1 25 1554 https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/b50cd8bd18976c4bfe35f7bbf2e951bb.jpg f158d79d151ae27d51f8bae8beb13676 https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/de5c9fc1076433905f4ad1f25be94c4a.jpg d8bf27ca2eea670a12e7b84bf12c199a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fitzpatrick-Postma Postcards Subject The topic of the resource Postcards Lawrence (Kan.) -- History Description An account of the resource This collection is comprised of postcards collected by Lawrence, Kansas, residents Charline Fitzpatrick and her daughter Sally Postma. The collection focuses on resources related to the history of Lawrence, Kansas, including scenes of buildings, events, and people in Lawrence, as well as commercial advertisements for businesses located in Lawrence. The collection was loaned to the Lawrence Public Library for scanning and inclusion in the Digital Douglas County History project by Rosalea and Peter Carttar. Scanning and metadata creation for much of the collection was completed by Kylie Hewitt during the summer of 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fitzpatrick, Charline Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Postma, Sally Carttar, Rosalea Carttar, Peter Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Zephyr Flour Advertisement Postcard Subject The topic of the resource Bowersock Mills and Power Company Description An account of the resource Postcard with a Zephyr Flour advertisement on the front. At the left side of the postcard is an illustration of a flour sack with wheat arms and wheat legs, the flour sack's face is winking, and the left hand is holding a loaf of bread. At the bottom of the illustration "Zyph himself" is printed in cursive. To the right of the illustration "Post Card" / "Zephyr Flour" / "For Bowersock Mills Lawrence, Kansas." is printed in faded black ink. On the back is an order form for Zephyr Flour. Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 11/10/1995 from LAS. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bowersock Mills Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fitzpatrick, Charline Postma, Sally Carttar, Rosalea Carttar, Peter Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Still Image Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_114a) 1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_114b) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Bowersock Mills 500 South Powerhouse Road (Lawrence, Kans.) Abstract A summary of the resource. Postcard with a Zephyr Flour advertisement on the front. Order form on the back. Acquisition information on the back. Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Album 1: Start to Massachusetts Street Stores Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Photograph Print Drawing Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Acquired by Sally Postma on November 10, 1995. https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/e82fcdca0d36f95f608dd88b7177d36b.jpg 74375f0539b4308c76211a4a5e51fa78 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource You Are Local History Community Digitization Project Subject The topic of the resource Lawrence (Kan.) Description An account of the resource The You Are Local History community digitization project aimed to collect and digitize objects that tell stories about Lawrence, in order to create a more diverse and representative history of Lawrence. Objects were collected and digitized throughout June and July of 2018, with a community digitizing event on June 30th. Members of the Lawrence community donated photographs, videos, posters, t-shirts, mementos, trinkets, ephemera, texts, and other objects to be included in this digital archive. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library Language A language of the resource eng Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Zen Mother concert poster Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Spreer,Tanner Description An account of the resource A concert poster for Zen Mother, 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. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James, Sheridan Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lawrence (Kan.) 2017 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 8.5x11 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Oddities Prints Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ZenMotherposter.jpeg Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Replay Lounge Subject The topic of the resource Music--posters Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/64b82462cd32d058730aca75ee09e285.jpg e94463928d7a377fca0be9a10fce5343 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Young Nellie Griswold Subject The topic of the resource Biography -- Kansas Portraits Description An account of the resource A portrait of Nellie Frances Griswold, aged approximately 1 to 2 years old. The photograph shows a young child wearing a white dress Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DaLee, A.G. (Lawrence, Kan.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Photograph Collection of Lawrence, Kansas Residents Kenneth Spencer Research Library University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kan.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Kenneth Spencer Research Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1863-1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Barnes, Robert Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduced with the permission of the Kenneth Spencer Research Library. We have no information of US copyright restrictions on this item. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource TIFF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KSRL_NellieGriswold_RHPH_87.7 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Douglas County (Kan.) 1863 -1865 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Indexes Subject The topic of the resource Obituaries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Description An account of the resource The Lawrence Public Library began collecting a web archive of obituaries published by newspapers and funeral homes in and near Douglas County, Kansas, in 2019. The items in this collection are indexes of those obituaries. Indexing begins with obituaries published in late 2018 and continue to the present. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Public Library (Kan.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Kan.) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2018 - Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilson's Funeral Home Obituaries Subject The topic of the resource Obituaries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Description An account of the resource An index of obituaries published by the Wilson's Funeral Home in Wellsville, Kansas. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 - Relation A related resource <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tGxtk1MkooCHl9ZbMTkQxekluRFOtiBeHTKE173qTnw/edit?usp=sharing">Click here</a> to access this index. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.wilsonfunerals.com/listings">Wilson's Funeral Home website</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Johnston, Pattie Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Grodi, Wilmot "Bill" Location The location of the interview Douglas County (Kan.) Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:03:03 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 221 kbit/s (audio) 1340 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilmont "Bill" Grodi World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grodi, Wilmont “Bill” Description An account of the resource Wilmont “Bill” Grodi served in the United States Army (Air Corps). Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on May 2, 2006, Grodi talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Grodi was born on August 27, 1918. He graduated high school in Toledo, Ohio, in 1936. He went to the University of Toledo for two years and then joined the Army’s Aviation Cadets in 1941. He went to basic training in San Antonio, Texas. After completing his training as a B-17 bomber pilot, he joined the 385th Group. He went to England in 1943. Grodi received the Distinguished Flying Cross. Upon returning to the United States, he worked as a flight instructor. He retired as a captain. Grodi passed away on November 28, 2007. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Johnston, Pattie Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant England 1940 - 1945 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006-05-02 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Grodi_Willmont WWII Interview (5.02.06) Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/grodi-willmont-wwii-interview-5.02.06">https://archive.org/details/grodi-willmont-wwii-interview-5.02.06</a> Obituary: <a href="https://www2.ljworld.com/life-events/obituaries/2007/dec/02/wilmont_grodi/">https://www2.ljworld.com/life-events/obituaries/2007/dec/02/wilmont_grodi/</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information. <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. United States -- History, Military. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. United States. Army. United States. Air Force -- History. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Johnston, Pattie Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Schott, William R. Location The location of the interview Lawrence (Kan.) Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:18:27 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 317 kbit/s (audio) 10317 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William R. Schott World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Schott, William R. Description An account of the resource William R. Schott served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Schott talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Schott was born on September 14, 1920, in Globe, Kansas. As a teenager, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). He was inducted into the Army on July 6, 1942, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He completed basic training at Fort Eustis, Virginia. In 1944, he went to Europe. He served in England, France, Belgium, and Germany as a searchlight repairman. Schott passed away on October 17, 2012. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Johnston, Pattie Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Europe 1942 - 1946 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Schott Interview Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/schott-interview">https://archive.org/details/schott-interview</a> Obituary: <a href="https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=william-roscoe-schott-bill&amp;pid=160500786">https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=william-roscoe-schott-bill&amp;pid=160500786</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. United States -- History, Military. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. United States. Army. Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Johnston, Pattie Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Pendleton, William Location The location of the interview Lawrence (Kan.) Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214669">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214669</a> Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 0:42:58 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 127 kbit/s (audio) 1626 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Pendleton World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pendleton, William Description An account of the resource William Pendleton served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. He also served in the Reserve Corps from 1946 to 1953. