Love Live! Sunshine!! Happy Party Train Tour DVD set
Collector's edition of the Love Live! Sunshine!! Happy Party Train Tour, including full video of both days of the concert, along with special features and added content. The dances and songs featured on this DVD are the primary inspiration for the Shiny Dreamers, a Lawrence and Kansas City dance group that performs Love Love! dances across the Midwest.
Solar-powered Ruby bobblehead, with Ruby in a seated position. Molly McIntyre acquired this bobblehead in Tokyo when studying abroad in Japan on a University of Kansas trip. Ruby is Molly's character in Shiny Dreamers, so this bobblehead is a special memento from her trip abroad and another Ruby collectible in Molly's extensive collection.
Kansas Coalition for a Gun Free Campus Banner, 2016.
Cloth and paint banner with "Kansas Coalition for a Gun-Free Campus" printed next to a pistol with a barrel in the shape of a pencil. This banner was displayed at the 2016 Wescoe protest at the University of Kansas.
Gray t-shirt with the words 'Higher Ed Under the Gun' printed over an outline of Kansas state, with the date 'July 1, 2017' printed below the state outline. Megan designed this shirt in 2016 to protest "campus carry," concealed carry policies that would allow the carrying of concealed guns on the University of Kansas campus.
Kansas Coalition for a Gun Free Campus Banner
Campus Carry Expiration Bumper Sticker, 2016.
Yellow and black bumper sticker with the words 'Expires July 1, 2017' above two phone numbers to the State Capitol and Representative Barker. The date signals the end of the exemption from the Personal and Family Protection Act, permitting universities to be exempted from concealed carry policies required for all public and municipal buildings in Kansas. A small visual of a handgun crossed through in red is on the left.
National Rifle Association Mouth Gag, 2016.
Strip of white fabric with spraypainted 'NRA' in red paint. Utilized at the 2016 Wescoe protest by students and faculty opposing concealed carry policies at the University of Kansas.
Liberty Memorial High School Class of 1931 Ring
Silver ring with a front design of a small building with colonnades, surrounded by laurels and stars. The letters 'LMHS' appear on the roof of the building. The sides of the ring display the year 1931, along with a notched pattern. On the inside of the ring is a small engraved badge with the word 'Jostens' below. This ring may have belonged either to Ian Schenck's great grandmother, Lucy Schneck, or was given to her by his great grandfather, Gaylord Schneck, to wear. Gaylord Schneck was known around Lawrence as a prize cockfighter.
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Liberty Memorial High School Open House Pamphlet, 1929.
Brochure with a picture of a soldier in camoflauge running, facing front, armed with a rifle on the front page, between the words 'Kansas Patriots for the 2nd Amendment.' The inner folds discuss the Kansas Gun Law (75-7c01) and concealed carry on college campuses and includes a large picture of Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The back folds of the brochure provides resources for contacting Representative Barker in Topeka to promote the passage of HB-2074. These brochures were circulated in Lawrence, including the University of Kansas campus, in 2016.
The Lawrence Journal-World Arts Feature on The Raven, 1987.
Arts feature on the opening of the Raven Bookstore, with the headline 'Lawrence women seek life of crime -- in books.' Pat Kehde (left) and Mary Lou Wright (right) are pictured; Wright holds a copy of Sherlock Holmes.
Photograph of Pattie Kehde and Mary Lou Wright with the First Two Books on the Raven Bookstore's Shelves, 1987.
Large pink bag with clear covers on either side that unzip and hold collectibles. Ita translates as 'pain' in English, and is named so because of the cost of the bag, as well as the time, money, and effort that goes into collecting enough straps and figurines to attach to the small chain running across each side of the bag in the clear covers. Molly McIntyre has added to her Ita bag over the last few years, ordering Ruby collectibles to feature on each side of her bag online and during her time in Hiratsuka, Japan, one of Lawrence's sister cities during a University of Kansas study abroad trip.
