Overview This collection consists of photocopies of newspaper articles regarding businesses in Lawrence, Kansas and the Kansas City metropolitan area, published from 1992 to 2000. The photocopied clippings, compiled by University of Kansas Professor Lloyd Sponholtz, are of articles published in the Kansas City Star, the Lawrence Journal-World, the Wall Street Journal, and the ...

Overview Harry Darby was an American politician from Kansas and served as a United States Senator for Kansas from December 2, 1949 to November 28, 1950. Darby also owned and operated the Darby Steel Corporation in Kansas City, Kansas, which built Landing Craft, Tanks (LCTs) used by the U.S. military during WWII. This collection includes business documents and correspondence, awards and honorary degrees, speeches, newsprint, correspondence between family members and politicians, event programs and...