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 3, 2006, Pendleton talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Pendleton was attending the University of Kansas when he joined the Army. He was first sent to New Guinea in 1944 and served as an engineer boat and shore officer. He also worked as the postmaster. Pendleton then took part in the invasion of Borneo with the Australian Army. He had many roles, including the finance manager. After Borneo, he spent several weeks in the Philippines until the war ended. He was discharged in March 1946. He then went back to KU and received a degree in economics in 1947. In 1954, Pendleton started law school at KU and graduated in 1957. That same year, he started his own law firm in Lawrence, Kansas. He also worked as a municipal court judge. He passed away on May 15, 2015. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Johnston, Pattie Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Guinea Borneo 1941 - 1946 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006-03-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pendleton_William WWII Interview Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/pendleton-william-wwii-interview">https://archive.org/details/pendleton-william-wwii-interview</a> Obituary: <a href="https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=william-biklen-pendleton&amp;pid=174881386&amp;fhid=24989">https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=william-biklen-pendleton&amp;pid=174881386&amp;fhid=24989</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214669">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214669</a> Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History, Military. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history. United States. Army. Lawrence (Kan.) -- History. World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area. World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Pye, Deborah Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Radke, William "Bill" P. Location The location of the interview Lawrence (Kan.) Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211748">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211748</a> Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:02:50 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 127 kbit/s (audio) 1625 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William "Bill" Radke World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Radke, William "Bill" Description An account of the resource William “Bill” P. Radke served in the United States Army (Infantry), 88th Division, Fifth Special Forces Airborne. Interviewed by Deborah Pye on November 8, 2006, Radke talked about his military experiences after the Second World War. Radke was born in Ohio in 1928. He enlisted in the Army in 1945 and went to basic training in New Jersey. Radke has an extensive 30-year military career. From 1947 to 1948, he was in the TRUST Troopers in Trieste, Italy. After Officer Candidate School (OCS), he went to jump and Ranger school in the 1950s. During the 1960s, he served as the commander of Special Forces Thailand (46th Special Forces Company). Radke passed away on August 16, 2017. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pye, Deborah Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Italy 1945 - 1964 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006-11-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Radke_Bill WWII Interview Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/radke-bill-wwii-interview">https://archive.org/details/radke-bill-wwii-interview</a> Obituary: <a href="https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary.aspx?n=william-p-radtke-bill&amp;pid=186445575&amp;fhid=24990">https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary.aspx?n=william-p-radtke-bill&amp;pid=186445575&amp;fhid=24990</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211748">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211748</a> Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. United States -- History, Military. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. United States. Army. Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Johnston, Pattie Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Graham, William "Bill" Graham, Margaret "Marty" Location The location of the interview Overland Park (Kan.) Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:16:57 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 221 kbit/s (audio) 2452 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William "Bill" Graham World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Graham, William "Bill" Description An account of the resource William “Bill” Graham served in the United States Army (Infantry). Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on September 25, 2006, Graham talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Graham was born in Arkansas on December 7, 1926. He joined the military when he was 18 and went to basic training at Camp Walters in Texas. He then got rheumatic fever and was sent to a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, where he met his future wife, Margaret “Marty” Driskel, who was serving in the Women’s Army Corps. She is also featured in the interview. They married on October 31, 1945. Graham was discharged in 1945. During the interview, Bill and Marty shared several photos and memorabilia from their lives and military services. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Johnston, Pattie Graham, Margaret "Marty" Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Jackson (Miss.) 1945 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006-09-25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Graham_Bill &amp; Marty WII Interview Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/graham-bill-marty-wii-interview">https://archive.org/details/graham-bill-marty-wii-interview</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information. <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. United States -- History, Military. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. United States. Army. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Indexes Subject The topic of the resource Obituaries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Description An account of the resource The Lawrence Public Library began collecting a web archive of obituaries published by newspapers and funeral homes in and near Douglas County, Kansas, in 2019. The items in this collection are indexes of those obituaries. Indexing begins with obituaries published in late 2018 and continue to the present. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Public Library (Kan.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Kan.) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2018 - Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Warren-McElwain Mortuary Obituaries Subject The topic of the resource Obituaries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Description An account of the resource An index of obituaries published by the Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.warrenmcelwain.com/obituaries">Warren-McElwain Mortuary and Cremation Services website</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 - Relation A related resource <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18FDlvoixSnwaGOO3h7sA77Fv13ruEvkAML3PUjncDM0/edit?usp=sharing">Click here</a> to access this index. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Johnston, Pattie Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Robinson, Walter Stitt Location The location of the interview Lawrence (KS) Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 0:59:28 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 222 kbit/s (audio) 2468 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walter Stitt Robinson World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robinson, Walter Stitt Description An account of the resource Walter Stitt Robinson, Jr. served as a Captain in the United States Army (82nd Airborne Division) from 1941 to 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 26, 2007, Robinson talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Robinson was born in North Carolina on August 28, 1917. He graduated from high school in 1935. He then received a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College in 1939 and a master’s degree in history from the University of Virginia in 1941. He was drafted into the Army in November 1941. He completed basic training at Camp Croft in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He went to Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning and worked as an instructor at Fort McClellan in Alabama. Robinson then went overseas to the European theater of war. He took part in the invasion of Southern France in 1944, the Battle of the Bulge, and the airborne crossing of the Rhine into Germany in 1945. He was discharged in 1945 and received the Bronze Star. Following the war, in 1950, Robinson received a PhD in history for the University of Virginia. He then taught history at the University of Kansas from 1950 until he retired in 1988. Robinson passed away on July 2, 2014. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Johnston, Pattie Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant France, Southern Belgium 1941 - 1945 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-03-26 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Robinson,W._Stitt Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/robinson-w.-stitt">https://archive.org/details/robinson-w.-stitt</a> Obituary: <a href="https://warrenmcelwain.com/obituary/walter-stitt-robinson/">https://warrenmcelwain.com/obituary/walter-stitt-robinson/</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Walter Robinson was also interviewed as part of the Kansas Veterans History Project; the video recording of that interview can be accessed at <a href="https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.04468/">https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.04468/</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. United States -- History, Military. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. Kansas -- History. United States. Army. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Belgium -- Bastogne. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview unknown Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Houk, Walter C., Jr. Location The location of the interview Douglas County (Kan.) Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 0:24:25 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 317 kbit/s (audio) 10319 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walter C. Houk, Jr. World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Houk, Walter C., Jr. Description An account of the resource Interviewed as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Walter C. Houk, Jr. talked about his father, Walter C. Houk, Sr., who served in the military during the Second World War. Walter Sr. was born on June 10, 1917, and died during the Battle of the Bulge on January 21, 1945. He is buried at the Stull cemetery in Kansas. Before he was drafted into the military, Walter Sr. played professional baseball for the Yankees and worked at his family’s general store in Stull. Walter Jr. discussed the lack of resources available to help people who lost family members to the war, and the difficulties he faced when trying to learn more information about his father’s military service and death. