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This collection contains Teacher's Certificates for Douglas County, Kansas, 1880-1895; Teacher's contracts, 1883-1890; letters of recommendation, 1885-1891; 2 personal letters, 1884, 1915; 7 poems; and 3 printed examinations.

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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.

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House concurrent resolution no. 534, a concurrent resolution urging the offering of courses of instruction in Kansas history in the elementary and secondary schools of the state. [Topeka] 1965.

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The collection consists of originals and xeroxes of obituaries, photographs, wedding notices, and other family history materials covering two generations from 1840-1961, and genealogical charts going back to the eighteenth century. There are also some notes of Rachel Chamness Morris relating family history, family photographs, David Morris's account book, and three books of songs and poetry belonging to members of the family.

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Brought to Kansas in his early childhood, Clarence Birch became a teacher in Kansas rural schools, Haskell Institute, and the Lawrence public schools. He served as superintendent of the Lawrence Public School System from 1931 to 1939. He later wrote "Toward Education Per Aspera, A Manuscript Autobiography of a Kansas Educator" in 1966.

Overview Unified School District (USD) 497 is located in Douglas County, Kansas and administered from Lawrence, the county seat. This collection contains records from both the central administrative offices and from individual schools in the district. Materials include administrative records, financial information, annual reports, Board of Education records, newsletters, yearbooks, Parent Teacher Association (PTA) records, bond issues, photographs, and calendars. Individual schools...