Medium-sized Ruby plush with large eyes and short, choppy red hair. Ruby is wearing a pink short-sleeved shirt with a light purple skirt, tall white socks, and pink and red shoes. Molly got this plush when studying abroad in Hiratsuka, Japan, one of Lawrence's sister cities during a University of Kansas trip. Molly's Shiny Dreamers character is Ruby, who is featured in Love Live!.
Business card with the words 'Question for Coach Self... Will you allow Jayhawk players to carry concealed guns?' and the hashtag '#failcampuscarry.' Small foam finger drawings are on the right and left side of the hashtag.
First issue of Smelt Money, a zine circulated in Lawrence and Topeka between 1996-1999, featuring poetry from local Lawrence writers. Smelt Money had no formal publication routine, unlike several other zines circulated during this time.
Third issue of Smelt Money, a zine circulated in Lawrence and Topeka between 1996-1999, featuring poetry from local Lawrence writers. Smelt Money had no formal publication routine, unlike several other zines circulated during this time.
Sixth issue of Smelt Money, a zine circulated in Lawrence and Topeka between 1996-1999, featuring poetry from local Lawrence writers. Smelt Money had no formal publication routine, unlike several other zines circulated during this time.
Eighth issue of Smelt Money, a zine circulated in Lawrence and Topeka between 1996-1999, featuring poetry from local Lawrence writers. Smelt Money had no formal publication routine, unlike several other zines circulated during this time.
Tenth issue of Smelt Money, a zine circulated in Lawrence and Topeka between 1996-1999, featuring poetry from local Lawrence writers. Smelt Money had no formal publication routine, unlike several other zines circulated during this time.
Eleventh issue of Smelt Money, a zine circulated in Lawrence and Topeka between 1996-1999, featuring poetry from local Lawrence writers. Smelt Money had no formal publication routine, unlike several other zines circulated during this time.
Twelfth issue of Smelt Money, a zine circulated in Lawrence and Topeka between 1996-1999, featuring poetry from local Lawrence writers. Smelt Money had no formal publication routine, unlike several other zines circulated during this time.
Promotional poster for slam poetry held at the Flamingo, a strip club in North Lawrence. The slam poetry night was held on Mondays, when the club was closed, and featured poetry from local Lawrence writers. The poster features an angel with a question mark over it's face; above the angel reads 'who will ascend to heaven as the Grand Slam Winner?'.
Promotional poster for slam poetry held at the Flamingo, a strip club in North Lawrence. The slam poetry night was held on Mondays, when the club was closed, and featured poetry from local Lawrence writers. Poster features a photograph of a women with sunglasses overlaid with the words 'Poetry Slam.'
Promotional poster for slam poetry held at the Flamingo, a strip club in North Lawrence. The slam poetry night was held on Mondays, when the club was closed, and featured poetry from local Lawrence writers. Poster features three pictures of boxers labeled 'poets' with the words 'Poetry Slam and Open Mic' above the photographs.
Small Ruby plush wearing the OP2 outfit, with a jacket, skirt and petticoat, and shoes. Molly McIntyre won this Ruby plush in a SEGA claw crane when studying abroad in Japan in Hiratsuka, one of Lawrence's sister cities. Molly performs as Love Live! Ruby in Shiny Dreamers, and this plush wears the same OP2 (2nd Opening Act) costume that Molly wears when she performs.
A concert poster for Arc Flash, designed by Tanner Spreer, a graphic design artist, Lawrence local, and band member of Psychic Heat. This poster was printed on a risograph, an alternative to silk-screen printing that allows designers to create complex, multilayered designs. Spreer became familiarized with risograph printing through a workshop with Oddities Prints in Kansas City. This poster was displayed throughout downtown Lawrence and on the University of Kansas campus.
A concert poster for Bogusman, designed by Tanner Spreer, a graphic design artist, Lawrence local, and band member of Psychic Heat. This poster was printed on a risograph, an alternative to silk-screen printing that allows designers to create complex, multilayered designs. Spreer became familiarized with risograph printing through a workshop with Oddities Prints in Kansas City. This poster was displayed throughout downtown Lawrence and on the University of Kansas campus.