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource unknown Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Douglas County (Kan.) 1945 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Houk, WWII Interview Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/houk-wwii-interview">https://archive.org/details/houk-wwii-interview</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. United States -- History -- 1933-1945. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Belgium -- Bastogne. United States -- History, Military. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. Lawrence (Kan.) -- History. Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/3cee1355131119982968331ce384cea2.jpg b68e8bdce776c5755bee07c89ceb7d3f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Visitors Keen to View New Library, 1937 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Historic Buildings -- Kansas -- Douglas County Description An account of the resource An article in the Lawrence Journal-World describing the changes in the Carnegie library with the expansion of the building in 1937. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lawrence Journal-World (Lawrence, Kan.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Scrapbook: 1934-1942 Lawrence Public Library Historical Records Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Journal-World (Lawrence, Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937-08-10- Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduced with permission from the Lawrence Journal-World. All rights held by the Lawrence Journal-World (Lawrence, Kan.) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource TIFF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LJW_ViewNewLibrary_1937-08-19 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Douglas County (Kan.) 1937 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Isbell, Ashley Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Visser, Virginia Location The location of the interview Douglas County (Kan.) Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/212323">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/212323</a> Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:03:56 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 317 kbit/s (audio) 9091 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virginia Visser World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Visser, Virginia Description An account of the resource Virginia Visser served as a First Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps during the Second World War. Interviewed by Ashley Isbell on November 4, 2007, Visser talked about her experiences during the war. Visser was first assigned to Camp Carson, Colorado. She then went overseas and worked in several hospitals (the 187th General Hospital, 36th General Hospital, 2nd Evacuation Hospital, 5th Evacuation Hospital, and the 91st Evacuation Hospital) in England, France, and Germany. Visser passed away on February 8, 2017. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Isbell, Ashley Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant England 1941 - 1945 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-11-04 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Visser Interview Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/visser-interview">https://archive.org/details/visser-interview</a> Obituary: <a href="https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=virginia-visser&amp;pid=184102493">https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=virginia-visser&amp;pid=184102493</a> Flint Hills Oral History Project World War II Veterans Series interview: <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211491">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211491</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/212323">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/212323</a> Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. United States -- History, Military. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. United States. Army Nurse Corps -- History. World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/44178de8144c802983fb29f53acb5a83.jpg 3480ab5d7290f4e0086688c68c14bc0f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource View from the Circulation Desk, August 1972 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource A photograph taken from the circulation desk at the Carnegie building on the last day of service. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lawrence Public Library Historical Records Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource We believe that this item has no known US copyright restrictions. The item may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. We encourage anyone who may have more information about our items to contact us at custserv@lawrencepubliclibrary.org. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource TIFF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPL_CarnegieLastDay5_1972-08 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Douglas County (Kan.) 1972 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource Douglas County (Kan.) World War, 1939-1945. Veterans. Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Grubbs, Brian Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Romero, Valentin Location The location of the interview Douglas County (Kan.) Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211751">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211751</a> Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:01:23 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 127 kbit/s (audio) 1626 kbit/s (video) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Valentin Romero World War II Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Romero, Valentin Description An account of the resource Valentin Romero served in the United States Army from 1945 to 1946 in the 78th Division, 310th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Regiment. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on October 11, 2006, Romero talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Romero was born on February 14, 1927. He joined the Army after graduating high school in 1945. He received basic training at Fort Hood in Texas. He then went to Berlin, Germany, where he worked with a regimental help headquarters company. After returning home in 1946, Romero worked at the post office for twenty-seven years. He passed away on December 2, 2014. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grubbs, Brian Kansas State Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Berlin (Germany) 1945 - 1946 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006-10-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Romero_Val WWII Interview Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: <a href="https://archive.org/details/romero-val-wwii-interview">https://archive.org/details/romero-val-wwii-interview</a> Obituary: <a href="https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=valentin-elmo-romero&amp;pid=173419567&amp;fhid=24990">https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=valentin-elmo-romero&amp;pid=173419567&amp;fhid=24990</a> The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection. Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211751">https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211751</a> Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html">https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. United States -- History, Military. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews. United States. Army. Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/d17b980dd69a6bd8767c4b290ad884ad.pdf efbc219b89f51bc27f31480ab7f69ed3 PDF Text Text Tape 20a: Interview with Valentin Romero Interviewer: Helen Krische Date of Interview: 2006 Length of Interview: 31:45 Location of Interview: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Transcription Completion Date: November 20, 2020 Transcriptionist: Emily Raymond Helen Krische (Interviewer): Okay. Valentin Romero (Interviewee): You probably have a number of questions. HK: Yeah, well, um – VR: Pre – Pre-made? Alright. HK [laughs]: I do, but first we’ve got some paperwork to take care of. And, um, I’m gonna introduce myself first on the tape, and – and I’m Helen Krische, the interviewer. And, um, this is Val Romero. And, um, he’s going to do an interview with us today. And first of all, I’m going to have – uh, this is our consent form. This, um, basically tells what we are doing; we’re doing the, um, the oral history for, uh, Mexican-Americans here in Lawrence. And the tapes are going to be held at the Watkins Community Museum, and also possibly go to the Kansas State Historical Society. Um, and it’s basically asking for you to grant, um, both of these entities all the rights for recordings, including the intellectual property rights. And, um, this may be, uh…all or parts of the interviews might be, uh, either in written form; they may be transcribed. Um, we have our audiotape, videotape, and they may eventually be put on compact discs. Um, they might be put on the website, um, all of these things, and this is asking for your permission to do this. And I also want to state that if at any time you want to discontinue the interview, um…if you don’t want to answer a question that I ask, that’s perfectly fine. Um, if you want to stop briefly for a rest break, that’s fine, too. So, just let me know, you know, how you’re feeling, what you want to do, and we can accommodate you. VR: Well, I – I think my information is about as public as it can be [HK laughs]. I may, uh, say something that, uh, may not be quite right, but…um, as far as accuracy, just…from my experience [murmurs]. HK: Sure, sure. And if you could sign that for me, please? VR: Where would you want the signature? HK: First of all, I need your name up here: “I the undersigned.” VR: Alright. [Pause] I’ll give you my real name. HK [laughs]: Oh, okay. [Pause] What is your real name? �VR: Valentin. HK: Oh, okay. [Pause] VR: Okay, that’s – that’s the way I spell it there. It’s – it’s just a good Russian name. HK [laughs]: Okay, down at the bottom, there are two little things, it says, um: “I make the foregoing gift and grants of right with no restrictions.” And then the next one says that there are some restrictions, so whichever one of those you want to…um, just put an “X” by it if you want to, or… VR: Far as I know, the first one is applicable. HK: Okay. And then below that, um, we have – there you can print your name and the date. And then your other information, um, we’re gonna make copies of these tapes so that we can, uh, contact you and give you a copy, um, as soon as possible. And then today we’ll also give you a copy of the consent form that you’re signing. VR: And you want my date on here? HK: Yeah, what – what is today’s date? VR: 22nd. HK: 22nd. [Pause] VR: My fingers are stiff nowadays. [HK laughs] Alright. You want the rest of it filled out? HK: Yeah, the address and your phone number. So that way we can contact you when we have the tapes ready to give to you. [Long pause] VR: I don’t write as fast as I used to. HK: That’s fine, just take your time. [Long pause] VR: I see in today’s paper they have, uh…uh, where they want ‘em to learn how to write again. HK: Yeah. [Laughs] With some people, you can’t really read their writing anymore, so… �VR: That’s very true. HK: Yeah. Alright – VR: That’s the way I was to begin with [laughs]. HK: Alrighty. So, um, Val, what part of Mexico did your family originally come from? VR: My, uh, dad came from Leon, Mexico, state of Guanajuato (sic). And my mother also from, um, the state of Guanajuato (sic). A little town, oh, I’d say, maybe fifteen miles away. [Via?] Del Plato. Uh…Leon at that time was, uh…a village that the last time I visited, and that’s been over twenty years ago. It was over 400,000 people. HK: Yeah. VR: And, um [clears throat], anyway, uh…my dad, at the young age of – I would say seventeen, eighteen – when the revolution was there of 1910, uh, was one of the compelling reasons that he might want to come to the United States. ‘Cause everything was chaos around that part of the country. