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A letter from G.A. Shaul, contractor for the Carnegie Library building, to J.R. Griggs, president of the Lawrence Public Library Board of Directors, regarding the completion of the library building.

The agreement between the Lawrence Public Library and Rowland & Stevenson for a subscription to a number of newspapers and magazines. The library paid $95.75 yearly for this subscription.

A report to the City of Lawrence of the Lawrence Public Library Board. It tells of the first year of the library board, where they elected officers, adopted by-laws, and made plans for the construction of the new building.

A letter from the Library Committee to an unspecified doctor (probably a template to send to every doctor in Lawrence) asking that the library may be informed of any persons suffering from tuberculosis, in order to limit their exposure to the library…

A letter from the finance committee of the Lawrence Public Library stating that the financial statement on the 1905 Annual Report is correct by their calculations

The annual report for 1905. The report outlines the work of the Lawrence Public Library during its first year in the Carnegie building.

A leaflet from the Lawrence Public Library Board of Directors asking the citizens of Lawrence to help the library purchase new books. With the construction of the new building and the transition to a free library, the leaflet explains, the library…

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 letter from Sophie Poehler acknowledging receipt of a letter from the Lawrence Library Board of Directors in which they accepted the gift of books and furniture from the Theo. Poehler Mercantile Company.

An article recounting the death of J.S. Boughton from a sudden stroke at the age of 67. According to the article, his death was sudden and unexpected. He was in normal health when he suffered from the attack in his office and died immediately.

An article giving further information of J.S. Boughton's death and funeral arrangements as well as a portrait of his life.

An article announcing that the Lawrence Public Library got a a new children's room. The article describes the new programs aimed at serving the children of the community

A letter from Edward Bumgardner to the president of the Lawrence Public Library Board of Directors, J.R. Griggs, asking to convene a meeting for discussing the closing of the library during the diphtheria scare.

A letter from Edward Bumgardner to the secretary of the Lawrence Public Library Board of Directors, C.S. Hall, asking to convene a meeting for discussing the reopening of the library after the passing of the diphtheria scare.

A report from the library committee proposing two additional rules for the library, the first regarding the use of the library by residents outside city limits and the second allowing the librarian to block entry of books and people infected with…

A report by Custodian of Public Documents Edward Bumgardner outlining the state of public documents at the Lawrence Public 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 small pamphlet outlining the By-Laws and Rules of the Lawrence Public Library in 1908

A resolution by the Special Committee in the Matters of Non-Resident Members proposing a resolution that would allow districts outside Lawrence to nominate and purchase library memberships for residents who desire use of the library.

An obituary in The Daily Gazette of Helen Griswold Banks, Quantrill's Raid widow and city librarian from 1867-1870.

An article in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World reporting on an additional grant requested of Andrew Carnegie for necessary library renovations. The library requested $15,000 to make additions to the building as well as updates to the interior to…

The annual report for 1916. The report mentions the grant request from Carnegie for library expansions, building repairs, and the shortcomings of the reference section

A typewritten draft of the history of the Lawrence Public Library, which was later published in 1917 edition of Connelley's Standard History of Kansas.