaflets, and instructions to members for conducting fund drives.
Women for Racial and Economic Equality (WREE) records
Women's clubs' scrapbooks, Logan, Kansas
These three scrapbooks consist of programs, clippings, and other memorabilia regarding two Logan, Kansas women's clubs. Records of the Woman's Club of Logan, contained in two scrapbooks, date from 1902 to 1971. A scrapbook for the Business and Professional Women's Club of Logan contains records which date from 1960 to 1972.
Woodcock family papers
The Woodcock family papers collection consists mainly of letters from and to Reverend Harry Edwin Woodcock, his relatives and his friends, as well as genealogical information. Woodcock founded a church on the Delaware reservation at Tonganoxie, Kansas, and served as pastor for over a decade. In 1881, he moved to Lawrence, Kansas where he joined Plymouth Church. He settled in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1886.
Woodcuts of literary authors made by Antonio Frasconi
The Antonio Frasconi collection consists of three woodcut prints of literary authors, Poe, Whitman and Crane, made by Frasconi between 1959 and 1965.
Woods Family papers
The Woods Family papers are of a family whose members resided in Leavenworth and Tonganoxie, Kansas from the late 1800s to the late 1900s. The Papers document the family line of Benjamin Franklin and Sally (James) Woods.
Woody plants of the North Central Plains
This collection contains the typescript of text and drawings for Homer A. Stephens' Woody Plants of the North Central Plains, published by the University of Kansas Press.
Wooster family photograph album
World War I letters from David Lupher, U.S. Army, 137th Infantry
A collection of nineteen letters written from World War I soldier David Lupher (U.S. Army, 137th Infantry Regiment) to his family members. Lupher, a resident of Lawrence (Douglas County), Kansas, writes chiefly to his sister Dora, describing his training at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma, and his later combat duty in France.
World War I letters of Pfc. Walter F. Bopp
World War I photographs, Gettysburg, Pa. and elsewhere in the United States
The photographs in this collection include group portraits and bird's eye views of soldiers and military camps around the United States during World War I. Three of the photographs were taken at Gettsburg, Pennyslvania. All of the photographs have been flattened and wrapped around a structural tube for support due to their length.
World War I poster
World War I promotional poster to encourage African Americans to support the United States' war effort after it entered the worldwide conflict.
World War I unit portraits
The collection consists of two black and white photographs. Both are unidentified unit group portraits of men in World War I-era uniforms.
World War II letters of U. S. Army soldier William W. Billings
Personal correspondence of William W. Billings, a native of Arkansas City (Cowley County), Kansas while serving in the United States Army during World War II. The collection's 242 cards and letters date from 1943 to 1946, while Billings was posted on the mainland and later in Hawaii, and consist chiefly of letters written from Billings to his Arkansas City family members.
WPA historic records survey, Douglas County records
A collection of survey forms completed in fulfillment of the Survey of State and Local Historic Records, Kansas Historical Records Survey administered by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The survey focused on finding and providing brief descriptions of historically significant records from each county within Kansas. All materials in this collection are pertinent to Douglas County only and are photocopies of originals held at the Kansas State Historical Society.
WPA in Kansas Photographs
This collection contains photographs of the work performed by the Works Progress Administration in Kansas, around 1935.