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The fighting Jayhawk of 1929 was commissioned by the Jayhawk Club of Kansas City, and alumni organization. It was drawn by Macclay Lyon, the son of the club's secretary.

Dick Bibler's "Little Man on Campus" cartoon strip was syndicated in American collge newspapers in the late 1940s. He also published a series of L.M.O.C booklets, including this one.

University Daily Kansan article, "Mythical Bird with Shoes Becomes Mascot," with Jayhawk drawn by Dick Bibler.

Written for Nannie Dawson, near Wakefield, Kentucky.

Letter written by William Clarke Quantrill to his mother at Stanton, Kansas Territory.

Letter to W.W. Scott from Charles F. Taylor, Vice President and General Superintendent of Joplin Mining and Smelting Co., Joplin, Missouri.

Letter written by William Clarke Quantrill to his mother on the Missouri River.

Swahili poetry prior to the twentieth century was written in ajami script that was adapted from Arabic. Many examples of this script have been preserved in manuscript form, as illustrated by the reproduction of the poem shown left, Utumbuizo wa…

Newspapers served as an important literary forum for the publication of both Swahili poetry and works of prose. During the 1930’s and 1940’s, the Swahili newspaper, "Mambo Leo" [Current Affairs], served this purpose for many aspiring young Swahili…