This photocopied 63-page research paper was written by University of Kansas graduate student Cathy Ambler for a 1991 fall semester course in American Studies. Ambler's paper explores the economic and cultural history of the East Lawrence neighborhood of Lawrence, Kansas as related to the neighborhood's development and identity. Included are fifty-three illustrations of East Lawrence streets and buildings.

This collection consists of survey reports, inventory forms, newsletters, photographs, and other administrative records from the Oread Neighborhood Association (ONA) of Lawrence, Kansas. The association has been concerned with the historic preservation of buildings in its neighborhood, expansion of the University of Kansas into the neighborhood, and maintaining the upkeep of the neighborhood.