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Knights of Pythias Collection
The Constitution and Statutes book contained in this collection further outlines the goals and code of conduct for the Kalamazoo chapter of the K of P as well as other chapters around the country. The invitation for the May Base Ball dance is an example of the types of social activities and sub-organizations that each chapter of the K of P had. The dance was held in order to raise funds for the Kalamazoo Pythian Baseball team to build their new baseball field.
L. J. Strait Business Card
This collection features a single business card belonging to Lacelle (LaSalle) J. Strait (1861-1950) of Kalamazoo, Michigan for a Specialty Manufacturing Company ca. 1897 that manufactured tubular well brass cylinders and valves.
Lacey-Webber Company Collection
The collection is composed of photographs and signs from the Lacey-Webber Company that was located in Kalamazoo between 1939 and 1947.
Ladies' Library Association
The Kalamazoo Ladies' Library Association was the first woman's club organized in Michigan, and the third in the United States. The organization met in various places beginning in 1852 and in 1879, they began meeting in the present LLA building, when it was opened. Additional information on the LLA can be found on accompanying printed pages from the Kalamazoo Public Library.
Lakeside For Children records
This collection contains documents, ledgers, and photographs from Lakeside for Children, a residential treatment center located in Kalamazoo Michigan.
The photos are a mixture of black and white and color; and show buildings on the campus as well as staff and children who lived at Lakeside.
The material covered in the ledgers includes financial information such as monthly expenses, case update information, etc.
Lambert Machine Company Booklet
“Reaching Out” is a general informational booklet on the Lambert Machine Company. This booklet advertises the different aspects of the company, such as their nearby real estate, their products and equipment, their sales and areas of distribution, their future plans, and their financial standing.
Leonidas Farm Ledger
It is not certain who the people recorded in this ledger are or to whom it belonged. C. L. Bower is probably Charles Bower. He was born in Germany in 1831 and immigrated to the US in 1867 where he worked as a Farm Laborer in Paw Paw, Michigan.
Leonidas School Photo
The teacher in the photo is Eustace Pier, he was born in Leonidas in 1895 and was employed at a public school teacher in Leonidas his entire life. The students in the photo, whose names are legibly written on the back, are Clark Carlisle, Lester and Norman Lyon, Ruth and June Taylor, Dorothy Bennett, Rhea and Jimmie McEwan, Parker Botzner, Marjorie Nichols, Wilbur Tutweiler, Laverne Harmen, Lucile Tomilson, Gladys Kelly, and Hattie Bohstadt. They were all born between 1905-1913.
Lida Adams School Certificate
This collection is composed of three of Lida Adams Drown’s (1883-1972) credit certificates from the Lawrence Public Schools in 1900.
Printed sections include the school, the type of certificate, grades, faculty, class subject, and the name of the student. Lida Adams assessments were performed on May 31st and June 1st of 1900 in botany, physical geography, and Latin.