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Welcome to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library blog! As the special collections and archives library at the University of Kansas, Spencer is home to remarkable and diverse collections of rare and unique items. Explore the blog to learn about the work we do and the materials we collect.

Throwback Thursday: Kenneth Spencer, Football Fan, Edition

Each week we’ll be posting a photograph from University Archives that shows a scene from KU’s past. We’ve also scanned more than 29,500 images from KU’s University Archives and made them available online; be sure to check them out!

University Archives is home to a wealth of materials about KU athletics, including programs for the football team (as well as the men’s and women’s basketball teams). The advertisements in the programs can be particularly fun and interesting to explore, and we were delighted to find one 1955 ad referencing our library’s namesake.

KU football program, Spencer ad, 1955

Advertisement for Spencer Chemical Company and
the Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. in the KU football program,
October 22, 1955. Call Number: RG 66/14/1. Click image to enlarge.

KU football program, cover, 1955

Cover of the KU football program, October 22, 1955.
Call Number: RG 66/14/1. Click image to enlarge.

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Head of Public Services

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Public Services Student Assistants

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