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Title: Damming the Kaw: The Kiro Controversy and Flood Control in the Great Depression
Description: Article retells the history of a depression era (1933) flood control project to dam the Kansas River and create a giant lake between Kiro Dam and Manhattan, Kansas. It not only would control flooding but it would provide thousands of jobs and help bring economic recovery to the area. Contains numerous maps, photos, and footnotes.
Date: 2003
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: If You Don't Like the Weather, Wait a Minute
Description: Review of weather in Kansas including major storms, tornadoes, and floods from the early 1800s to the present.
Date: 2003
Object Type: Newsletter Article

Title: Biography of Randall Jessee (1914-1976), Newsman
Date: 2003
Object Type: Biography

Title: Hannibal Bridge Profile
Date: 2003

Title: Biography of Bérénice Chouteau (1808-1888) and François Chouteau (1797-1838), Founding Residents of Kansas City
Date: 2003
Object Type: Biography

Title: The Samson of the Cimarron
Description: Article describes the history of the "Samson of the Cimarron", a rail bridge over the Cimarron River near Liberal, Kansas. The bridge, some 400 yards in length, was built in 1938 to conquer flooding of the Cimarron River.
Date: 2003
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Westport High School Yearbook - The Herald
Description: Yearbook for the 2003 class of Westport High School.
Date: 2003
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Northeast High School Yearbook - The Noreaster
Description: Yearbook for the 2003 class of Northeast High School.
Date: 2003
Object Type: Yearbook