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: [Clears throat]: Um…they had, at that time, what they call a [unintelligible?] mass which is kind of a gathering or fiesta-type thing, and they’d invite the young people to come into the city square and they had music and what have you. Now this is being told, uh, this is repeating. HK: Uh-huh. VR: This is – I think that I – and from there they would keep the young men who were eligible for conscription into the forces. Uh, now, I don’t know whether it was for the federal forces or the revolutionary forces. This, I never understood. However, [clears throat], my dad supposedly was, uh, caught in one of those. And, uh, he was in the military of some sort, for a while. And, uh, the day that they found out that the railroad went north, which was quite a ways to go, they says, uh, we’ll just drop our arms and go on. And, uh, he came into the United States by way of El Paso. Uh, permanent residents under the railroad. Uh…at that time, there was not just one railroad, but, uh, different people on the railroad were connecting. Uh…the rail systems. To make a rail system. So, uh, my sister Gladys was born in Wichita. She’s – my brother Raymond is the older, he was born here in Lawrence. And I was born here in Lawrence. So there’s a time there that, uh, they went from one railroad company into another company until they got to, uh…uh connect it with Santa Fe. And one of his first stations Santa Fe was Lecompton, Kansas. And from Lecompton, Kansas, this would be about 1910. Up when ex-president Teddy Roosevelt came to Lawrence to dedicate the water fountain. My dad got to shake hands with, uh, Teddy Roosevelt. And, uh, maybe I’m saying this wrong, but he – he said, “Hey, there’s no other president [unintelligible] that’s the one I met, Teddy Roosevelt.” Uh, this was one of his things that he kept until age 92 [clears throat]. Uh, coming in…the, uh, railroad would, uh, bring the �people in and they would drop them at, uh, different, uh, sections. Uh, well, they’d come through Emporia, they’d come through, uh…actually, I don’t remember the next town there. Then Osage City, um, Carbondale, Pauline, Topeka, Kansas. Topeka, Kansas, they’d come to Spencer. From Spencer they’d come to Lecompton. Uh, Lecompton to Lawrence. So my dad chose Lawrence for the last stop during his stop. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Uh, however, he spent time in Lecompton, working on that particular section. Uh…and, um, of course they came without any transportation. So, uh, when the railroads would have, uh, derailment or some need for one section to help another section, to help another section, uh, they would bring ‘em together. In this way the men, the workers, laborers, would interact to find out where they came from, what year they may have came – came in, how old are you, how many chicos do you have, how many niños? Family. Uh…and that’s the way they started to get, uh, acquainted with one another. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: And the Santa Fe at that time, after you worked so long, you were eligible for a pass, which would let you board the train and you could go to Kansas City, Chicago, or wherever you wanted to, long as the Santa Fe was running there. Uh…that’s the way my dad knew a few people in Topeka and – and he never did stay much in Kansas City, because he – he said that was just not, uh…it just wasn’t his kind of town. HK: Mm-hmm. So he worked for the Santa Fe railroad? VR: Yes, he worked for the Santa Fe over 30 years. Mm-hmm. And, uh [laughs] then they had the lay off just before Social Security, so he didn’t get in on – on that. HK: Oh. VR: But he later found a job, of course, and he did get Social Security. But, uh, during those, uh, earlier years, they had a union or – or an organization and they had medical hospital in Topeka, uh, for the workers, that is. ‘Cause, uh, I was born at what would be, at the, before the 9th Street. That’s where the original Santa Fe bunkhouses that were made out of ties, railroad ties, in Lawrence HK: Oh. VR: And, um, that was the housing for the workers. And then, however in ‘27, when I was born, they made the new houses across the tracks, east, but you had to get in by way of 8th Street to get to the real nice cement floors, brick, good windows, good doors, good roofs, just a real good place to be. HK: This was in Lawrence? �VR: Yes, this was Lawrence. This was all Lawrence, east Lawrence. Uh, the yards, the Santa Fe yards were larger than what they are today. And Poehler Company was a wholesaler company that brought in wholesale groceries for the – for the area. And then they, redistributed it again, what I understand. I never worked there or [worked?] for there, Mr…let’s see, Mr. Henshaw? That sound right? Kerchaw. Mr. Kerchaw ran the business at that time. Everybody knew one another, or knew of one another. So, uh, I went to New York School for, uh, all of us, you might say, all of us went to school except for a couple of ‘em that went to Pinckney. And then some of the older boys went to the old Quincey High School, or maybe I’m wrong, high school. No, uh – Quincey School, uh, where the US Armory used to be on 11th Street. They’re pretty near right across from, uh, Capitol Federal today. HK: Oh. VR: Uh…the Central Junior High, and – and the old high building which was the high school. And, um, [Manuel?], the other school, there’s one on each corner. Uh, where the schools I went to for junior high. And then from there, uh, graduated or came to Lawrence High School at 1400 block Massachusetts. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: And my brother was the first Mexican boy to graduate from – from the high school. I guess I was the second one [laughs]. Uh…it was Mr. [Weir?] was my, uh, principal. And, um, I got drafted, uh, let’s see, I got out of school in – for graduation and then June the 4th, 1945, I entered the armed forces. Which happened to be Army for me. HK: Uh-huh. VR: And I went to the European theater, everybody says: “Why do you call it the European theater?” [“Hey,” addressing someone who entered the room.] That’s just what it was – Unknown Person: Excuse me, I’m gonna bring some stuff in, just in case y’all get thirsty, okay? HK: Okay. Unknown Person: Some ice… VR: And then, after serving just a short two years in the Army, I came home at, um, I worked for Skelly Oil Company. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: And a Chrysler Plymouth Agency. And I worked there maybe 20 years, and then after that I went into the post office. Um, but in the meantime I’d taken a couple of years at the University of Kansas. And I don’t know if it’s fair to say this or not, but I had a lady counselor that when I went up to the University of Kansas: “You don’t belong here!” That isn’t what I was there for. I �– I said: “Young lady, I’m here to learn. I – why do you tell me – tell me that I don’t belong here?” And, um, I just let it go at that. HK: Uh-huh. VR: But she still continued the counseling, but it wasn’t any – any counseling that I would give to someone else. Uh…I never looked into the lady’s background or anything, but I’d see her running around campus and she had the hair braided around her head like that. And nobody spoke to her, so I suppose she was somewhat of a “I’m over here and you guys are over here”… HK: Yeah. She wasn’t very encouraging. VR: Not – not very encouraging, no. And, uh…those are the only few jobs I ever had with, uh, working for Chrysler. And working for Skelly Oil Company. HK: You did get married? VR: Oh, yes, yes, I – we would go to, uh, dances like, uh, Ottawa, Chanute. Uh, Kansas City occasionally, Topeka, and – and, uh, we – some of ‘em were weddings, you know, where couples married and you know one another and we actually, the old folks knew just about everybody around. And, uh, they’d say, come get together. Yes, I married in 1957. HK: Okay. VR: Mm-hmm. Um, my wife, Elizabeth, is from Osawatomie, Kansas. I met her in Chanute at, uh, what they call the Sixteenth of September Celebration, ‘cause, uh, Chanute had a big Mexican population working in the Santa Fe shops. And, the people from Oklahoma, Independence, Fredonia, Howard, Kansas, uh, Coffeyville, Newton, Wichita, El Dorado, they would all come in and take over the town for two days. HK: Oh. VR: It was quite a celebration, quite a get-together. HK: Uh-huh. VR: That’s where I met her. [HK laughs] And, uh, the funny part about it was, the next time I met her was at Ottawa, and, uh, I was sitting right next to her and I really didn’t pay much attention to her. And, uh, I went out and danced and when I came back to sit down on the chair – when I sat down on the chair, the chair collapsed. HK: Uh-oh. VR: And I said, that’s when I really saw her. [HK laughs] And from there on, we became friends and later – then got married…and everybody says: “Hey, somebody just wanted you to see who was next to you.” [HK laughs] But the chair did break. [HK laughs]. Yeah… �HK: How many children do you have? VR: Four. HK: Four. VR: Two boys and two girls. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Yes, and all the children went to high school. The oldest girl, she finished college. Of course you plan for the first one, and you don’t really plan for the – the full commitment – HK: Yeah. VR: Of the rest, because, uh, well, to hear the prices of college now as to the prices of college then, um, I even kind of wonder how I got my first daughter through college. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Um, I wasn’t making that much, and although I was very fortunate, I averaged about $305 dollars a month, and, uh, that – that was a pretty good salary at that time. HK: Mm-hmm. Could you describe – did you live in La Yarda? VR: Yes. HK: Could you describe a little bit about, um, what it was like living there and what it looked like, and…? VR: Oh, okay, uh…the yard, if you take this container here, it was kind of an E-shape without the center. And then this other side was, say, facing the center. We had a community pump on the south side. And [clears throat] the toilets were on the opposite side. Uh, two sets, one for each side. HK: Those were like outhouses? VR: Yes, outhouses. HK: Like the – mm-hmm. VR: There were – there was an apartment here on this corner, apartment here, apartment here, and an apartment at this corner. And the – the ladies would plant flowers in front of their houses to equal the outer shape of the – of the “L,” you might say. �HK: Mm-hmm. VR: And, uh, then where the pump house – now this is City water – not City water, it was Santa Fe well water, which was made for the old steam engines to refill. