The Barker Neighborhood Association, Lawrence, Kansas, was founded in 1982 as the East Central Neighborhood Association. The collection includes Association correspondence with the City of Lawrence regarding neighborhood concerns, flyers advertising gatherings, survey and diagrams relating to sidewalk installation, replacement and repair, and newspaper clippings.

The Lawrence League for the Practice of Democracy (LLPD) was organized in 1945 with an aim to advance better interracial relations in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas. This collection contains the correspondence of the LLPD, minutes of the Executive Board and general meetings of the organization, scrap books, clippings, surveys and other activities reflecting the efforts of the organization from 1945 to 1965.