Collection of documents reveals Kansas City stockyards history
A vast trove of papers blueprints and records from Kansas City's stockyards is shown at the public library after years of sorting. The collection originating in 1871 includes land transfers from 1831 to 1906 and engineer records, with digitization planned for online access.
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Kansas City
Bill Haw
Livestock Exchange
West Bottoms
Haw
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Public Library
Missouri Valley Special Collections
Lucinda Adams
Kansas
Eli Paul
Missouri
Henry Marder
Mission Hills
Kara Evans
Marder
Lawrence Arts Center Auction Corrects Burroughs Sale Details
An article on the Lawrence Arts Center annual art auction corrects misinformation about William Burroughs works. The signed X Ray Man artist proof sold for 1200 dollars, while a 1992 Rx Morphine at Dawn serigraph, edition of 99, sold for 1700 dollars.
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Lawrence Arts Center
William Burroughs
Career paths and events at KU campus and area venues
Jim McKelvey presents Cramming for Employment at 4 p.m. in Spahr Classroom Eaton Hall on KU campus. Lawrence Children's Choir Auditions for Grades 5-10 run 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sign up at Lawrence Children’s Choir. City budget input meets at Union Pacific Depot 402 N Second St at 5:30 p.m. Film Jour ney of the Universe screens at Liberty Hall 6 p.m. Lecompton City Council meets 7 p.m. at 327 Elmore St. Anna Myeong organ recital at Bates Hall 7:30 p.m. Baldwin City Council meets 7:30 p.m. at City Hall 803 S Eighth St.
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Jim McKelvey
Spahr
Eaton Hall
15Th St
Lawrence Children’s Choir
Lawrence Childrenschoir
Ore
Union Pacific Depot
N. Second St
Liberty Hall
Massachusetts St
Lecompton
Lecompton City Hall
Elmore St
Anna Myeong
Bates Organ Recital
Stewart Drive
Baldwin City Council
City Hall
S. Eighth St
Lawrence-Douglas County
E. Woodson
Johnny's Tavern
Second St. Lawrence
Apple
Douglas County Senior Services
Vermont St
Voice of Lawrence
Eldridge
Conroy’s
Conroy's
Sixth St
School of Music
KU Jazz Ensemble
KU Jazz Singers
Lawrence Arts Center
New Hampshire St
Swarthout
Murphy Hall
Naismith Drive
Wilde
Iowa St
Red Dogs Host Tuesday Workout at Allen Fieldhouse
The Red Dogs hold a 6:00 a.m. workout at Allen Fieldhouse located at 1651 Naismith Drive, aiming to build early morning fitness and team readiness.
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Red Dog
Allen Fieldhouse
Naismith Drive
Free talk and film on careers and cosmos in Lawrence
Jim McKelvey speaks at 4 p.m. in Spahr Classroom Eaton Hall 1520 W. 15th St about Cramming for Employment and LaunchCode helping students learn to program and find jobs at over 100 partner firms. At 6 p.m. Liberty Hall 644 Massachusetts St hosts a free Journey of the Universe screening tracing human links to Earth and the cosmos from a 30 year collaboration among Swimme Tucker Grim and Berry.
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Jim McKelvey
Spahr
Eaton Hall
15Th St
McKelvey
Liberty Hall
Massachusetts St
Earth
Brian Swimme
Mary Evelyn Tucker
John Grim
Thomas Berry
Datebook listings for Douglas County events and meetings
Community schedule includes Lonnie Ray open jam session at Slow Ride Roadhouse 6 10 p.m. and City Commission at City Hall 6 35 p.m. Also ESL and Spanish classes at Plymouth Congregational Church, Tony Horwitz discussion at Carnegie Building, KU music, gardens, arts exhibits, and multiple ongoing museum and theater events through May with details and contact.
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Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Douglas County
Ridge Court
Lonnie Ray
Third St
Lawrence
City
E. Sixth St
Plymouth Congregational Church
Vermont St
Tony Horwitz
Carnegie Building
Ninth St
KU Symphonic Band
University Band
Lied
Stewart Drive
Casbah
Massachusetts St
Kansas Room
Kansas Union
Jayhawk Blvd
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Neuvant House
West House
Matt Stephens
Jadmin
Neuvanthouse.com
Biltmore Drive
Pennsylvania St
Edgewood Park
E. 15Th St
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Peace Corps
Centennial Room
Mississippi St. K
William Allen White
Lumberyard Arts Center
Colleen Zacharias Gregoire
High St
Baldwin City
Louis Copt
Bauer Farm Drive
Douglas County Law Library
Joanna Ward
11Th St
Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum
Bloomington Park
Clinton Lake
Freedom’s Frontier
Carnegie
Marvin Hall
Territorial Capital Museum
Woodson
Constitution Hall
Elmore
Ljworld
Ljworld.com
Sunflower Bank
Eees (Ont
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ICM
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!