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: I don’t think the City was connected to that, but we had piped water – HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Not, uh, lever pump. Uh [clears throat] from there, uh…there was a big walnut tree. I would say that that walnut tree was half as big as this table. HK: Wow. VR: And under that tree on the hot summer days, lunch was under that tree. Picnic style, you might say. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: And, uh, ‘course each family brought enough for their, each family. That was one of the things there. And back here, towards, behind the outhouses, we made, a – leveled off some ground and we’d play, uh, something like tennis, only we had paddles instead of tennis rackets. And we’d build our own playhouse, uh…out of logs and what have you, kind of a little stage there, but it was on the ground. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: And we would, uh, uh…dramatize, uh…we had the – uh, an older boy that was a little bit hard of hearing. But he had ideas. He says: “Let’s do this and let’s do that,” and we’d, uh, we were actors. [HK laughs] We were actors. And I don’t remember exact scenes or – they were strictly what little we knew there, and, uh, one of the scenes was: “Ahhh! I am a great hunter, I shall go out and hunt a rabbit.” And that was the end of it. [HK laughs] And the next scene was, uh…what was it…oh: “I am a musician. I have a guitar but I don’t know how to play it.” [Laughs] Well – I mean, this is – is really true, what we were doing, we…uh, and then we’d say: “Well, up at school, we sit down and we write and we read and Mrs. Wood and Miss Overly, they tell us, they’ll read a story to us.” So one of the girls would – we didn’t have books, like you might say, and she put her hands up like this and kind of read a – a makeup story, you know. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: I – I forget what the subjects were, but really, for not having material readings, we, uh, we were still competent at reading. And, uh, this particular family, the Romeros, were transferred to Humboldt, Kansas, which is south, pretty near to Chanute. So, us – my brother and mom and another family – decided to go visit them. Uh, one Sunday afternoon – one Sunday, whole day, �we left early and came back late. The thing was, we said: “Okay, what’s the name of your town?” “Oh…is it Hamburger?” [Both laugh]. So we…we said: “Well, write it out for us.” And – and, uh, that – that was one of the descriptions of the town Humboldt, Kansas. I remember that real well, and I said: “Hamburger? That doesn’t quite…” Well, however. Uh…then that particular family was moved back to Lawrence. Uh [clears throat], and my – now, if I go back to Lecompton, and my dad, like I said, worked on the railroad. But in the cold weather, they would, uh, uh, not give ‘em vacation, but they’d, uh, there was just time that they really couldn’t work. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: So he worked for a pipe company that was building a pipeline through one side of Lecompton. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: I don’t know whether it was gas or gasoline or what it was, but they…they said my dad was a smaller man, [murmurs] very muscular, very short person, very agile. He could have been a good gymnasium – you know, a gymnast. And they’d send him down at the bottom of the pipe, the pipe was to align it, cause they’d say: “Hey, Johnny! John, John! Go down there and check that pipe.” And I – I kept thinking back, I said: “You know, Dad, you used to take a lot of chances going down in those ditches, ‘cause they could cave in or something.” He says: “Yeah,” he says, “You know, I didn’t think anything about it; it just was a day’s work.” I said: “But, Dad, how come, uh…you did that?” And he said: “Well, I had to work. We had to earn money,” he says, “the farmer down the road wanted to sell me some land for two dollars an acre, and I was trying to make money.” But we never did buy that land, so…two dollars an acre is – compared to what it is today, that’s quite a…well, anyway. Then I look back and our Sunflower Ordinance work came out, some of the young ladies that were left here applied to work out there, and they were on that powder line, the mixing, that were highly explosive just like any [murmurs]. I said: “Did you guys work there?” I said, and they said: “Yes, even your sister was there.” I said: “How long was my sister working there?” She worked two weeks and that was all. [HK laughs]. She said the, uh, the explosion rate was too high. HK: Yeah. VR: Uh, for the flash, and I should – not explosion, but flash – HK: Mm-hmm. VR: That place. But, uh…far as Lawrence, we would come to the concerts at South Park. We would go to the University, they had a summer school, uh, dances up there. We’d attend those. ‘Course we’d go to the museum, and we’d see Comanche Indians [HK laughs, tape cuts off]. END OF TAPE 20A � https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/1368f02677396d1870a5cd25e930774e.pdf 6ec6fa089a438872e3a81e0777bccac4 PDF Text Text Tape 20b: Interview with Valentin Romero Interviewer: Helen Krische Date of Interview: 2006 Length of Interview: 32:56 Location of Interview: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Transcription Completion Date: November 20, 2020 Transcriptionist: Emily Raymond Valentin Romero (Interviewee): Our other trip was to go the University and we’d have a picnic up there, at [unintelligible]. Helen Krische (Interviewer): Uh-huh. VR: But this was on a streetcar, not a – not a bus or – HK: Was Woodland Parks still in operation at that time? VR: Uh, Woodland Park was there; it was operated by [Game?] Price. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Uh, related to – let’s see, his sister – his wife was part – one of [unintelligible] family. And, um, Woodland Park, the way I remember it, they had a baseball diamond, they had a horse track, and that’s all I can remember. And it was, if you go down 11th Street and could have gone straight through the woods, uh, that’s where it was. HK: Okay. So it was – was it right next to the cemetery, is that right? VR: Uh, before you get to St. John’s or Mount Calvary Cemetery. Uh, it was towards the railroad tracks. Mm-hmm. HK: Now, the – the houses in the La Yarda, were they constructed of brick? VR: Yes. The ones that were constructed on the east side of the railroad, uh, by way of entrance of 8th Street, they were very, they were cement slabs, brick house, double brick. And, uh, like I said, good windows and good doors, air-tight. And a chimney, they had, for your wood stove, of course, at that time. Uh, wood stove was for making food and, uh, for heat in the wintertime. HK: How did those compare with, like, Union Pacific houses? VR: Now, Union Pacific housing at that time, what little I remember, were boxcars. HK: Okay. VR: They were modified boxcars. Very, very neat, but of course an 80-foot boxcar is quite a bit of space. �HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Like today home trailers. HK: Okay. VR: They’re about 80 foot. HK: Yeah. Did they have the boxcars, like, divided up into rooms, or…? How did – VR: Uh, most generally one family per boxcar. HK: Uh-huh. VR: Uh, yes, they, uh, if they didn’t have walls, uh, they strung a curtain or – or…whatever it was for privacy. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: And, uh, now those people had a – a pump. They had a hand pump. Uh, they didn’t have… well, Union Pacific had their own water systems for their steam engines. But, uh, they didn’t have it for all the different sections. HK: So the water that you got that was piped in, was that sanitary water, that you know of? VR: Yes, it, uh, ‘cause it was the same water that the Santa Fe depot used for their own use within the depot. HK: Mm-hmm. What – what did you all do for healthcare? Like if you had to see the doctor, or…? VR: Well, uh, under healthcare…the quickest doctor I can think of is Dr. Orchard (sic). He was a family practitioner, and he brought a lot of the babies into the world. HK: Mm-hmm. Did – did he make house calls there, at, uh…? VR: Oh, yes, they made house calls. And I was gonna say Dr. Cabell? But that isn’t the right name. Um…he was, uh, right down the street from 9th Street and Kentucky. Upstairs [clears throat], uh, he was another – another doctor. And then the surgeon, Dr. Zimmerman, uh, well, they were the three basic – there was other doctors, and Dr. Jones, but they were the three basic doctors that, uh, our people went to. HK: Mm-hmm. And did– did the Santa Fe Railroad help to pay for your healthcare, or was there…? �VR: Uh, the healthcare that the Santa Fe had was for, uh, the worker only. HK: Oh, okay. VR: I don’t recall that it was for family. See, like I said, my dad came out of the railroad system just when Social Security kicked in. And at that time, they may have had other provisions within their, uh, medical health. HK: Okay. And dental care, was there any dental care at that time? VR: Uh, yes, Dr. McFarland [spelling?]. Dr. McFarland was a good doctor, but he – he was an older dentist, and all I can remember is this one person said: “I have a bad tooth, and I have a bad tooth, I’ll go to see Dr. McFarland.” Dr. McFarland said: “Alright, climb up here. And we’ll take that tooth out.” And he said: “That poor doctor did as much as he could, and couldn’t come out, and he says: “I’m gonna have to get on top of you to – to get – get that tooth out.” And he said, he practically climbed on him to remove the tooth, but other than that, that’s just one of the stories. HK: Yeah. [Both laugh] VR: But, uh, I don’t recall us as a family having tooth problems. I mean, we may have had ‘em, we may have had ‘em, or…because I didn’t start seeing the dentist until I went to school and they would examine your teeth and kind of give you a little checkup. HK: Now, did you – did you grow up speaking Spanish, or were you – VR: Yeah. HK: Bilingual, or…? VR: Uh, I was…my sister and my brother had gone to school earlier. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: So they – they were already ahead of me. But being I stayed home, I spoke to my mom and dad in Spanish. HK: Uh-huh. VR: And, uh, my – I say that my mom and dad knew good Spanish. I don’t know if you understand…like people have street Spanish out here, or street English, and over here they have, uh, uh, broken English. HK: Uh-huh. �VR: My – my mom and dad spoke good Spanish. What I call good Spanish. Uh…in fact, the whole community spoke the better Spanish, in my opinion. HK: Did you teach your children any Spanish? Did they grow up speaking any Spanish? VR: What was that, now? HK: Did your children grow up speaking Spanish? VR: Yes, up till the – the time my grandfather – their grandfather died. