Overview The Arc of Douglas County, Kansas was organized in May 1956 under the name Douglas County Association for Retarded Children (DCARC). Known since 1999 as the Arc of Douglas County, the organization provides advocacy and referral services for people with developmental disabilities and their families. This collection includes administrative records, correspondence, and collected material regarding the Kansas Association for Retarded Citizens, the Topeka Association for Retarded Citizens, the...

Overview This collection contains papers relating to Thomas Mayhew's work with the Kansas Department on Aging, later the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. He served as a consultant to the State of Kansas for its Developmental Disabilities Plan. Folders contain information on different focuses of the Aging Department's work and its services, as well as drafts of plans from the years 1982 to 1990. This work included services provided through the Kansas Department for Social and...