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Robert E. Mellon was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He worked as a Combat Engineer in the Pacific theater until he was discharged in 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on February 16, 2007, Mellon talked about his military…

Postcard with a colored image of Bowersock Mills on the front. Image is of the mills from across the Kaw River. Image is a photograph colored in by hand. At the top of the left side "Zephyr Flour. Water Power Plant, Bowersock Mills and Power Co.,…

Marvin Metzger enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1942. He served in the Fox Company of the Third Marines. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on June 27, 2007, Metzger talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Metzger was…

Segments from an interview with Beth Meyers conducted by Kaye McIntyre of Kansas Public Radio for a KPR special commemorating the thirty-year anniversary of the 1983 broadcast of The Day After, a made-for-TV movie depicting the aftermath of nuclear…

Oral history interview with Jesse Milan, who was a teacher in the Lawrence public schools and the president of the Lawrence chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) at the time that Lawrence's fair housing…

Galen Miller served in the United States Army during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston, Miller talked about his experiences in North Africa and Italy. Miller was born on January 31, 1924, in Hopkins, Missouri. His father served in…

Archie Mills was a pilot in the United States Navy from 1939 to 1961. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 16, 2006, Mills talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Mills was born on July 14, 1914, in Brentwood, Arkansas.…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of Lawrence High School on the front. Photograph shows the building from a side angle on the street corner. At the bottom of the photograph "1402 High School. Lawrence Kan." is written in white ink. A white…

The text of a 1903 ordinance from Lawrence, Kansas, concerning an election to be held to vote on establishing and maintaining a free public library in the City of Lawrence.

Postcard with a colored image of the Santa Fe Depot on the front. Image shows the depot from the platform side. A horsedrawn carriage is on the left side of the building. Image was colored in by hand. At the top of the left side "Santa Fe Depot,…

Richard Moore enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943. He served as an electronics and radar officer on the USS Rehoboth (AVP-50). Following the war, he joined the Reserve until 1951. Interviewed on May 11, 2003, as part of the Lawrence Remembers:…

Roy “Bud” Moore enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943 (Seaman First Class). He served on the USS Guadalcanal and the Coral Sea as part of an anti-submarine tactical force. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on September 27, 2006, Moore talked about his…

Russell Mosser worked as the Director of Education and Training for Boeing Airplane Co. in Wichita, Kansas. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on June 12, 2003 as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Mosser talked about his…

George Mozingo was drafted into the Army Air Corps in 1945. The Japanese surrendered while he was in basic training at Sheppard Field in Texas. After training, he worked as a postal clerk in Spokane, Washington. Prior to and during the war, Mozingo…

Postcard with a colored image of the Santa Fe Depot on the front. Image shows the depot building and platform. At the side of the building is a horsedrawn carriage. At the top :Lawrence, Kans., Santa Fe Depot" is typed in red ink. on the back along…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of people walking on the ice gorge on the Kaw River on the front. Photograph depicts the river covered in sheets of ice, several people are in the center of the river. At the top of the photograph "Ice Gorge…

A group picture of members of the First Emigrant Aid Company Party: Dr. Harrington, Ferdinand Fuller, George W. Goss, J.F. Morgan were all members of the first group going to Lawrence in 1854 from Massachusetts. Dr. Harrington and Ferdinand Fuller…

John W. “Buck” Newsom served as a Captain in the United States Navy from 1941 to 1964. Interviewed by Kristen Miller in 2002 as part of the Kansas Veterans History Project, Newsom talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Newsom was…

During the Second World War, Betty Nicolay and her husband, Jim, raised turkeys on their farm for the war effort. Interviewed by Helen Krische as part of the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project, Nicolay talked about rationing,…

A portrait of Helen Mary Hewitt, who would marry Jerome Griswold and later George Banks. The photograph shows her aged 18 to 25 wearing a flowered bonnet and black dress with a fur collar.

Postcard with a black and white photograph of three children sitting on outdoor stairs on the front. A young boy sits on a stair above two young girls sharing a stair. A white border is around the entire photograph. Information on when and where the…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a woman and five children standing on rocks on the front. The woman is holding up an infant on a rock where two young girls are standing, a boy is standing on a rock above the others. Black and white…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a family standing in front of a house on the front. Photograph shows a man sitting on a chair in front of porch steps with four young children on his lap. In the background is a woman sitting on a chair…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a child on the front. Photograph shows a young child standing in a room holding a stick. Photograph is overexposed. Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 5/15/1999 at the…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Beat Drake Rally parade on the front. Photograph depicts several men lined up on a street. At the back of the line a cart is being pulled that has a large duck on it. At the bottom of the photograph…