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Mm-hmm. Now, my last two children, Grandfather was already gone, so, uh…sure, they know enchilada, comadres, uh, things like that, and Carlos O’Kelly, and…[HK laughs] uh, but, uh, they can understand a lot of it. HK: Uh-huh. VR: But their words are stumbling sometimes. And we do use Spanish, and if we come up to a word, they’ll throw English in there, and keep on going. HK: Sure, sure. VR: Now, on my wife’s side, out of their little town of Osawatomie, they had to learn English because, uh, there were just so few of them, even if it was a – a roundhouse, uh…community, there wasn’t that many Spanish-speaking people. They were mostly Italian. HK: Oh. VR: Mm-hmm. And, uh, she, the mother, her mother knew good English, I mean, very well, in English. Her mother and – and my – Liz’s uncle – he lived in Stanley, which was…oh, I don’t know how far, maybe 40 miles away from there. And, uh, they were just one family. One family, so they – they just fell in to the community. HK: Mm-hmm. Did you have any other extended family living with you? I know that you had your dad and mom were there of course, but did you have any aunts and uncles that – ? VR: No. No, I did not. However, this lady, Matiana from Eudora, uh, I’d hear all the children: “We’re gonna go to Grandmother’s house, or Grandmother’s coming over!” And I asked my mom, I said: “Mama, I don’t have a grandmother.” She said: “No, you don’t, you – you have yours in Mexico.” So this lady Matiana said: “I’ll be your grandmother.” And…well, what do you think, I mean, sure! So, now I was in grade school when this happened. So I would get on the train, Santa Fe train, the workman’s, uh, the work train. And I’d ride the caboose to Eudora. And, uh, then – this would be on a Friday, maybe, or a Saturday, I’d go – and then I’d spend the night with them at Eudora, at her house. And, well, hey, I did chores, I did what little I did, �‘cause – and then I’d come back in the big train from Kansas City to Lawrence, and it would stop at Eudora and pick you up and bring you in. Yes, that was quite a deal. I did that until the lady passed away, and I guess I would have been, uh, I was still in junior high. And I was one of the pallbearers. And they lived away from the main road and…and, uh, when she passed away, it rained so much that they couldn’t get through that road. HK: Oh. VR: So we carried the casket, well, maybe today you might say a quarter of a mile. HK: Wow. VR: And, uh, we just walked it all the way through. And, you know, we never did rest. We just walked it and I was one of the carriers. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: One of the pallbearers. But that lady, I – I don’t know if she ever had a husband or not, but, uh, she had a son by the name of John. And, uh, they were just good people. Good people to me, uh…well, she – she says: “What would you like to eat?” or, you know…just like a, you might say, a grandmother spoils a kid. HK: Sure. VR: And I think that, like she said, uh…uh, in Spanish: “Tu eres la luz de la casa,” in other words, saying: “You are the light of home, the…You bring light into our home.” HK: How sweet. VR: Uh-huh. And I…kind of remember that. HK: Did you, uh, were you aware of any prejudice in Lawrence growing up, or, um…? VR: Well, I really didn’t know what prejudice was. HK: Uh-huh. VR: Uh, I ate at the restaurants, at Mr. Reed’s. I, uh…I went to the show. Let’s see, what else did I do…I went to the barbershop. Well, I did just about everything. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: ‘Course, uh…you might say I was kind of a loner there for a while, ‘cause all the other boys were already working and they were, uh, doing what they’re doing. HK: Mm-hmm. �VR: And, uh, they had brothers and sisters: “Oh, I’m gonna go with my brother or I’m gonna go with my sister. Or the three of us are gonna go,” And see, I was – I was the only one left in our family and I kind of had to go, well, kind of alone. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Yes. Uh…no, but, uh, the only thing that bothered me – well, not – not bothered me – but I saw here at St. John’s that, um, they wanted us, when we came to Mass, to sit on the back pews. HK: Mm. VR: But I didn’t take that as, uh, as being discriminating. I mean, I didn’t feel it at that time. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Maybe it – it was, maybe – maybe…but we did occupy the last, um, pews. Mm-hmm. HK: Did your family join St. John’s when they first came here to Lawrence? VR: Yes, yes. HK: Yeah, so…that is a long – VR: In fact, in 1927 when I was born, Dad said: “Hey, they built a church for you.” [HK laughs] See, if you look at our cornerstone, it says 1927. HK: Uh-huh. VR: Yeah, yeah. Marie Ice, and Ice [murmurs] under, we were baptized under Father Fitzgerald. I can’t think of his first name. Yeah…uh, yes I would attend the summer relish – uh, religion school with the nuns from Leavenworth. No, I – I don’t feel, ‘cause the boys I ran around in high school, we would go to the Meadow Acres in Topeka to see the big bands. And, uh…then the university occasionally would get a big band and we’d go to that. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Although I never did go to the, uh, the high school prom, I – I guess I just didn’t go. [laughs]. But as far as going in the – we’d get over to the Dynamite, which was over past 23rd Street. And then Mr. Wiedeman’s, he would serve us ice cream though he had other stuff he could sell, but, uh…we usually got a dish of ice cream. Then, the Velvet Freeze, we’d sit down in there and we’d be served. I don’t recall any – I mean, to me, now, now this is just me. Maybe somebody else had a different experience. But, no… But I noticed that Ottawa and Topeka and some of those towns were really bad about that. I don’t know what the reason was, but, uh…I suppose they had ugly moments or something. �HK: Yeah. So how do you think, um, the lives of Mexican-Americans today differ? I mean, do you think it’s a lot better for them now? Um, what advantages do you see that they have? VR: Well, uh, when we lived down there at the section houses, everybody was the same. Nobody had money. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: I mean, you could come down Massachusetts Street and you’d know all the – all the shop owners, and they were a little better off, of course. [Clears throat] But far as the children that went to school at New York School, uh…uh, we were all on the same level. ‘Cause I remember one kid by the name of Charles, he says: “What is money?” You know? “Uh, I don’t know any math.” But hey, I – I had a quarter my mom…on Saturdays would give me a quarter and I’d come to the [Pathe?] Theatre. And I’d buy popcorn, and then after that I had enough to buy a hamburger at Mr. Reed’s hamburger stand. And when I spent my quarter, that was the end of the day. [HK laughs] HK: Well, can you think of anything else that…? VR: Well, at our house we never had a lock. HK: Oh. VR: We – we never locked our door. HK: Uh-huh. VR: If, uh…my dad had some tools, like a saw or hammer, couple of hammers, a – a big sledgehammer, uh…different-sized saws, and things that people’d say: “John, I need a – I need a heavy hammer!” “Well you know where it’s at, it’s over in the tool house there at home!” And they’d have wedges for splitting wood, you know. HK: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. VR: Uh…well…and then, of course, when my brother learned how to drive, we bought us a Model A Ford truck and we did a little hauling, you know, people, they – they, sometimes they’d move and they’d say: “Can you haul this over to the other house?” We did things like that. And then in the ‘40s, ‘39s and ‘40s, before the ‘51 flood, uh…in the summertime the whole town, not – not only us – would go out and pick potatoes with, uh…hauled out potatoes on the other side of the river. HK: Oh. VR: I – I worked for Mr. Nicholson, a – a gentleman, an older gentleman that had a greenhouse on East 11th. And I’d help him plant tomatoes, I’d help him cut asparagus, uh…in the fall, we, �uh, picked turnips. Uh, what else did we do…well, anyways, he didn’t have no – he had livestock, but we didn’t move bales or anything like that. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: That came later on. I…I learned quite a bit from him. He, uh, him and Annie, uh, ran this, well, 80-acre farm. Well, that’s what, uh…people used to be able to live off of an 80-acre farm that they’d raise corn, they’d raise, uh…oh, what else would they raise…? And then he had him an apple orchard there, to one side, by an apple orchard, I think he had eighteen trees and, uh, he did a lot of spraying work and a lot of taking care of the orchard. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: And then there was a vinegar cider plant on, uh, the 800 block of, uh, Pennsylvania. And when the, uh, apple season was on, and – and I didn’t go out to Mr. Nicholson, I’d bring me a bag, take it to school, and then on the way back I’d stop at Mr. Krum’s, uh, vinegar place. I’d say: “Mr. Krum, do you have any good apples?” He said: “Well, you know all the apples I use for vinegar, why don’t you go back there and fill up your own sack?” Well, a little sack was a little bit bigger than a little sack. [HK laughs] And he said: “Oh, do you have a dime?” I said: “Sure, I have a dime,” that’s about what I…he’d charge me. And every once in a while I wouldn’t have my dime, he says: “Go back there, go back there.” [HK laughs] He was real good to – to me, anyhow. I – I don’t know… HK: Did you, um, where – do you remember the – the POW camp being over on that side? How – how far was it from, um, the…La Yarda there? VR: Uh, just across the tracks. HK: Okay. VR: Across the main line and two spur tracks. The two spur tracks I’m talking about are where we had the bulk stations of gasoline, bulk stations. Uh…they would bring in carloads of…uh, train carloads of gasoline and it’d be siphoned out of the tank car into storage cars. There was, uh, Skelly Oil Company, City Service, [RV?], and then two other companies that had a – a line up there. And then immediately to the east was, uh, POW camp, mm-hmm. HK: Was there – ? VR: But, uh, they didn’t give us any trouble, they…they, a couple of ‘em spoke English. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Let’s see, what was the only phrase I knew at that time? This was pre-, pre-Army time. [HK laughs]. Uh… ‘Course, I’d hear the other older people downtown said: “Wie sprechen Sie Deutsch?” and uh, uh…well, I said [unintelligible] and…Well, that, you know. And, uh, yeah, �they had their compound, wired compound there. Far as trouble, they were no trouble, they – they were farmed out to people with farms. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: You know… HK: So when the ‘51 flood came, did that destroy the compound there, or…? VR: The water was above the chimney. HK: Oh, gosh. VR: Of the place, there. And, uh [clears throat] Joe Ramirez and myself, we went down there when the water was coming across the 8th Street road. And we told the folks: “The water is coming, and they say it’s gonna be above your houses. Move.” And, um, well, us young kids, you might say, we were – we would still be…we would still be about, uh, under eighteen, trying to tell older folks what to do, or – HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Or what we recommended that somebody else told us to do. Yes, they moved, but they left their – some of their furniture stuff, uh, propped up – HK: Mm-hmm. VR: Uh, and then of course you – when you come back, everything’s in disarray. HK: Mm-hmm. So did the – did the people move out at that time from the compound? VR: Yes, they all moved into town. A few of them stayed in town afterwards. Uh…it, they reclaimed it, just as good as it was before… HK: Mm-hmm. Well, I think we’re about to run out of tape. VR: Oh, my goodness. Time, huh? Yeah, that’s the one thing you don’t want to run out of. HK: That’s right, that’s right. Well, I thank you very much for coming and telling – telling us about your experiences. VR: Well, uh…there’s probably a lot of other things to say, but, uh…you’ll – you’ll get it from the rest of the people. HK: Uh-huh, uh-huh. Fantastic. VR: But, uh, sometimes, if you get two or three – at least two of them together – �HK: Mm-hmm. VR: They’ll, uh, they’ll bring up ideas, families. See, now, like I said, I was just Mom and Dad and my sister there for a while. