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The Douglas County Community Improvement Association, popularly known as Penn House due to its location in Lawrence, Kansas, is concerned with developing resources for low-income families. This collection of organizational records includes correspondence, board meeting minutes, financial records, information about service activities, and other office files from the organization's founding in 1969 through its operation into the 1990s.

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Records related to Glenn Kappelman's position as a court-appointed appraiser to review community development projects in Douglas County and Lawrence, Kansas.

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The collection is arranged chronologically and contains minutes of meetings, clippings, petitions, and other manuscript materials documenting the activities of the organization.

Overview This collection contains the papers of Thomas "Mike" Rundle, a former city commissioner and mayor of Lawrence, Kansas from 1987 to 1991 and 1999 to 2008. Collection includes correspondence regarding appointments to city boards and committees, meeting materials and agenda items on topics and issues regarding the running of the City of Lawrence, and architectural drawings and schematics. Collection also includes publications created by organizations within the City of Lawrence as well as...

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Margaret Stockton was involved in community involvement and social work in Lawrence, Kansas, especially the Council of Social Agencies and the Recreation Commission. This collection comprises Stockton's papers of her community work and also personal and family matters.

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Newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence regarding Penn House, a community assistance program located in Lawrence Kansas, predominately from the 1970s. Many items are undated.