Richard Cordley, first historian of Lawrence Lawrence Students
Special Interest Collections in Lawrence History

Special Interest Collections

Underground Railroad Sites in Douglas County and Lawrence, Kansas
• Underground Railroad, 1987 Journal-World article
• Underground Railroad 1999 Journal-World article
• Probable participants and locations
• Kansas Underground Railroad Map
• Timeline
• Links across the country

Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence in 1863
• Victims of Quantrill's raid
• Survivors
• Sites that survived

 

 
African-American Heritage in Lawrence
• Langston Hughes
• Langston Hughes exhibit
• Census information
• Churches
• Schools

German Heritage in Douglas County
• Germans of Lawrence, KS,1854 to 1918
• Lawrence Turnverein Documents
• Eudora
• Stull (the Deer Creek Community)
• Imprint of Germans
• Railroad Poster
• Max Kade Center at the University of Kansas

Native American Heritage
• Early History of Haskell
• Indian Lands
• Haskell Institute

Oregon Trail
• Old route through modern Lawrence

Arts, Entertainment, Culture & Education
• Lawrence City Band
• Chronology of Lawrence Theaters
• Schools

Settlers and Leaders
• Bowersock
• New England Emigrant Aid Co. booklet
• First Party, New England Emigrant Aid Co.
Business and Transportation
• Survey of Lawrence Businesses
• Public Transportation in Lawrence, KS, 1997

Social Changes Over Time
• 1903 Halloween party games
• 1907 Pamphlets on adolescence & morality
• 1961 "Social Guide for Junior High Students"
• 2004 Summertime activities
• 2004 Teens
Territorial Kansas
• State Historical Society collection

 

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Last update on May 13, 2004

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