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: My brother was in the Navy for four years. In fact, he enlisted, uh, one day before the 1941, when the…December the 7th. He enlisted in the – when they made the announcement over the radio, he took off to Kansas City and they sent him up to Great Lakes and then from there they turned around and sent him to San Diego. HK: Yeah. VR: Uh, I just went to Leavenworth a couple of times [HK laughs]. Then they – then they sent me to Camp Hood, Texas, for, uh…I took my training. HK: Mm-hmm. VR: But, uh, my brother and I, uh…noticed that some of the boys that had been in the army, like Mr.…um, well anyways, he was sheriff here at one time. Uh, Saunders. Uh…Sanders, Sanders. He was already in the Army in Hawaii and he would write – I think his folks moved, were renting and they had to move from one house to another. And, uh…they miscommunicated, and, uh, that’s when my brother and I, and my sisters said: “We’re gonna buy a house so Dad and Mom will have an address that we can write to while we were in the service.” HK: Oh, that’s…okay. Well, um…I think what I’m gonna do is, let me get you a copy of this. [Long pause] This consent form. [Tape cuts off at 28:54] END OF TAPE 20B � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource La Yarda Oral History Project Subject The topic of the resource La Yarda (Lawrence, Kan.) Mexican Americans -- Housing -- Kansas -- Lawrence Mexican Americans -- History -- Kansas -- Lawrence Mexican Americans -- Social conditions -- Kansas -- Lawrence Description An account of the resource La Yarda was a neighborhood of worker housing provided by the Santa Fe Railroad for Mexican-American railroad workers in Lawrence, Kansas; located near the Kansas (Kaw) River, the neighborhood was largely destroyed by a major flood in 1951. In 2006, Helen Krische, archivist at the Watkins Community Museum, began an oral history project to document the La Yarda and Mexican-American communities in Lawrence, Kansas. The project was resumed in 2019 by Nora Murphy and Emily Raymond. The interviews primarily feature the children of the railroad workers who migrated to Lawrence in the early 20th century; they describe daily life, social activities, and living conditions in the Mexican-American community in Lawrence from roughly the 1920s through the 1970s. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived La Yarda Oral History Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Watkins Community Museum (Lawrence, Kan.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006 2019 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These works are the intellectual property of the Watkins Museum of History, Lawrence, Kansas. The public may freely copy, modify, and share this Item for noncommercial purposes if they include the original source information. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Krische, Helen Raymond, Emily Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Romero, Valentin Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data MP4 Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 01:01:31 (video) 00:31:45 (20a audio) 00:32:56 (20b audio) Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 97 kbps 3712 kbps Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Valentin Romero La Yarda Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Romero, Valentin Description An account of the resource Valentin Romero was interviewed by Helen Krische in 2006 as part of an oral history project to document the La Yarda and Mexican-American communities in Lawrence, Kansas. La Yarda was a neighborhood of worker housing provided by the Santa Fe Railroad for Mexican-American railroad workers; located near the Kansas (Kaw) River, the neighborhood was largely destroyed by a major flood in 1951. Valentin lived with his parents and siblings in Lawrence's La Yarda neighborhood, and then in East Lawrence. Valentin describes his family's migration from Mexico to Lawrence, his father's work for the railroad, and his school experiences. Valentin discusses his work history, and describes how he met his wife. He describes the living conditions in the La Yarda neighborhood, childhood pasttimes, and social activities of the Mexican-American community in Lawrence and other Kansas towns. Valentin discusses experiences of discrimination and segregation encountered by Mexican-American community members. Valentin also describes the impact of the 1951 flood on the La Yarda neighborhood. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Krische, Helen Raymond, Emily Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lawrence (Kan.) 1920s - 1970s Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP4 (video recording) MP3 (audio recording) PDF (transcription) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 20-VRomero-2006.mp4 (video) 20a-VRomero-2006.mp3 (audio) and 20a-VRomero-2006.pdf (transcription) 20b-VRomero-2006.mp3 (audio) and 20b-VRomero-2006.pdf (transcription) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Watkins Community Museum (Lawrence, Kan.) Relation A related resource To access the video and audio recordings of this interview, go to <a href="https://archive.org/details/20-vromero-2006">https://archive.org/details/20-vromero-2006</a>. The <a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/">Watkins Museum of History</a> also holds items related to this collection. <a href="https://archives.lib.ku.edu/repositories/3/resources/5295">Additional research on the La Yarda community</a> is held at the Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Published with the permission of Elizabeth Romero, on behalf of Valentin Romero. This work is the intellectual property of the Watkins Museum of History, Lawrence, Kansas. The public may freely copy, modify, and share this Item for noncommercial purposes if they include the original source information. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). 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Description An account of the resource The You Are Local History community digitization project aimed to collect and digitize objects that tell stories about Lawrence, in order to create a more diverse and representative history of Lawrence. Objects were collected and digitized throughout June and July of 2018, with a community digitizing event on June 30th. Members of the Lawrence community donated photographs, videos, posters, t-shirts, mementos, trinkets, ephemera, texts, and other objects to be included in this digital archive. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library Language A language of the resource eng Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource USS Vammen Ballcap Subject The topic of the resource Naval ships. Description An account of the resource A USS Vammen hat worn by a neighbor of Anne Tangeman's. This neighbor always sat on the front porch with his wife and watched the Barker neighborhood Memorial Day parade, which included almost the entire neighborhood: kids with streamers and decorations on their bikes, adults in patriotic outfits, and pets in costume. Anne doesn't remember the name of the neighbor who wore this hat, but remembers his enthusiasm for the parade and for all Barker community events. Anne purchased his hat at their garage sale when they moved away from the neighborhood. The USS Vammen was a Naval destroyer used in World War II, Okinawa, the Korean War, and other mobilizations. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tangeman, Anne Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Fair Use Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource PhysicalObject Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context USSVammenhat.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lawrence (Kan.) https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/ad994085be0d882163cef1bb90f3a7f4.pdf a8cd9cad30cbbf9222e64f9cfd5226ea PDF Text Text The Lawrence Tree P u b l i c L i b r a r y . Lawrence has a l w a y s been the Athens of Kansas, b e g i n n i n g she has had c i t i z e n s who and money to e s t a b l i s h and From the were g l a d to g i v e t h e i r support p u b l i c e d u c a t i o n a l time institutions, x l i i s i s w e l l i l l u s t r a t e d i n the development o f the e x c e l l e n t p u b l i c l i b r a r y which i s now in m a i n t a i n e d a t an expense of |4000,0C per the s p r i n g o f 1865, a circulating l i b r a r y was year, started by J . B. Boughton i n the Hartman b u i l d i n g , which stood a t 735 Massachusetts and Street. Mr, Boughton had about 41S0.00 worth of books l o a n e d them out a t t e n c s n t s a week, or f u r n i s h e d an e^nnual t i c k e t f o r ^.5,00. The movement was popular and many times the s h e l v e s were empty when the doors were c l o s e d i n the evening. Soon the need of a r e a d i n g room i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h the c o l l e c t i o n of books was f e l t , s.nd i n December of the same y e a r l a r g e r were s e c u r e d and quarters the l i t t l e l i b r a r y moved t c rooms over the drug s t o r e of George L e i s , a t 740 M a s s a c h u s e t t s B t r e e t , Mr, but Boughton was t h o r o u g h l y i n l o v e w i t h the l i b r a r y i d e a , soon found t h a t he was not a b l e f i n a n c i a l l y to m a i n t a i n i n s t i t u t i o n a s he wanted the l i t t l e l i a r c h 7, 1866, c i t y to have. Accordingly, on he had a meeting c a l l e d a t the l i b r a r y rooms f o r the purpose o f o r g a n i s i n g a l i b r a r y a s s o c i a t i o n , z a t i o n was such an A preliminary organi- a f f e c t e d , a t e n t a t i v e c o n s t i t u t i o n was adopted, and f o l l o w i n g o f f i c e r s were e l e c t e d : the �P r e s i d e n t . Samuel A, Riggs. V i c e - P r e s i d e n t , L. J , Worden, S e c r e t a r y . J . s. T r e a s u r e r , W. Boughton, H. H. Whitney. A committee was a p p o i n t e d to secure members which were l i m i t e d to fifty. T h i s was done, and on March 2 0 t h , a m e e t i n g was h e l d a t which the c o n s t i t u t i o n was r e v i s e d and adopted, framing a permanent organization. On March 2 6 t h , an e l e c t i o n was h e l d and the following o f f i c e r s were e l e c t e d : P r e s i d e n t , Kev. John S. Brown. Vice-president, Samuel A. Riggs. R e c o r d i n g S e c r e t a r y , Dudley C. H a s k e l l . Corresponding S e c r e t a r y , Rev, T r e a s u r e r , W i l l i a m A. Richard Cordley. Simpson, Board o f D i r e c t o r s , Ddmund G. Roas, B, W. J . Worden, Rev. Woodward, Lorenzo W i l l i a m C. Tenny, John H. W i l d e r and Ripley liv, S p a r r . The new f i x t u r e s and charge of Mr, Boughton was F o l l o w i n g him. 1667, when she was employed a s librarian Miss Helen Iseiman acted as succeeded by Mrs, I n the summer of 18S6, on Eous;hton $600 f o r h i s l e a s e , the books he had accumulated, and a t once assumed the l i b r a r y , f o r a month. u n t i l May, o r g a n i z a t i o n p a i d Mr, Helen M. librarian Griswold. Bayard Taylor d e l i v e r e d a l e c t u r e " R u s s i a " under the a u s p i c e s of the a s s o c i a t i o n , and the proceeds, amounting t o "a c o n s i d e r a b l e of bocks. .sum of money" were u s e d i n the purchase The n e x t y e a r , Ralph Waldo Emerson and Theodore T i l t o n �3. were s e c u r e d to l e c t u r e i n Lawrence and the p r o c e e d s u s e d i n the same way. S t i l l , a s a l i b r a r y i s a l w a y s l i m i t e d o n l y by i t s a v a i l - a b l e f u n d s , the board o f d i r e c t o r s saw the need o f more books than c o u l d be s e c u r e d by these l e c t u r e s and from membership f e e s , and a p p o i n t e d a committee t o s o l i c i t d o n a t i o n s . Among the c o n t r i b u - t i o n s were t h i r t y s i x volumes by Mr, and Mrs. Kimmel, a l a r g e and v a l u a b l e c o l l e c t i o n by Rev. R. Huts and a number o f volumes by Governor and Mrs. C h a r l e s Robinson. L u r i n g the f i r s t ^ ^ g ^ t w o y e a r s o f the e x i s t e n c e o f the a s s o c i a t i o n , s e v e n t y - f i v e volumes were p u r c h a s e d and one hundred and f i f t y donated. I n F e b r u a r y , 1 8 7 1 , t h e r e were 15C0 volumes and f o r t y p a p e r s and magazines. I n September. 