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The annual report for 1930. The report mentions the work of the reference department and the library's role at the start of the Great Depression.

The annual report for 1931. The report mentions the library's role in the early days of the Great Depresion, the financial status of the library in troubled times, and the work of the reference department.

The annual report for 1932. The Report mentions the role of the library during the Great Depression, and the library's financial standing.

The annual report for 1933. The report mentions the rates in which certain kinds of books are read, and the effect of the Great Depression on book circulation.

The annual report for 1934. The report mentions how the library is being used by the population and the library's involvement in the Douglas County Relief Program.

The annual report for 1935. The report mentions work on a picture file and Kansas scrapbook and the dire need for expansion.

The annual report for 1937. The report mentions the vast improvement of the building expansion for the work of the library.

The annual report for 1938. The report mentions the continuing work of the library and the delights of the renovated building.

The annual report for 1939. The report mentions the work of the reference department and the children's department.

The annual report for 1941. The report mentions the library's contribution to the war effort.

The annual report for 1942. The report mentions the Sunflower Ordnance Works and library conditions during war.

The annual report for 1945. The report mentions the services the library offers.

The annual report for 1946. The report mentions the library's work with University of Kansas students.

Portraits of four men shot down together during Quantrill's Raid, Dr. J.F. Griswold, H.W. Baker, Josiah C. Trask, and S.M. Thorpe, compiled for Richard Cordley's A History of Lawrence, Kansas (1895). The four men were lodging with their families in…

A miniature of Mrs. Mary Simpson, who was library of the Lawrence City Library from 1885-1904. The photograph shows her aged about 20 to 30, looking off to the side in a high-collared gown.

A portrait of Nellie Frances Griswold, aged approximately 1 to 2 years old. The photograph shows a young child wearing a white dress

The annual report for 1918. The report mentions the resignation of Nellie Griswold Beatty, later Palmer, as head librarian, an influenza outbreak that lowered library circulation, and the continuing effect of WWI

The annual report for 1919. The report mentions the new arrival of Lillian J. Constant from the University of Kansas library.

Handwritten copy of a letter from Peter Emery on behalf of the Lawrence Public Library Board of Directors to Mrs. L.H. Perkins thanking her for the generosity of her husband in bequeathing $1000 to the library for the purpose of buying new books. …

A photograph of a plaque affixed to the outside of Carnegie library building commemorating the 100 year anniversary of Langston Hughes's birth. The plaque reads, "Many Lawrence residents, including perhaps Langston Hughes, spent pleasant hours…

A photograph of a plaque affixed to the outside of the Carnegie library building commemorating the time from 1904 to 1972 the Lawrence City Library was housed there.

Plans for the renovation of the Lawrence Public Library by Gould Evans Architects. It shows renderings of the library renovation design as well as floor plans and layouts.

A patron's suggestions of possible improvements to the library, in response to a questionnaire presumably circulated by the library to gather patron feedback. Some of these include a telephone service by the reference department, a wider selection…

A photograph of the exterior of the renovated library building, designed by Gould Evans.

A photograph of the exterior facade of the renovated library building, designed by Gould Evans.