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This image shows three women behind the librarian's desk at the Carnegie library. At the center is Nellie Griswold Beatty, head librarian from 1902-1917.  On either side are her assistants, probably Virginia Edwards and Claudia Pendleton. Behind them…

Net knitting needles were used with a spacer block to create hoop nets, along with other kinds of nets like dip nets and wide nets. This knitting needle has been passed down through the Higgins family to Barbara Higgins-Dover, the director of the…

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

An article in the Lawrence Journal-World showing the new telecopier service in the library. It features a picture of Wayne Mayo, head librarian, demonstrating the new device for the members of Northeast Kansas Libraries.

A photograph of the exterior of the new building of the Lawrence Public Library taken at its opening in 1972. On the left foreground is a sign reading "Lawrence Public Library" while on the background is the library, constructed of stucco and…

A photograph of the interior of the new building of the Lawrence Public Library. The image shows the entrance hall of the library, where a man is walking in and two women stand off to the side talking by one of two display stands.

A photograph of the interior of the new building of the Lawrence Public Library. The image shows the entrance hall where two display cases stand. Behind one of the display cases, two women stand in conversation.

A pamphlet prepared for the opening day of the new building of the Lawrence Public Library on September, 1972. The pamphlet shows a picture of the library, some general information, and a floorplan of the one-story structure.

An article in the Lawrence Journal-World about the new library copying service.

An article in the Lawrence Journal-World about the new service in the Lawrence Public Library providing a record player with earphones to listen to records at the library before checking them out. The article features a photograph of two young…

An article in the Lawrence Journal-World announcing the new service the Lawrence Public Library is offering: a Reference service center that can be accessed by phone or in person.

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

A short newspaper item announcing the new circulating library opened by J.S. Boughton in 1865.

Spoon engraved with '1876,' the founding year of the club, '1901,' and 'The No Name Club.' Spoon has an elaborate design on the handle. The No Name Club was a women's group founded by Annie Julia Soyle Prentiss as a study and literary club. This…

Spoon engraved with '1876', the founding year of the club, '1926,' the 50th anniversary date, and 'The No Name Club.' The No Name Club was a women's group founded by Annie Julia Soyle Prentiss as a study and literary club. This spoon was given to…

Informational booklet providing the history of the No Name Club, a women's study and literary club founded in 1876.

Noland “Cliff” Louk served in the United States Army (Air Corps) from 1942 to 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on August 26, 2003, as part of the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project, Louk talked about his experiences during the…

Newsletters produced by the North Lawrence Improvement Association in Lawrence, Kansas.

Letter to Margene Swarts from Delores Todd regarding 1995 amendments in the bylaws of the North Lawrence Improvement Association of Lawrence, Kansas. Copy of 1971 bylaws.

Correspondence between North Lawrence Improvement Association president and Development and Planning office in Lawrence, Kansas.

Meeting minutes for the North Lawrence Improvement Association in Lawrence, Kansas.

Text: A telephone directory of Lawrence (Kan.) residents and businesses produced in November 1941 by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. The directory contains information about long distance calls, Lawrence telephone subscribers' phone numbers and…

Text: A telephone directory of Lawrence (Kan.) residents and business produced in Nov 1942 by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. The directory contains information about long distance calls, Lawrence telephone subsribers' phone numbers and…

Text: A telephone directory of Lawrence (Kan.) residents and businesses produced in November 1943 by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. The directory contains information about long distance calls, Lawrence telephone subscribers' phone numbers and…

Text: A telephone directory of Lawrence (Kan.) residents and businesses produced in November 1944 by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. The directory contains information about long distance calls, Lawrence telephone subscribers' phone numbers and…