1 8 7 1 , t h e C i t y took over the l i b r a r y and a s h o r t time a f t e r w a r d i t was moved i n t o the Lawrence N a t i o n a l Bank b u i l d i n g a t the c o r n e r o f M a s s a c h u s e t t s and Seventh S t r e e t s , where i t o c c u p i e d t h r e e rooms on t h e second f l o o r . The l i b r a r i a n a t t h a t time was Mrs. Hhoda H. T r a s k , who had succeeded Mrs. G r i s w o l d ?/hen she was m a r r i e d t o Mr, George A. Banks i n September, 1870. Mrs, T r a s k r e s i g n e d i n 1885 and Mrs. Mary F. Simpson took up the work, WCA^ Mrs. Simpson was l i b r a r i a n f o r seventeen y e a r s . I n 1902, she succeeded by Mrs. N e l l i e G. B e a t t y , the p r e s e n t l i b r a r i a n , who i s a daughter o f Mrs. G r i s w o l d , the l i b r a r i a n o f h a l f a centircy ago. D u r i n g a l l o f these y e a r s , the l i b r a r y had been g r a d u a l l y i n c r e a s i n g i n s i z e and i n f l u e n c e . I t now p o s s e s s e d about 6C00 volumes. P a t r o n s p a i d one d o l l a r p e r y e a r f o r the use o f books, and,though t h e l i b r a r y was n o m i n a l l y under the c o n t r o l o f the c i t y c o u n c i l , the income �4. of the l i b r a r i a n depended p a r t l y upon the amount she r e c e i v e d from the s a l e of tickets. L i b r a r y s c i e n c e was d e v e l o p i n g r a p i d l y , and w h i l e Lawrence l i b r a r y had the s e r v e d i t s purpose w e l l , the time had come f o r i t t o adopt modern methods and i n f l u e n c e and u s e f u l n e s s t o enter a much l a r g e r f i e l d as a f r e e p u b l i c l i b r a r y . The man who was most a c t i v e i n promoting t h i s change was P e t e r L. Emery. f a m i l i a r w i t h the c o n d i t i o n s under which Andrew warnegie of Being was p r o v i d i n g funds f o r the e r e c t i o n of l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g s i n many c i t i e s over the c o u n t r y , Mr. iijnery, w i t h the c o - o p e r a t i o n c i t i z e n s , succeeded i n s e o i i r i n g the promise of Mr. of s e v e r a l Carnegie to donate $27,500 t o Lawrence f o r a l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g under the u s u a l requirements. T h i s n e c e s s i t a t e d the o r g a n i z a t i o n of a f r e e p u b l i c l i b r a r y under the s t a t e l a w , and a promise upon the p a r t o f C i t y government to p r o v i d e maintenance. Mrs. the a t l e a s t $2,750 each y e a r f o r i t s T h a r l e s P. Grosvenor donated two l o t s a t the c o r n e r o f Vermont and Warren s t r e e t s upon which to e r e c t the b u i l d i n g . The q u e s t i o n >jf e s t a b l i s h i n g and m a i n t a i n i n g l i b r a r y - J i d r e a a i n g room was s u b m i t t e a to the v o t e r s of the a t the e l e c t i o n h e l d A p r i l 7, 1905, majority. o f Mr. a free public City and was c a r r i e d by a l a r g e The c i t y c o u n c i l a c c o r d i n g l y voted to a c c e p t the donation C a r n e g i e , and proceeded to o r g a n i z e the l i b r a r y under the s t a t u t e s of the s t a t e . T h i s was tinder the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n Mayor A. L. S e l l g , S e l i g was Mr. of thoroughly i n accord w i t h the movement and was p e c u l i a r l y f o r t u n a t e i n the s e l e c t i o n of h i s board of d i r e c t o r s f o r the new library. T h i s board c o n s i s t e d of �7 5. J , R. G r i g g s , A, L. Cox. Gurdon Grovenor, f , M. A. J . D i c k e r , C l a r e n c e S, K a i l , P. E. Emery, B e n n e t t , J . D. Bowersook, Mrs. A. Henley. Edward Bumgardner, H a r r y Dick and W i l l i a m B r o m e l s i c k . w i t h the Mayor a s a member e x - o f f i c i o . These^ and t h e members who succeeded them, have a l w a y s been devoted w o r k e r s i n making a l i b r a r y t h a t i s o f r e a l s e r v i c e t o the people o f the city. The Carnegie b u i l d i n g was completed i n December, 1904, t h e books moved from the o l d l o c a t i o n , and the nev/ l i b r a r y was f o r m a l l y opened December 26, 1904, I n the meantime, Mrs, B e a t t y had been making a study of modern l i b r a r y s c i e n c e and bad commenced c a t a l o g i n g the bocks. From t h a t time to the p r e s e n t she h a s been a r e a l l i b r a r i a n i n e v e r y sense o f the term. but t o Mrs. Her a s s i s t a n t s have been competent and devoted, B e a t t y more than to any other one p e r s o n a r e the people of l,av7rence i n d e b t e d f o r the p e r f e c t i o n to which the l i b r a r y has attained. The f i r s t y e a r o f the new regime p r o v e d the p o p u l a r i t y o f the f r e e l i b r a r y over the o l d s u b s c r i p t i o n p l a n . At the o l d l i b r a r y , about 350 p e o p l e p u r c h a s e d annual t i c k e t s . During y e a r 1905, the the t i c k e t h o l d e r s numbered 2421, and the number of books c i r c u l a t e d was 50903. were 5798 volumes i n u s e . At the c l o s e of t h i s y e a r , t h e r e S i n c e t h a t time t h e r e h a s been a g r a d u a l but steady development of the l i b r a r y i n t o a genuine educational i n s t i t u t i o n . S i t u a t e d a s i t i s i n the c e n t e r of the c i t y , and c o n t i g u o u s to the t h r e e p r i n c i p a l school b u i l d i n g s , t h e c o n d i - t i o n s have been f a v o r a b l e f o r the growth of the l i b r a r y i n t o an ever �6. p r e s e n t h'=»lp to the p u b l i c s c h o o l s . There h a s been a steady g a i n i n the n o n - f i c t i o n c i r c u l a t i o n which shows the i n c r e a s e d c a p a c i t y of the l i b r a r y f o r h e l p i n study. To s c o r e s of the c i t i z e n s of Lawrence, the l i b r a r y i s i n d e b t e d f o r s e r v i c e s and d o n a t i o n s . The most v a l u a b l e g i f t s have been t h e l a r g e c o l l e c t i o n o f c h i l d r e n ' s books and German c o l l e c t i o n c o n s i s t i n g of 374 voliimes from Mrs. P o e h l e r , and Theodore the L. H. P e r k i n s Memorial Fund o f $1000, which produces $60 each y e a r f o r the p u r c h a s e o f books. Many o t h e r d o n a t i o n s a r e worthy of mention i f space would p e r m i t . l i b r a r y now the Tlie has 13,834 volumes, a r e g i s t r a t i o n of over 5CC0, and a c i r c u l a t i o n of more than t e n volumes f o r each t i c k e t h o l d e r . The books a r e c l a s s i f i e d , indexed and c a t a l o g u e d i n aocordaxice w i t h the most modern r u l e s . An a p p r o p r i a t i o n of about |25C per year p r o v i d e s the l i b r a r y w i t h the most v a l u a b l e c u r r e n t p e r i o d i c a l s , Lawrence h a s r e a s o n to be proud o f i t s up to date library. With a l a r g e c o l l e c t i o n of t h e l a t e s t r e f e r e n c e books, l a r g e and c o m f o r t a b l e r e a d i n g rooms and e v e r y f a c i l i t y demanded of such an i n s t i t u t i o n i n these days, the Lawrence Free P u b l i c L i b r a r y performs a s e r v i c e and e x e r t s an i n f l u e n c e f o r good t h a t cannot be o v e r estimated, ..Miartifesp««k»#n4^^^^^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Two Ton Strap concert poster Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Spreer,Tanner Description An account of the resource A concert poster for Two Ton Strap, 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. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource You Are Local History Community Digitization Project Subject The topic of the resource Lawrence (Kan.) Description An account of the resource The You Are Local History community digitization project aimed to collect and digitize objects that tell stories about Lawrence, in order to create a more diverse and representative history of Lawrence. Objects were collected and digitized throughout June and July of 2018, with a community digitizing event on June 30th. Members of the Lawrence community donated photographs, videos, posters, t-shirts, mementos, trinkets, ephemera, texts, and other objects to be included in this digital archive. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library Language A language of the resource eng Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Trotty Veck Message Chuckles, 1941. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Trotty Veck Messengers Description An account of the resource Pamphlet featuring short stories, aphorisms, and jokes, as well as illustrations of a bald man in a coat. 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Title A name given to the resource History of the Lawrence Public Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) History -- Kansas Biography -- Kansas Description An account of the resource Resources related to the history of the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transfer of Library to the City of Lawrence, 1871 Subject The topic of the resource Libraries -- Kansas -- Douglas County Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource An article in the Lawrence Daily Journal reporting that the library has passed from the privately-controled Lawrence Library Association to the City of Lawrence. The article names some changes that will ensue, including the opening of the reading to the public and lowering of subscription prices Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Woodward, B.W. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Newspapers.com Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lawrence Daily Journal (Lawrence, Kan.) 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Title A name given to the resource Toughies concert poster Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Spreer,Tanner Description An account of the resource A concert poster for Toughies, 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. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Watkins Museum of History - Lawrence Disaster Images Description An account of the resource Collective images of natural disasters that have struck Douglas County and the City of Lawrence. Displaying images of a century of floods, tornadoes, and other weather damage. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Watkins Museum of History/Douglas County Historical Society Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tornado Scenes: Lawrence Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Lawrence Disasters: Tornadoes Description An account of the resource 1976.714 Tornado Scene - Sullivan home. 638 Illinois St. in Lawrence. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Watkins Museum of History/Douglas County Historical Society Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Douglas County Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource N/A Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Douglas County Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Copy Negative Image (Neg. #601.26)